Victory for Los Leoncitos in their debut in the Jr. Pan American Cup

The Leoncitos debuted with a 19-0 win against Venezuela in the Jr. Pan American Cup, tournament that grants a place to the next U21 World Cup.

The first Argentine goal came after five minutes, in a match that from the beginning was controlled by Los Leoncitos. With Santiago Fernandez (5′) as the author of an unstoppable setback and with a great individual play of Nicolás Rodríguez (7′)the national team went 2 to 0. Santiago Fernández (13′), Joaquín Costa (14′) and Nicolás Rodríguez (15′) They increased the difference by 5 to 0.

Facundo BonannoLos Leoncitos goalkeeper had his first intervention 22 minutes into the game, but without any real danger for Juan Manuel Vivaldi’s team. Yaco Kovalivker (24′), Mateo Serrano (27′), Simón Casiello (29′) and another from Nicolás Rodríguez (30′) left the score at 9 to 0 before halftime.

The third quarter passed and Argentina increased the difference by 13 to 0, Nicolas Rodriguez scoring on two more occasions (35′ and 37′), reaching five personal goals in this match, Mateo Serrano (33′) and Santiago Fernández (32′) with a hat-trick. But Los Leoncitos did not hesitate to seek to increase the number of goals, and Joaquín Costa (45′), Tomás Ballini (46′), Simón Casiello (48′), Mateo Rivarola (52′), Joaquín Costa (57′) and Teo Barrena (57′) left the final score at 19 to 0.

The next game will be on Thursday, April 9 at 3:00 p.m. (Argentine time) against Mexico.