The Argentine national team closed the friendly window with a smile, thinking about the Women’s World Cup to be held in Australia and New Zealand from July 20 to August 20. At the Carlos Augusto Mercado Luna stadium in La Rioja, the cast directed by Germán Portanova thrashed Venezuela 3-0with goals from Sophia Braun, Florencia Bonsegundo (captain) and Estefanía Banini.
Unlike Thursday’s duel in Córdoba, when they missed many chances to convert and ended up equalizing 1-1 at the end of the match thanks to a conquest by Aldana Cometti (later, on penalties, the Vinotinto won 7-6), the Albiceleste He did not offer his rival any chances.
After 15 minutes of action, a header from Sophia Braun, after a cross from Stábile, broke the resistance of the visitors, who received a knockout blow. From there, the duel was all Argentina, which was widening the distance, although for this it had to wait for the complement.
At 10 minutes into the complement, after a transfer from the right and a rebound, the ball fell to Bonsegundo, who dominated on the edge of the area and took a shot that slipped in at mid-height, next to the goalkeeper’s right post Venezuelan. Unassailable.
Five minutes later, once again the Argentine representatives showed off their punch. Banini faced left to the center and, when he stepped on the area line, he drew a low, dry and crossed shot, which increased the score to 3-0, which was the final one.
The National Team, third in the last Copa América, where it got a ticket to the World Cup, excites the fans, to the point that in the presentation at the Mario Alberto Kempes last week there was a record number of people in a women’s soccer match : 31,800 viewers.
Those led by Portanova remain undefeated during the 90 minutes in 2023 after three wins in a row with both joys against New Zealand 2-0 and 1-0, added to another 2-0 victory against Chile. These meetings took place within the framework of a tour of Oceania arranged on the first FIFA Date of the year.
This was one of the last tests prior to their participation in the World Cup. Argentina’s debut will be on July 24 from 3 in the morning (Argentine time) against Italy in Group G, which it also shares with South Africa and Sweden. It should be remembered that this edition will be the first contested by 32 countries divided into 8 groups of 4 teams each and the first two from each zone will advance to the round of 16.
Argentina formation: olive trees; Stábile, Mayorga, Braun and Chávez; Falfán, Benítez, Bonsegundo, Núñez; Gramaglia and Banini.
They entered: Cometti, Yamila Rodríguez, Mariana Larroquette, Adriana Sachs, Milagros Martín and Fabiana Vallejos.
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