He Argentina women’s team He couldn’t overcome an extremely complicated rival like Brazil in the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Gold Cup. The 5-1 loss scored in the early hours of this Sunday decreed the end of the adventure for the players led by Germán Portanova in the competition being held in the United States.
However, beyond the heavy defeat suffered at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, the match left some gems on the side of the Argentine team, which had accessed this stage after finishing as the best third in the group stage.
On the one hand, the delivery, graphed in an action in which Mariana Larroquete risked her physique by trying to lock with her head. On the other hand, the premium definition by Celeste Dos Santos by converting the discount for the albiceleste, dressed in dark tonight.
The first of these actions occurred in the second half, when Argentina was already 3-0 down in the result due to goals from Vitória Yaya, with a header, Yasmim and Bia Zaneratto. A little more than a quarter of an hour had passed when Larroquette tried to cover the ball against a rival and it went a little long.
In order not to lose possession, the Orlando Pride soccer player dived headfirst and received an involuntary kick in the face from Zaneratto as a “prize,” although fortunately she was able to continue participating in the game.
Later, ten minutes before the regulation time was up, it was Celeste Dos Santos’s turn to shine. The Boca Juniors player received a deep pass from Camila Gómez Ares, who had replaced Aldana Cometti shortly before, and faced the goal alone with the match already 4-0, because Gabi Nunes, with a header, had stretched the difference in favor of Brazil.
Far from getting nervous, Dos Santos approached the penalty area and, noticing that Luciana, the rival goalkeeper, was ahead, poked her over her head, gently and with great quality, to score the Argentine discount.
Already in added time, Bia Zaneratto sealed his double, in addition to the 5-1 for Brazil, which had just gone through the group stage with a perfect score, 7 goals in favor and none against and thus obtained a ticket to the semifinals of the tournament in the that both were presented as selected teams invited by Conmebol.
The green-yellow team waits for the winner of the match that Mexico and Paraguay will play this Sunday, while on the other side of the bracket Canada, gold medalist at the Tokyo Olympics, entered the round of the best four teams of the competition by beating Costa Rica 1-0 and awaits the winner of the game between the United States, the last champion, and Colombia.