Football matches between Latin American teams are often marked by intense physicality and aggressive play. In the U-20 World Cup semi-finals, North American Mexico faced Argentina, a Latin American country, in a match filled with scuffles and clashes. The game saw 37 fouls and ended with two Mexican players receiving red cards. Ultimately, the young Argentine team advanced with a 2-0 victory.
Mexico controlled much of the match at Chile’s National Julio Martinez Stadium but couldn’t find the back of the net. Argentina’s Maher Carrizo opened the scoring in the 9th minute, giving the Albiceleste youth team an early lead with his third goal of the tournament. Argentina extended their advantage in the 56th minute when Mateo Silvetti, a teammate of Lionel Messi at Inter Miami, scored his second goal of the tournament with a powerful strike. Neither team managed to score again, and Argentina secured a 2-0 win.
Argentina vs Mexico
The match ended on a tense note, with players from both sides engaging in a fight during stoppage time. Mexico’s Diego Ochoa was shown a red card in the second minute of added time, followed by Tahiel Jimenez receiving a red card in the seventh minute.
This victory marked Argentina’s return to the Under-20 World Cup semi-finals after 18 years. The four-time champions last reached this stage in 2007, and their best result in the last seven tournaments was the quarter-finals. Argentine will now face Colombia’s youth team next Thursday in the battle for a place in the final.