Pre-match analysis

Pre-match analysis

First Stage – Group A

Monday 19 Jan. 2009, at 01:10 +GMT

Maturín Monumental Stadium, Maturín (VEN)

Capacity: 52 000 19ºC degrees

1 Rafael Romo

2 Francisco Fajardo

3 Carlos Salazar

4 José Velásquez

6 Guillermo Ramírez

5 Francisco Flores

8 José Parra

7 Jonathan Del Valle

10 Louis Peña

11 Carlos Fernández

9 José Rondón

9

11


Rondón

Fernández


10


Peña


7

8


Parra

Del Valle


6

2


5

Fajardo

Ramírez

Flores



3

4

Velásquez

Salazar

1

Romo

bench

12 Virgílio Piñero

13 Pablo Camacho

14 Oscar Rojas

15 Henry Pernía

16 Juan Manuel Morales

17 Adrián Lezama

18 Arquímedes Figueras

coach: César Farías

referee: Enrique Osses (CHI)

assistant referee: Julio Díaz (CHI)

assistant referee: Nícolas Yegros (PAR)

1 Luis Ojeda

2 Fernando Tobio

3 Emiliano Insúa

4 Fernando Meza

6 Ignacio Fideleff

5 Exequiel Benavides

8 Franco Zuculini

7 Eduardo Salvio

10 Damián Lizio

11 Jonatan Cristaldo

9 Juan Neira

9

11


Neira

Cristaldo


10


Lizio


7

5


Benavides

Salvio


6

2


8

Tobio

Fideleff

Zuculini



3

4

Meza

Insúa

1

Ojeda

bench

12 Diego Rodríguez

13 Julián Fernández

14 Maximiliano Oliva

15 Andrés Ríos

16 Marcelo Benítez

17 Cristian Gaitán

18 Leandro Velásquez

coach: Sergio Batista









History: Federación Venezoelana de Fútbol was founded on 1926. The team plays at the Olímpico Stadium. Venezuela is in the 66^th position in the FIFA World Ranking.
Main Titles: Venezuela never won a Sudamericano Sub-20 or any other Under-20 competition. The best result of the U-20 team was a 3^rd position in the first Sudamericano in 1954.
Last Match: As this is the very first round of the Sudamericano Sub-20, the teams didn’t played yet in the competition. The last match of Venezuela in the Sudamericano Sub-20 was in 2007, against Colombia (1-2).
Last Edition - 2007: In the last edition of the Sudamericano Sub-20, Venezuela was in group B and ended as the 2^nd worst of the competition, with 3 points. The team won 1 match, draw 0 and lost 3; scored 3 goals and allowed 11.
FIFA U-20 World Cup: Venezuela never played a FIFA Under-20 World Cup. The U-20 World Cup only started in 1977, and the last time Venezuela occurred to be in the first four teams (only the first four teams classifies to the World Cup) of the Sudamericano Sub-20 was in 1954.
Group: Venezuela is in Group A, with Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. The next match of Venezuela is against Ecuador, January 21.
Head-to-Head: Venezuela played 15 times against Argentina in the Sudamericano Sub-20. Venezuela won 3 matches, draw 2 and lost 10. The team scored 9 goals and allowed 31.
News: Venezuela will try to repeat the best result of the country in the Sudamericano: 4^th in 1945, when the competition occurred in Venezuela.











History: Asociación del Fútbol Argentino was founded on 1893. The team plays at the Monumental de Nuñez Stadium. Argentina is in the 7^th position in the FIFA World Ranking.
Main Titles: Argentina won 4 times the Sudamericano Sub-20 (1967, 1997, 1999, and 2003). The team also won 6 times the FIFA U-20 World Cup (1979, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, and 2007).
Last Match: As this is the very first round of the Sudamericano Sub-20, the teams didn’t played yet in the competition. The last match of Argentina in the Sudamericano Sub-20 was in 2007, against Uruguay (1-0).
Last Edition - 2007: In the last edition of the Sudamericano Sub-20, Peru was in group B and classifies to the Final Stage as 3^rd of the group. In the Final Stage, the team ended as 2^nd, with 9 points in 5 matches: 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses.
FIFA U-20 World Cup: Argentina only didn’t participate of 4 editions of the FIFA U-20 World Cup (1977, 1985, 1987 and 1993). The team was champions 6 times: 1979, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, and 2007, 1 time Runner-Up and 1 time ended in the 4^th place.
Group: Argentina is in Group A, with Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. The next match of Argentina is against Peru, January 23.
Head-to-Head: The last match for the Sudamericano Sub-20 between Argentina and Venezuela occurred in 2007, for the Group Stage. Argentina won by 6-0.
News: The coach Sergio Batista is the actual champion of the Olympics Games, with the Argentina U-23.

1 Rafael Romo GK 25/02/1990

2 Francisco Fajardo DF 08/07/1990

3 Carlos Salazar DF 15/05/1989

4 José Velásquez DF 08/09/1990

5 Francisco Flores MF 30/04/1990

6 Guillermo Ramírez MF 10/11/1989
7 Jonathan Del Valle FW 28/05/1990

8 José Mauricio Parra MF 06/02/1990

9 José Salomón Rondón FW 16/09/1990

10 Louis Ángelo Peña MF 25/12/1989

11 Carlos Fernández MF 01/09/1990

12 Virgilio Piñero GK 30/04/1989

13 Pablo Camacho DF 12/12/1990

14 Oscar Rojas DF 16/01/1990

15 Henry Pernía DF 09/11/1990

16 Juan Manuel Morales DF 29/07/1989

17 Adrián Lezama FW 22/07/1989

18 Arquímedes Figueras FW 06/10/1989

19 Carlos Varela MF 14/06/1990

20 Rafael Acosta MF 13/02/1989

Top scorers of Venezuela in this Sudameri. Sub-20

Goals	Player

VENEZUELA

All matches Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20

19/1	Venezuela	Vs.	Argentina
21/1	Ecuador	Vs.	Venezuela
25/1	Peru	Vs.	Venezuela
27/1	Venezuela	Vs.	Colombia

1 Luis Alberto Ojeda GK 21/03/1990

2 Fernando Tobio DF 18/10/1989

3 Emiliano Insúa DF 07/01/1989

4 Fernando Meza DF 21/03/1990

5 Exequiel Benavides MF 05/03/1989

6 Ignacio Fideleff DF 04/07/1989

7 Eduardo Salvio MF 13/07/1990

8 Franco Zuculini MF 05/09/1990

9 Juan Neira FW 21/02/1989

10 Damián Lizio MF 30/06/1989

11 Jonatan Cristaldo FW 05/03/1989

12 Diego Rodríguez GK 25/06/1989

13 Julián Fernández DF 18/07/1989

14 Maximiliano Oliva DF 24/03/1990

15 Andrés Ríos FW 01/08/1989

16 Marcelo Benítez MF 29/05/1989

17 Cristian Gaitán MF 05/01/1990

18 Leandro Velásquez MF 10/05/1989

19 Iván Gonzalo Bella MF 13/09/1989

20 Andrés Romero FW 21/12/1989

Top scorers of Argentina in this Sudameri. Sub-20

Goals	Player

ARGENTINA

All matches Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20

19/1	Venezuela	Vs.	Argentina
23/1	Argentina	Vs.	Peru
25/1	Colombia	Vs.	Argentina
27/1	Argentina	Vs.	Ecuador

Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 2009

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