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Friday December 1, 2023 | 1:17 p.m. WIB

Jaja Suteja / JAS

Solo, Beritasatu.com – The Argentina U-17 national team will anticipate the physical strength of the Malian players when the two teams meet in the third place match of the U-17 World Cup, Friday (1/12/2023) evening at Manahan Stadium , Solo.

Argentina U-17 national team coach Diego Placente admitted that he had foreseen a number of advantages for Mali U-17 ahead of the meeting between the two teams in the race for third place in the World Cup U-17 2023. Cup.

One of the main assets of these troops from Africa is physical strength. This factor is considered their advantage in being able to qualify for the semi-finals.

In the group stage, Soumaïla Coulibaly’s team beat Uzbekistan, 3-0. Spain was defeated by a close score, 0-1, and crushed Canada, 5-1.

In the round of 16, Mali also beat Mexico, 5-0. In the quarter-finals, it was Morocco’s turn to be sent home. Senegal beat the team which is also African, 1-0.

During the semi-finals, Mali also put up tough resistance to France. They even led 1-0 first.

Mali was only beaten after a player, Souleymane Sanogo, was sent off in the 55th minute. Mali ended up narrowly losing 1-2 in the last four matches.

It is this strength that Argentina U-17 coach Diego Placente is very wary of. The reason is, Eagles has great potential to disturb players. He predicts that this match will be a challenge for Claudio Echeverri and his colleagues.

“I saw the Mali match through several video recordings. According to our analysis, Mali U-17 is a very good team. They also rely on strong physicality,” Placente said.

According to the former Celta Vigo player, Mali played well in the 2023 U-17 World Cup. Placente also predicts that the battle against Mali will be a tough match.

According to Placente, one of the efforts to reduce Mali’s advantage was to display the Albiceleste style of play. This way they can maintain control of the game.

“During the 2023 U-17 World Cup, Mali is a team that focuses on physicality. They play well and fast. We will try to take the ball from them to play the football that we love,” he said. he declares.

The Buenos Aires-born tactician ensured that his players’ mental condition was well maintained, even though they lost in the semi-finals and failed to qualify for the U-World Cup final. 17, 2023.

“I’m very happy. At the moment they are in an extraordinary state of mind. Now we are doing light training and we are a little more relaxed, so they still have energy for tomorrow’s match. We We want to win and finish in third place,” he said. .

Meanwhile, Argentina U-17 national team player Dylan Gorosito also assured that his teammates are ready to give their best to win third place in the 2023 U-17 World Cup.

“I think Mali will be a tough opponent because of their physical superiority, speed and strength. So we will prepare as best we can to face them,” said the number four.