Endrica’s Brazil loses and its berth to the Games is hampered

Endrick’s Brazil put its Olympic qualification in jeopardy with a narrow loss to Paraguay in Caracas. The future Madrid player missed a penalty when the score was 0:0.

Thanks to a goal from midfielder Fabrizio Peralta, Paraguay beat Brazil this Monday in the first game of the final quadrangle of the South American Pre-Olympic Games, which takes place in Venezuela; and thus managed to take the first three points of this stage, which will last until Sunday.

In the match, played at the Estadio Brigido Iriarte in Caracas, Paraguay showed solvency and a powerful attack, facing one of the region’s strongest players and leaving him on the field after Peralta’s header late in the first half.

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As soon as the first whistle blew, the Albirrojas went full force and had their first opportunity to score thanks to a shot from midfielder Diego Gomez, Lionel Messi’s teammate at Inter Miami, which was narrowly missed.

Canarinha made an attempt to advance, but the Paraguayan attack cornered them in their sector of the field and kept them at bay.

Brazil’s big missed chance came in the 26th minute when star Endrick’s penalty was saved by Paraguayan goalkeeper Angel Gonzalez.

Brazil tried to take control of the situation early in the match, but Paraguay’s defensive work prevented them from doing any damage.

For their part, the Guarani almost managed to increase their lead, but goalkeeper Mikael Pontes showed his class and missed two clear chances.

In their second date, Albirroya will face Argentina on Thursday, while Brazil will face Venezuela on the same day, having already beaten them in their last group stage match.

Brazil hit a home run as leaders of Group A, while Paraguay finished second in Group B with seven points.

The pre-Olympic tournament, which is being held for the first time on Venezuelan soil and gives Paris 2024 two places, will determine the regional champion (the title held by Argentina) and the runner-up (the place taken in the last edition of Brazil, which won gold at Tokyo 2020