To play in the Paris Olympics, Argentina must win against arch-rival Brazil. And if there is a draw, Brazil will continue. The losing team will be eliminated after playing the qualifiers. Macherano's Argentina have had the last laugh in such an even match. Argentina returned with a victory against Brazil in the regional qualifying match of the Paris Olympics.

On Sunday (February 11), arch-rivals Argentina and Brazil faced each other. With their backs against the wall, Argentina qualified for Paris with a 1-0 win. Luciano Gundo scored the precious goal in the 78th minute of the match. And Brazil, who won gold in 2016 and 2020 Olympics, could not get a ticket to go to the Olympics even from a relatively favorable position.

In this match, however, Argentina's power was greater. Apart from the goal, they dominated the duel on the field. Javier Macherano's Argentina had 61 percent of the ball. 14 shots on goal; 3 of which were on target. On the other hand, Brazil took 9 shots and they also put 3 shots on target like Argentina. However, Brazil did not get the desired goal.

Gundo, Argentina's only goal scorer, said after the match, "To be honest, we deserved this win." We haven't lost a match. It's great to qualify. Everyone is very excited.

Earlier, Argentina drew with Venezuela and Paraguay in the first two matches of the finals. On the other hand, Brazil defeated Venezuela 2-1 in the second match after losing 1-0 to Paraguay in the first match. As a result, Brazil's points were 3 in 2 matches and Argentina's points were 2 in 2 matches. Apart from this, the top Paraguay had 4 points in 2 matches. In the last match, therefore, there was no option for Argentina to win. Apart from Argentina, Paraguay has also qualified for the Paris Olympics from the Latin American region.