Argentina destroyed Chile 5-0 in the pre-Olympic qualifiers. With this victory, Javier Mascherano's team reached the final stage of 4 teams with one match in hand in the group stage.

Argentina's Under-23 team faces Chile in their group match early on Wednesday (January 31). According to the equation of the points table, the match was important for both the teams. However, Argentina won only one match. Captain Thiago Almada scored 2 goals. Assisted 1 goal. Claudio Etcheverry, hailed as the new Messi, made his mark throughout the season despite not getting a goal-assist.

Despite winning 5-0 against Chile, the first half did not go well for the Argentine youth. Thiago Almada gave the team the lead by scoring in the last minute of the first half. Argentine number ten got the ball into the net from the rebound.

In the second half, Argentina scored four more goals against Chile. Almada scored his own and the team's second goal from the penalty in the 57th minute. Then he assisted on the third goal. Santiago Castro's name is written on the scoresheet. Argentina went ahead with 3 goals in 61 minutes.

Then Facundo Queiroz scored in the 79th minute and Luciano Gundo scored in extra time to give Argentina a ticket to the qualifiers. After this victory, Albiceleste went to the final stage with 7 points in their group. There are three more matches to be played. That will determine who will go to the Olympics in Paris.