Argentina waiting for Simeone's chance to score

The match in the second round of Group B of the men's football event at the Paris 2024 Olympics, between the Argentine Olympic team and Iraq, took place at the Stade de Lyon in Decines-Charpieu (France), with Norwegian referee Espen Eskas as the main referee.

Argentina's Olympic team looked to regain momentum after a controversial incident and lost 1-2 to Morocco on the opening day.

Messi's juniors will have to regain their spirit and motivation to aim for a win against Iraq (the team that beat Ukraine 2-1 on the opening day) to hope to win 1 of the 2 tickets to the quarter-finals, with the final match of the group stage also having to win against Ukraine (July 30).

According to Marca (Spain): "Although the Argentine Olympic team has 3 stars over 23 years old who just won the Copa America (including goalkeeper Rulli, center-back Otamendi and striker Julian Alvarez), they are in dire need of the scoring talent of player Giuliano Simeone (son of coach Diego Simeone, who is leading Atletico Madrid). Giuliano Simeone was the player who scored the first goal for the Argentine team at the 2024 Paris Olympics, which was the goal that shortened the score to 1-2 in the loss to Morocco."

"There is a very special detail surrounding this goal, that is, the Simeone family has a very strange fate at the Olympics. Simeone's father, when he was still playing, attended the 1996 Olympics and scored for the Argentine Olympic team in the opening match, and then went straight to the final (but lost to the Nigerian team 2-3). Next, coach Simeone's eldest son, striker Giovanni Simeone (now 29 years old), also attended the 2016 Olympics. Giovanni is currently a star of Napoli Club (Italy) and has a transfer value of more than 10 million euros.

Coach Diego Simeone (left) and his youngest son Giuliano Simeone are competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics

Meanwhile, Giuliano (21 years old) is the youngest son of coach Simeone, also playing for Atletico Madrid under the guidance of his father. Coach Simeone's third son is Gianluca Simeone (26 years old), playing in Spain for CD Tudelano Club, but in the 4th division. Therefore, Giuliano is considered the one who can become a star player, following in the footsteps of his brother Giovanni and his famous father, coach Simeone," Marca newspaper said.

Giuliano’s goal at the 2024 Paris Olympics was a highly anticipated debut, and the star will be hoping to be called into the Argentina Olympic squad by coach Javier Mascherano for the crucial match against Iraq.

"When coach Javier Mascherano called me, it was unbelievable, because this was something I did not expect. Wearing the Argentina shirt is a huge honor. The goal in the opening match made me happy. But it is not really complete. The team and I will be more determined, and need to win the next match," Giuliano Simeone expressed.

Giuliano Simeone could be the hope to help Argentina's Olympic team overcome difficulties.

Coach Javier Mascherano also said: "Whatever happened has happened (the incident was delayed for more than 2 hours, the equalizer was taken away, causing us to lose 1-2 to Morocco on July 24). We need to focus and make the best effort to win all 6 points in the remaining 2 matches (against Iraq and Ukraine)".

Early quarter-final tickets for hosts France, Spain and Japan?

In the remaining match at 8pm on July 27, the Spanish Olympic team, after their opening win against Uzbekistan with a score of 2-1, will meet the Olympic newcomers Dominican Republic (who drew 0-0 with Egypt in their opening match). If they continue to win, the Spanish team will soon secure one of the two spots in Group C for the quarterfinals.

Home team France

Similarly, in Group A, the host team France, after beating the US 3-0 in the opening match, will meet the weaker team Guinea at 2am on July 28. If they continue to win, coach Thierry Henry and his team will also soon have a ticket to the next round. In Group D, the Japanese team will also soon have a ticket to the next round if they beat Mali in the match at 2am on July 28.

The remaining matches in the second round of men's football at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Ukraine vs. Morocco (Group B); Uzbekistan vs. Egypt (Group C) will all take place at 10 p.m. on July 27. Israel vs. Paraguay (Group D); and New Zealand vs. the US (Group A) will all take place at 0 a.m. on July 28.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/lich-thi-dau-mon-bong-da-nam-olympic-paris-2024-argentina-cho-duyen-ghi-ban-nha-simeone-185240727130806938.htm