City's Echeverri stars in Argentina U20 6-0 win
Manchester City signing Claudio Echeverri scored two goals as Argentina's Under-20 team defeated rivals Brazil 6-0 on Friday in the South American championship.
Manchester City signing Claudio Echeverri scored two goals as Argentina's Under-20 team defeated rivals Brazil 6-0 on Friday in the South American championship.
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Group A | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Uruguay U20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 9 |
Chile U20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
Paraguay U20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 6 |
Venezuela U20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
Perú U20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -8 | 0 |
Group B | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Argentina U20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +7 | 7 |
Colombia U20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
Brazil U20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 6 |
Ecuador U20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
Bolivia U20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |