The selected ones from Uruguay and Italy will define this Sunday the 23rd. edition of the Argentina 2023 U-20 World Cup, in an attractive final between two teams with maximum glory at a higher level but who will seek to establish themselves in this category for the first time in history. The final will be played at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in La Plata from 6:00 p.m., with TyC Sports and DirecTV televising. The referee of the final will be the Swedish Glenn Nyberg, seconded by his compatriots Mahbod Beigi and Andreas Soderkvist, while the VAR will be in charge of the Swiss Fedayi San.
Previously, in the same stadium and at 2:00 p.m., two selected teams that have surprised such as Israel (which eliminated Brazil) and South Korea (left Nigeria, the “executioner” of Argentina in the round of 16) will play for third place. . In both matches the definition will be the same in the event of a tie, an additional 30 minutes will be played and if equality is not broken, shots will be executed from the penalty spot.
Two soccer powers that add up to six World Cups at a higher level (two Uruguay and four Italy), which in La Plata will go for their first title in a category that has been elusive to them throughout history.
Uruguay was much closer to achieving glory on two occasions. The first in 1997, in Malaysia, when Argentina led by José Pekerman won the final 2-1 and then in Turkey 2013, when they fell in the final against France with kicks from the penalty spot 4-1, after drawing without goals.
Italy is the first time finalist in a U-20 World Cup since they fell twice in the semifinals in Turkey 2017 against England (3-1) and in the following tournament in Ukraine 2019 when they were beaten by the loca (1-0). In both cases he fell to the one who would later be champion.