{"id":116908,"date":"2026-04-20T17:09:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T21:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/colombia-crushes-argentina-and-wins-south-american-u-17-championship-champions\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T17:09:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T21:09:18","slug":"colombia-crushes-argentina-and-wins-south-american-u-17-championship-champions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/colombia-crushes-argentina-and-wins-south-american-u-17-championship-champions\/","title":{"rendered":"Colombia crushes Argentina and wins South American U-17 Championship \u00a1Champions!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Colombia U-17 Champion! Historic Victory in the South American Championship<\/h2>\n\nThe Colombian U-17 national team has made history by winning the South American championship, held in Paraguay, with an impressive 4-0 victory over Argentina. This triumph marks the second title for Colombia in this category, after a 33-year wait.\n\n\n
\"Celebraci\u00f3n<\/figure>\n\n\nThe match, played in Asunci\u00f3n, was dominated by Colombia, who demonstrated their superiority from the start. The goals were scored by Miguel Ag\u00e1mez, with a brace, and Mat\u00edas Caicedo and Jos\u00e9 Escorcia, who sealed the victory.\n\n\n

A golden generation that returns to the continental summit after 33 years!<\/p>CONMEBOL Sub-17<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nArgentina, which suffered three ejections during the match, also secured its place in the category’s World Cup. Brazil, which obtained third place by defeating Ecuador, will also be present at the World Cup event.\n\n\n

  • Uruguay<\/li>
  • Chile<\/li>
  • Venezuela<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nThe South American spots for the World Cup were filled.\n\nThe match was interrupted for 11 minutes due to a power outage at the Conmebol stadium.\n\nThe first half ended with Colombia ahead on the scoreboard thanks to Miguel Ag\u00e1mez’s goal. In the second half, the Colombian team extended their lead with goals from Mat\u00edas Caicedo and again Ag\u00e1mez, and finally, Jos\u00e9 Escorcia sealed the score.\n\nThe match became tense, and Argentina finished with eight players after the expulsions of Alan Alcaraz and Sim\u00f3n Escobar.\n\nThe South American U-17 Championship took place from April 3 to 19 in Paraguay.\n\nColombia proved to be the most consistent team of the tournament, with an effective attack and a solid defense, culminating in an undefeated run in the final stages.\n\nGrand Final \u2013 Asunci\u00f3n<\/strong>
    ARGENTINA 0 \u2013 4 COLOMBIA\n\n\n

    Technical Body<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    • DT: Fredy Hurtado<\/li>
    • Assistant: Hernando Pati\u00f1o<\/li>
    • P. F\u00edsico: Mauricio Ortiz<\/li>
    • Arq.: Hugo Tuberquia<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Statistics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      • Goals for: 22<\/li>
      • Goals against: 3<\/li>
      • Matches Won: 8<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Identity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        • Tactic: Flexible 4-3-3.<\/li>
        • Strength: Coordinated high press and fast wingers.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          Official Template<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Goalkeepers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          • Jorman Mendoza (Envigado)<\/li>
          • Juan S. Covilla (Tolima)<\/li>
          • David Rodr\u00edguez (Millonarios)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            Defenders<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            • Criss \u00c1. Mac\u00edas (Millonarios)<\/li>
            • Brait Garc\u00eda (D. Cali)<\/li>
            • Jes\u00fas Pe\u00f1aloza (U. Magdalena)<\/li>
            • Edmilson Herazo (Barranquilla FC)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

              Midfielders<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

              • Cristian Orozco (Fortaleza CEIF)<\/li>
              • Juan J. Cata\u00f1o (Envigado)<\/li>
              • Camilo Am\u00fa (Am\u00e9rica de Cali)<\/li>
              • Deivi Qui\u00f1ones (LDU Quito)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                Forwards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                • Kevin Angulo (America de Cali)<\/li>
                • Jose Escorcia (At. Nacional)<\/li>
                • Matias Lozano (At. Nacional)<\/li>
                • Santiago Londo\u00f1o (Envigado)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                  Featured Players<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  • KEVIN ANGULO: Offensive reference and goalscorer of the process.<\/li>
                  • BRAIT GARC\u00cdA: Defensive leadership and clean exit.<\/li>
                  • JORMAN MENDOZA: Absolute security and least-beaten goal.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                    Colombia U-17 Champion! Historic Victory in the South American Championship The Colombian U-17 national team has made history by winning the South American championship, held in Paraguay, with an impressive 4-0 victory over Argentina. This triumph marks the second title for Colombia in this category, after a 33-year wait. The match, played in Asunci\u00f3n, was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":116909,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[997],"tags":[893,6747,2123,12561],"class_list":{"0":"post-116908","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nationals","8":"tag-argentina","9":"tag-colombia","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-south-american-under-17"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116908"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116908\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/116909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}