The Promises of the South American Sub20 that Will Be Played in Colombia

The youth South American tournaments are the perfect platform for them to shine before traveling to Europe. Figures like Vinicius Junior, Leonel Messi, Neymar Jr., among others, have first participated in these games, before excelling in the senior teams. A couple of weeks ago, the 2 groups of the first phase of the South American were already defined. On side 1 the group of death seems to have remained: Colombia, the host, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Peru. While in group 2 are the always competitive Uruguay, Venezuela, Chile, Ecuador, and Bolivia.

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From each group, the 3 best teams will pass, and then they will play a hexagonal. There, of the 6 teams, only 4 will play in the U-20 World Cup that will be held this year in Indonesia and 3 places for the Pan American Games in Chile.

These are the soccer jewels that you will see in Colombia.

Endrick (Brazil) – Palmeiras / Real Madrid

Brazil seems to be a crack assembly machine. Not recently we saw the birth of Neymar and Vinicius, and there is already a new promise. This is the striker who is in Palmeiras de São Paulo today, but has already agreed on his arrival at Real Madrid in a couple of seasons. Without a doubt, he will be one of the stars that Colombian fans will not want to miss. According to the page specialized in player values Transfermarkt, Endrick today has a value of 20 million euros, but after the purchase of Real Madrid, his price will surely increase.

Alejandro Garnacho (Argentina) – Manchester United

If Brazil is dedicated to producing world soccer stars, Argentina is not far behind. The young promise that today already has minutes in the professional team of Manchester United, Alejandro Garnacho, is one of those called to command his team. He has already played minutes with the national team, which means he has spent time with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, what better tutors? He is quite lucky. It has an approximate cost of 5 million euros, according to Transfermarkt.

Jhon Jader Durán (Colombia) – Chicago Fire

A young promise that the local team will have. This is John Jades Durán, a promise who is in the MLS today, but who is already looking for big teams in Europe. Not only has he had a good season in the Chicago team (27 games played, 8 goals and 5 assists), but he has already played several official matches with the Colombia senior team. It has a price of 6 million euros, according to Transfermarket.

Fabricio Diaz (Uruguay) – Liverpool FC (Uruguay)

A young promise of Uruguayan soccer. Despite the fact that he has only played for Liverpool Montevideo, many foreign teams already want him. At just 19 years old, he has played 25 games in the Uruguayan first division and already has a Uruguayan Super Cup in his showcase. For Transfermarkt, Díaz is worth approximately 2.5 million euros.

Julio Enciso (Paraguay) – Brighton

This Paraguayan has been arousing the interest of all world football. At just 18 years old (19 soon), he already has minutes in the Premier League with Brighton. He debuted in 2020 in professional football at Libertad, but was later sold to the British team for 11 million. Today it is worth approximately 11 million according to the Transfermakt platform.

The tournament will be held in the cities of Cali and Bogotá, at the Pascual Guerrero (Cali) and Nemesio Camacho El Campín (Bogotá), and Metropolitano de Techo (Bogotá) stadiums. This indicates that the teams will have to adapt to the changes in height and temperature between the two cities.