Asensio puts Spain in the Olympic final after two decades – sport

The ‘nothing’ that continued beyond the regulatory time in the second semi-final was reversed in the 115th minute, with a superb shot from the Real Madrid winger, who received, inside the area, a pass from Mikel Oyarzabal and hit it in an arc. , rendering him unable to “stretch” the Japanese regent.

With six elements that participated in the last Euro 2020, the Spanish national team returned to the decision of the Olympic championship more than two decades after winning the “silver” in Sydney 2000, when it lost the final of the tournament to Cameroon.

In the decision of this edition of the Games, Spain, which won the “golden medal” in its “stronghold”, will face in Barcelona 1992, the current Olympic champion, Brazil, who today also got rid of Mexico, with a 4-1 victory in the tournament. Penalty shootout tied, after 0-0 draw in overtime.

And the Brazilian team will dispute the fifth Olympic final in history, after Los Angeles 1984, Seoul 1988, London 2012 and Rio 2016, and ended up with “revenge” for the decision nine years ago, in the English capital, which ended with the victory of the Mexicans.

On the other hand, Japan and Mexico will face the ‘bronze’ and repeat the duel that took place 53 years ago, when the Japanese won at home to the Aztecs and climbed to last place on the podium in Mexico 1968.

The men’s Olympic football final takes place on Saturday at 20:00 local time (12:00 Lisbon time) in Yokohama, while Friday’s bronze medal award match takes place in Saitama at 20:30 (12:30).

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 29th Summer Olympics has been postponed until this year, running until August 8 in Tokyo.