Argentina, Brazil Impress on Day One of Valentín Martínez

Argentina, and Brazil impressed on Day One of the 2019 Valentín Martínez competition. Played in Montevideo, Uruguay the three groups were won by Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia with Paraguay joining them in the Gold Cup.

The remaining sides are now competing in the Challenge Cup under a format in which each side will play against one another once. The competing sides are Peru, Guatemala, Chile, Uruguay, and Costa Rica.

Day two of the Valentín Martínez competition will begin on Saturday at 9:30am local time.

 

DAY ONE RESULTS

Group A
Chile 33-0 Uruguay
Brazil 47-0 Uruguay
Brazil 0-0 Chile

Grupo B
Paraguay 36-0 Guatemala
Colombia 48-0 Guatemala
Colombia 19-12 Paraguay

Group C
Peru 29-5 Costa Rica
Argentina 49-0 Costa Rica
Argentina 35-0 Peru

Challenge Cup
Chile 54-5 Uruguay
Peru 22-0 Costa Rica

Gold Cup
Brasil 24-0 Paraguay
Argentina 20-12 Colombia

DAY TWO FIXTURES

Challenge: Costa Rica vs Uruguay
Challenge: Guatemala vs Chile

Gold: Brazil vs Argentina
Gold: Colombia vs Paraguay

Challenge: Peru vs Guatemala
Challenge: Chile vs Costa Rica

Gold: Brazil vs Colombia
Gold: Argentina vs Paraguay

Challenge: Guatemala vs Costa Rica
Challenge: Peru vs Uruguay
Challenge: Chile vs Peru
Challenge: Guatemala vs Uruguay

Bronze Final: tba
Gold Final: tba

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