Portuguese league and U-20 World Cup preview.

Well, we have had the opening of the Portuguese domestic league today and it was quite spectacular! Gil Vicente took on Benfica and sparks really flew. In the 8th minute, Nolito gave the Lisbon Eagles an early lead before Javier Saviola tacked on a 2nd in the 20th. Gil Vicente bravely fought back though, scoring 1 back in the 37th minute. However, the home team had to wait until the 2nd half to equalize, but it was a smooth strike from Laionel in the 74th minute that brought things level. We'll have to see how this exciting league turns out as battle is joined! Meanwhile, in the U-20 World Cup, the 13th brings new and exciting games! Colombia is in the Quarter-Finals thanks to a last-minute win over Costa Rica. So, they will be on a high going into their match against Mexico. Mexico on the other hand had to go through a grueling match against Cameroon that ended in penalties. For this reason, Colombia might be said to have an advantage going into the game as Mexico might have fitness issues. We'll have to see! In Portugal's match against Argentina, we have 2 teams that have immense amounts of talent and trophy cases to prove it. Saturday's match in Cartagena is the 3rd fight between the sides at the global U-20 showdown, and the South Americans will be hoping for a case of 3rd time is the charm. I say that due to the fact that Portugal are the only team with an undefeated record against the 6-time world champions after winning both previous meetings in this championship.The fact that this year's Portugal team have only scored 3 goals is alarming, but truth be told they haven't needed any more! 1-0 wins will always be enough though! As long as Mika (Portugal's goalkeeper) can keep his clean-sheet record, things should be just fine for the Portuguese. However, on the other side of the coin, Argentina have been very convincing thus far in Colombia. The Argentines' football has been truly skillful; though they will have some players out of their line-up when they face the Iberians. Best of luck to all of the teams and enjoy!