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Cuba defeats El Salvador 3-0 in Concacaf Pre-Olympic tournament
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Cuba defeats El Salvador 3-0 in Concacaf Pre-Olympic tournament

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Cuba's under-20 national soccer team decisively defeated El Salvador 3-0 in their opening match of the Concacaf Pre-Olympic tournament.
  • Goals from Didier Reynoso, Alien Águila, and Rainiel Morales secured the victory for Cuba, who also saw a player from El Salvador sent off.
  • The tournament serves as a qualifier for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games and the 2027 U-20 World Cup.

Cuba's under-20 national soccer team secured a commanding 3-0 victory over El Salvador in their opening group stage match of the Concacaf Pre-Olympic tournament. The match took place in Puebla, Mexico.

Didier Reynoso opened the scoring in the 18th minute with a powerful left-footed shot. Alien Águila extended Cuba's lead in the 36th minute after a scramble in the box following a cross from Jade Quiñones. El Salvador had a chance to pull one back in the second half, but a shot from Miranda hit the crossbar in the 64th minute.

The match took a turn when El Salvador's Itzel Colocho received a second yellow card and was sent off in the 73rd minute. With El Salvador playing a man down, Cuba sealed their victory in the 88th minute when substitute Rainiel Morales scored the third goal.

Cuba and El Salvador are in Group A, which also includes the United States and Haiti. The tournament is a crucial qualifier for both the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and the 2027 U-20 World Cup.

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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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