Brighton’s Julio Enciso won’t participate in Olympics with Paraguay

Jun 24, 2024

Brighton forward Julio Enciso will not play in the Olympic football tournament for Paraguay.

The 20-year-old represents his country at Copa America against Colombia in their opening game in group D on Monday evening (11pm UK).

Paraguay squad members at Copa America will not also be involved in the Olympics competition in Paris.

Enciso’s Brighton team-mates Valentin Barco and Facundo Buonanotte could, however, be selected by Argentina.

Barco helped Argentina to qualify for the Olympics tournament at the beginning of 2024 before the 19-year-old left-back linked up with Brighton from Boca Juniors.
The Olympics football starts on July 24 and finishes on August 10.

Brighton’s first Premier League fixture of 2024-25 under new head coach Fabian Hurzeler is at Everton on August 17.

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Andy Naylor worked for 32.5 years on the sports desk of The Argus, Brighton’s daily newspaper. For the last 25 of those years he was chief sports reporter, primarily responsible for coverage of Brighton and Hove Albion FC. Follow Andy on Twitter @AndyNaylorBHAFC