07/03/2021 10:08
Clarín.com
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Updated 07/03/2021 19:02
Uruguay and Colombia meet at the Mané Garrincha stadium in Brasilia in a match corresponding to the quarterfinals of the Copa América.
The duel is directed by the Spanish Jesús Gil Manzano and broadcast by DirecTV Sports.
The winner of this match will be measured in the semifinals with the winner of the clash between Argentina and Ecuador in Goiania.
Colombia advanced as third in Group B, with four points from a win, a draw and two losses, behind leaders Brazil and Peru.
Meanwhile, Uruguay was Argentina's escort in Group A with seven points, after two wins, a draw and a defeat (precisely against the team led by Lionel Scaloni).
The last time that Colombians and Uruguayans saw each other was in the match corresponding to the qualifying rounds for the Qatar 2022 World Cup in Barranquilla, when
Celeste
thrashed an unknown Colombia as a visitor, which a few days later fell 6-1 against Ecuador, a I stumbled that cost Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz his job.
The Colombian cast arrives at this duel without two of its most important players: Juan Guillermo Cuadrado, who will have to meet a suspension date due to the accumulation of yellow cards, and Mateus Uribe, disaffected from the team due to a muscle injury.
Luis Muriel will accompany Duván Zapata in Colombia's attack against Uruguay.
(Photo: Joédson Alves / EFE)
"The situation was complicated with two very important absentees, two men who have been vital in the structure of the team," said coach Reinaldo Rueda, who will bet on variants both in players and in the game scheme "Football, like life, It is moments, "reflected the Colombian coach, who spoke of" maintaining order "and" playing very well "to achieve a victory against Celeste.
From the Uruguayan side, his coach, Oscar Washington Tabárez, praised what his rival did this Saturday in the game against Brazil, in which despite the 2 to 1 defeat on the hour, he managed to cut the playing circuits and tie the player down. host.
Uruguay will need Luis Suárez to advance to the semifinals of the Copa América.
(Photo: Emiliano Aguirre / Uruguayan Football Association / AFP)
"It's going to be a tough game," Tabárez warned, although he said he had taken note of what the coffee growers did against Brazil.
The Uruguayan DT stressed that the experience of his team is distributed in several figures, among which he highlighted Luis Suárez, Edinson Cavani, Diego Godín and Fernando Muslera, of whom he said they have accumulated years of soccer on international pitches and tournaments.
On the hesitant start in the Copa América, the coach admitted some errors of "integration and planning", in addition to the burden that the coronavirus pandemic has been, but stressed that his team had gone from less to more in the tournament.
Tabárez and Rueda agreed that this Saturday will be a game of final instances, in which "there is no future if you lose," as the Uruguayan coach warned.
Probable formations
Colombia:
David Ospina;
Daniel Muñoz, Yerry Mina, Davinson Sánchez, William Tesillo;
Wilmar Barrios, Gustavo Cuéllar, Edwin Cardona, Luis Díaz;
Luis Muriel, Duván Zapata.
DT: Reinaldo Rueda.
Uruguay:
Fernando Muslera;
Nahitan Nández, José María Giménez, Diego Godín or Sebastián Coates, Matías Viña;
Matías Vecino, Federico Valverde, Rodrigo Bentancur;
Giorgian De Arrascaeta;
Edinson Cavani and Luis Suárez.
DT: Oscar Washington Tabárez.
Stadium:
Mané Garrincha (Brasilia).
Referee:
Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain).
Start time:
19.
Transmission:
DirecTV Sports.
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