"Chile will head into the match against Uruguay on the back of a 3-0 defeat to Brazil last weekend. In June, Chile lost 2-0 to Bolovia and went down 1-0 to Argentina. Chile are likely to line up in a 3-4-3 formation against Uruguay. Vigouroux will be in goal and will have Diaz, Maripan and Roman in front of him in defence. Hormazabal, Loyola, Pizarro and Suazo will be the four midfielders, Cepeda, Aravena and Tapia will be the three forwards."
"Uruguay are one of the biggest and historic footballing nations in the world and are a powerhouse in South America. They tend to qualify for major international competitions and are also expected to do well in them. Marcelo Bielsa's side did extremely well at the Copa America last summer. Uruguay finished third in the competition and also beat Brazil in the quarter-finals. Their objective then wasto qualify for the 2026 World Cup finals, and they have done already handsomely."
Uruguay enter the CONMEBOL qualifier in strong form and are predicted to beat Chile 3-0 in Santiago. Chile sit bottom with 10 points from 17 matches and have lost recent fixtures to Brazil (3-0), Bolivia (2-0) and Argentina (1-0). Chile are likely to field a 3-4-3 with Vigouroux in goal and a forward trio of Cepeda, Aravena and Tapia. Uruguay finished third at the Copa America, sit third in qualifying with 27 points from 17 matches, and have already achieved their objective of securing a place at the 2026 World Cup finals.
Read at Soccer News
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]