GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE !! Welcome to this meeting in which we are going to have Colombia and Venezuela facing. Both teams meet to measure forces on the second day of the America Cup. The ‘coffee’ selection was imposed in its debut by 1-0 to Ecuador. For its part, Venezuela fell by a resounding 3-0 against Brazil.
The match will be played at the Olympic Stadium Pedro Ludovico Teixeira of Goiania. The Paraguayan Eber aquino will lead an arbitration team that is completed by the Paraguayans Eduardo Cardozo and Milcíades Saldívar as assistants and the Uruguayan Daniel fedorzuck as fourth official. The Paraguayan will also be in charge of the VAR Derlis Lopez. In the AVAR Juan Benitez Y Amelio Andino as referee advisor, both Paraguayans.
The ‘vinotinto’ arrives marked by the outbreak of COVID-19 that has whipped the national team. It reduced the national team so much that it forced him to call in 16 new players, many of whom had never been part of any Venezuelan squad. In addition to the casualties due to COVID-19, the selection of Jose Peseiro will not be able to count on Solomon Rondon due to injury. For its part, Colombia attends this second appointment at the Pedro Ludovico Teixeira Olympic Stadium in Goiania with the novelty of Franck fabra. It is the player who replaces Yairo Moreno who was injured on debut.
In the last confrontations between the two Colombia, which starts as a favorite in today’s match, is clearly favored. Of the last six precedents in America Cup, four ended with a Colombian victory. However, the last match between both teams in this competition was in 2015 and ended with a Venezuelan victory thanks to the goal of the absent today. Solomon Rondon. Finally, it is worth mentioning that of the last three matches, two have ended with victory for Colombia and the other in a tie. The most recent meeting is 3-0 in the playoffs.