Uruguay and Ecuador meet at the Estadio Gobernador Magalhães Pinto, in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, in a game for the 1st round of Group C of the Copa América. The history of direct confrontations between the two countries favors Uruguay: in the last 35 matches the Uruguayan team added 23 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats. In the last game Uruguay triumphed over Ecuador 2-1: Uruguay’s goals were scored by Coares and Rolán, while Caicedo scored the Ecuadorian goal.
Uruguay:
The selection of Uruguay leaves for this party with a 3-0 victory against Panama, placing a final point to the four defeats in a row, all in friendly matches: the goals of the team were marked by Valverde, Luis Suárez and Maximiliano Suárez. Uruguay is the country with the most conquests in the Copa America until this date, having conquered the trophy 15 times. It should be remembered that Uruguay was the first winning team of this competition, in 1916, and the last conquest was in 2011. In addition, Uruguay was not present only in 1 of the 45 editions of the Copa America, when in 1925 it decided not to travel to Argentina , due to private problems.
The selector Óscar Tabárez usually acts in a traditional 4-3-3, privileging a style of game of constant offensive transitions. It should be noted that, in this tactic drawing, the three most advanced players are Nicolás Lodeiro, Edinson Cavani and Luis Suárez. On the other hand, Giorgian de Arrascaeta is one of the great responsible for the offensive process, being the owner of great quality of pass and vision of the game. For this first day the technician can count on all the players.
Ecuador:
Ecuador arrives at this game after having lost to Mexico, 3-2, recording the fourth game in a row without tasting the victory, all friendly matches: the goals of the team were scored by Ángel Mena and Ayrton Preciado. In this Copa América, the Ecuadorian team seeks to win the first title, in a competition in which it had its best participation in the 1993 edition: 4th place. Like Venezuela, Ecuador is the only team that has not yet conquered this continental competition.
In this game against Uruguay, the Ecuadorian team must choose to act in 4-3-3, in which the three most advanced players are Renato Ibarra, Ayrton Preciado and Enner Valencia, the latter being very powerful and strong in the final. By acting in front of a very competent opponent in the different moments of the game, he believes that Ecuador will adopt a more defensive posture. The technician Hernán Gómez has all the staff at his disposal.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / NO @ 1,58
