Colombia – Uruguay will be played on Friday, November 13, starting at 20:30 in the 3rd round of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup. The match will be played at the Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez in Barranquilla.
It is interesting that in the last 6 direct confrontations, the team that played away was never imposed. There were 5 victories for the hosts, and the last game, played in 2016, ended 2-2.
The host team started these qualifiers with a clear success at home, 3-0 with Venezuela, and then followed a draw, 2-2 in Chile. Thus, Colombia reached 4 consecutive games without defeat.
It should be noted that the Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz will not be able to rely on the all-time goal scorer of Colombia, Falcao. Instead, James Rodríguez is fit to play and will most likely play behind the pair of strikers who play in Serie A, Zapata – Muriel.
On the other hand, the guest group also successfully started these qualifications, 2-1 at home to Chile, but followed a defeat in Ecuador, 2-4 and we notice the impressive form of Luis Suarez, striker who scored 3 of the 4 goals.
The most important absence from Oscar Tabarez’s camp is Fede Valverde, but Jose Gimenez returns, the central defender who was absent in the last two matches for the Uruguayan national team.
Columbia is a team that plays well on its own field and most likely will not lose this match. Taking into account the quality of the players in the two offensives, there are great chances to see goals.
Colombia, undefeated on home soil since October 2017, 1-2 Paraguay;
Colombia, undefeated in the last 4 matches;
uruguay comes after 5 matches in which the bet “both score” was the winner;
Columbia: Ospina; Orejuela, Sanchez, Murillo, Mojica; Lerma, Cuadrado, Barrios; Rodriguez, Zapata, Muriel
Uruguay: Campana; Cacares, Gimenez, Godin, Vina; Bentancur, Torreira; Nandez, De La Cruz, Rodriguez; Suarez
PREDICTION: Colombia to win @ 2,00
