On June 21, at 00:00 hours, the Uruguay national can make a decisive step towards qualifying for the elimination phase of Copa America after the duel with Japan. Uruguay has 3 points after the first match, while the Nippon gave 0-4 in front of Chile at the onset.
The hosts are without Lemos, Mario Suarez and Urreta, but will be able to line up a very strong first “11” at the start, which will not miss the stars Cavani and Suarez. A real force in world football, Uruguay has an accessible mission in front of a disciplined national but lacking in brilliance. Japan can not count on this match on injuries Yoshida and Inui.
Uruguay is in a dreamlike form after winning Uzbekistan (3-0), Thailand (4-0), Panama (3-0) and Ecuador (4-0 at Copa America). As expected, Cavani and Suarez have decided to play with Ecuador, where they have passed their names on the scoreboard and Lodeiro. It was a football demonstration from the “celestial” that will dominate and fight with Japan. Uruguay played 70 minutes in numerical superiority in the first match, which means that the South American’s physical resources are far from exhausted.
Japan comes after a poor match with Chile, but the score was a bit drastic and the split took place only in the last 15 minutes. Japan and Uruguay met last time in a friendly match in 2014, when the Asians won 4-3, although Pereiro, Cavani and Rodriguez kept the score, after the successes of Minamino (2), Osako and Doan. The previous three meetings of the two countries were won by Uruguay, scores 2-0, 4-2 and 3-1.
PREDICTION: Under 2,5 goals @ 1,86
