Marcelo Bielsa’s Uruguay debuts and that is the big news of the third day of the Copa América. The “Celeste”, one of the great candidates to fight for the title, will appear against Panama in the second round match that will begin at 10 p.m. at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami and will be broadcast by DSports and TyC Sports. First thing in the morning and also for Group C will be the premiere of the venue USA, that from 7 p.m. and with DSports television will go against Bolivia at NRG Stadium in Houston.
The Uruguayans won the Copa América 15 times. Together with Argentina, they are the ones that raised it the most times. And in this American edition they want to take advantage. They have what. True to his style, Bielsa has given the team a dynamic and an ambition that he did not have (or that he had very few times) in the long and successful cycle of Maestro Oscar Tabárez and in the Qatar World Cup under the direction of Diego Alonso. In a friendly prior to the Cup, he beat Mexico 4-0 and showed how far he can go.
With a midfield in which they stand out Federico Valverdeone of the great figures of the tournament and recent winner of the Champions League and the Spanish League with Real Madrid; Manuel UgartePSG youth midfielder; Nicolas de la Cruz and Giorgian De Arrasacaeta, from the Brazilian Flamengo; and Rodrigo Bentancur from Tottenham Hotspur; Uruguay intends to put its foot down from the start and make itself respected. Furthermore, each line has a prop: Ronald Araujo, of Barcelona, will be the first central marker and above, will start Darwin Nuñez, starter throughout the season for English club Liverpool.
The 11 of Uruguay: Rochet; Nandez, R. Araujo, Olivera, Viña; Valverde, Ugarte, De la Cruz, Pellistri; Núñez, M. Araújo.
The Panama 11: Mosquera; Murillo, Harvey, Córdoba, Miller, Davis; Martínez, Godoy; Bárcenas, Fajardo, I. Díaz.
Panama, for its part, played three friendlies in June in which it won two victories (2-0 against Guyana and 3-1 against Montserrat) and one defeat. in the last one a week ago (1 to 0 with Paraguay). Meanwhile, in the Qualifiers of Concacaf It started well with six points achieved out of a possible six. He has a base of great players and good ball handling with whom he will try to be in the game as much as possible.
United States against Bolivia
The United States will have its most important test early in the morning in Houston before the 2026 World Cup of which it will be the main host. And he arrives as a favorite against a Bolivian team that occupies 84th place in the FIFA ranking, the worst among all South American teams (USA is 11th). The team now led by Brazilian Antonio Carlos Zago is going through a streak of three consecutive defeats in previous friendlies against Colombia, Ecuador and Mexico. Meanwhilethe Yankees recovered from a 5-1 loss to Colombia and tied 1-1 with Brazil on June 12 in Orlando during preparation.
