Chile defines its destiny this Saturday in Group A of the Copa América. The national squad will face Canada, for the last match of the initial phase of the competition, and only victory would allow them to access the quarterfinals in USA, since the Americans add three points.
The match will be played at 8:00 p.m. in Orlando, Florida.Likewise, Peru will face Argentina and for La Roja it is also necessary that the Incas do not win, because like the National Team they register one point in the group standings. The Albiceleste team has already qualified with 6 points and will play with substitutes against those from Rímac.
Unexpected drop
For the important match, La Roja will have to deal with an unexpected and vital setback. Coach Ricardo Gareca was suspended following the delay of a member of La Roja in returning to the field against Argentina. The “Tigre” will not be able to lead the national team and his place will be taken by Sergio Santín, assistant coach.
In any case, Gareca was in command of the squad throughout the preparation for the match, after the 1-0 defeat against Argentina, in New Jersey. During this stage, some unknowns arose around the final formation of the eleven, due to injuries and also due to poor individual performances.
In the final practice at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, The coach surprised with two surprising changes: Guillermo Maripán instead of Paulo Díaz and Marcelino Núñez for Erick Pulgar.
Díaz is not 100% physically, although his inclusion will be awaited until the last minutebecause for Gareca it has been one of the team’s highest points in the Copa América.
The thing about Núñez, meanwhile, is because the coach prefers a midfielder with more football and more goals there. And after his notable performance against Argentina, the coach decided to keep Rodrigo Echeverría in the star lineup. and sacrifice Thumb.
According to information provided by DSports, Claudio Bravo would be the last absence for the last match of the group stage. The 41-year-old goalkeeper will give up his place to Gabriel Arias due to the physical problems he presented before the match.
Formation of Chile
Thus, Chile would form with: Gabriel Arias; Mauricio Isla, Igor Lichnovsky, Maripan (Diaz), Gabriel Suazo; Rodrigo Echeverria, Marcelino Nunez (Pulgar); Dario Osorio, Alexis Sanchez, Victor Davila; and Eduardo Vargas.
