Stadium: José Encarnación (Pachencho) Romero

Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)

Paraguay

Faces renovation of their squad an arrives in this America Cup to get experience to most of their players. Their defense is their best feature with a defensive scheme 3-5-2, wtih potent strikers, Salvador Cabañas (best striker of past Libertadores Cup), Roque Santa Cruz and Oscar Cardozo, recently signed by Benfica. In the middlefield the back up is Julio Dos Santos.

Coach Martino wants an offensive Paraguay that dont' limit to ba a physical defensive team and the main change is the team is leaving the long air ball to concentrate to playing with the ball in the pitch and take handy the qualities of their players.

The team practice on the stadium at the same hour the match will be played to get acostume to the exact conditions they can face in the match.In the friendlies the team has dispute this year, in five matches they have obtain four under 2.5 goals scorelines which speak of a defensive team that is improving in the last three matches the team haven't allowed a single goal, and just score one against Mexico on Azteca Stadium. In the first two friendlies lost againts Mexico 2-1 and against Colombia 2-0, precisely the team that confronts right now. So if something can be takend from the friendlies they have dispute is their improvement in the defense, but lacking of the scoring power.

Colombia

The coach Jorge Luis Pinto is shaping a very important team, with important characteristics as very solid defensive system with good attacks but weak definition, point where they should improve more, and here is where the arrival of Edixon Perea from Burdeos will be important just in the last friendly against Ecuador scored and together with Hugo Rodallega which score three of the 14 goals the team make in their preparation route, has the duty to score for this team.

In the start of this year the team has dispute seven friendly matches, where they have collect five victories, one draw and one defeat. The defeat was their first friendly of the year against Uruguay, where the offensive didn't work and the defense was a shame. But from there the team has showed improvement as they have work had on the defense, allowing in the next six matches, barely two goals. Which speak that the defense lead by GK Miguel Calero is very good, altought the absence of DF Aquivaldo Mosquera is sensible, the team has important players to cover it, as Ivan Cordoba, Amaranto Perea or Yepes where called. In the offensive the team has also workd and in the seven matches the team has scored 14 goals for an average over 2 goals per match. Is to highlight two things in the last five matches had only allowed a goal and they face Paraguay on a friendly on March and won 2-0, which brings confidence to face this match.

Match:

A very dispute match with two defensive teams that will have a hard task infront, both need the points as being Argentina the favorite the one taking points here could almost secure the second position. The middle field would be also tight and the individual capabilties to make the most of the few scoring chances will determine who takes the victory.

Prediction:

For match winner the thing seems really tight, and I sense that it can fall in any side the victory, still Colombia take the friendly between them and Paraguay is lacking of most goal power than Colombia, so there I sense that it would be Colombia where the value resides in Colombia 0 AH 4/10. in the understand that a drat would return the stake. Which I sense the draw could be a option as the solid defenses both teams carry.



Pick : Colombia
Odds : 1.75
Stake : 9 / 10
Bookmaker : Betsson
Date : 2007-06-29
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