Two historic players return: La Roja welcomes Colombia with a mission to fix their qualifying start

red We need a win at home this Tuesday to give peace of mind to the new process he is leading. Eduardo Beriso the second day of the 2026 World Cup South American Qualifiers, will take on Colombia, who have struggled in recent years and are aiming for points at the Monumental Stadium.

The Chilean team could appeal to the eternal standards of the starting lineup: Alexis Sanchez didn’t even go to Montevideo for qualifying debut, and arturo vidal came on as a substitute in the final 20 minutes and scored. goal This eased a 3-1 defeat against Uruguay.

The team’s absence from the last two World Cups has led to some disillusionment and skepticism prevailing among Chilean fans, who are torn between impatience with the team’s renewal and dependence on the team. “Golden Generation” it is coming to an inexorable end.

In the minds of fans across the country, the last they saw at home in the playoffs was three losses. That, and the high ticket price of his P44,000 to P148,000 meant that tickets were sold at a slower pace compared to other times.

In addition, due to Chile mandates, monuments can only be installed at 50% capacity. comply with sanctions imposed by FIFA following the public’s bad behavior in closing the road to Qatar in 2022.

Corrections regarding Uruguay

Berizzo is expected to make further changes to his squad ahead of the first match, with speculation that a midfielder could be added to Vidal and Sanchez. victor felipe mendez .

According to the coach’s own analysis after the defeat against Charuas, La Roja’s midfield needs to be strengthened against the Colombians. “Reduce ball losses, create better attacking situations and control the ball “, Said.

Colombia positions itself as a complex rival; It’s calm After adding the first three points against Venezuela heading into the World Cup to be held in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

In qualifying, the last two matches in Santiago ended in draws, and it was the previous time that the coffee producers lost to the Chilean team as visitors. 14 years in addition to the 2014 Road to Brazil victory.

complicated rivalry

Generally speaking, Colombia has been a solid team playing away in the last two qualifiers, losing to Brazil and Argentina, as well as Uruguay ahead of Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022. It was a match against Ecuador.

Following the result against Vinotinto, Nestor Lorenzo’s side are committed to playing with speed in attack, especially on the wings, and this is an aspect that complicated Chile’s match against Uruguay. However, offensive dizziness doesn’t always lead to goals, and his narrow victory in his debut match is an example of this.

Against Venezuela, they used the same eleven that beat Germany last June, but against Chile the Colombian coach may make some changes, including player ownership. Jorge Carrascal replaced Juan Guillermo Cuadrado in last Thursday’s match.

The Colombian captain could only play for 45 minutes due to physical problems, apparently due to muscle overload. The midfielder, who recently signed for Inter Milan, has only played 62 minutes in three games for the Italian team.

midfielder Wilmer Barrios Mateus Uribe could be a bad starter, though. James Rodriguez As in the duel in Barranquilla, he will return to the bench as a replacement option.

Expected lineup

Chile: Brayan Cortez. N. Messatou, Gary Medel, Guillermo Maripan, Gabriel Suazo. Eric Pulgar, Charles Aranguiz, Diego Valdes, Arturo Vidal. Ben Brereton, Alexis Sanchez.

Columbia: Camilo Vargas. Daniel Muñoz, Yerry Mina, John Lucumi, Daybel Machado. Jefferson Lerma, Wilmer Barrios, Jorge Carrascal. John Arias, Luis Diaz, Rafael Santos Bolle.

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