Colombia and Chile will have a duel full of emotions and responsibilities in a new day of the Qualifiers, on the way to Qatar 2022. For both teams it is an obligation to win, a direct duel for the place in the standings, the points that have escaped at home and abroad. Also, thinking about finishing the first round of the contest that is about to end. The calendar. Both teams know each other, last year they equaled two goals in Santiago, when Roda was still in charge of the Australians.
The zone of half of the track can get to be fundamental in the procedure of the game, since both, in their schemes, own fundamental players and with tactical and technical qualities to mark the difference.
The styles are different, as Chile tends to have a populated midfield, with its three-man defense and back-and-forth players on both sides. In addition to men in the spinal cord who not only destroy the rival game, they possess good footprint, game generation and get well on the edge of the area. 5-3-2 or 3-5-2 have been the schemes used by Lasarte in the two previous eliminatory duels.
In the duel against Ecuador, he had news, with Illa and Vegas as the lanes on the side, while inside, Aránguiz, Baeza and Vidal were responsible for playing forward and looking to be an option in attack. For the duel in Barranquilla could be given the return of Erick Pulgar, who paid a penalty date and was not in Quito. However, the Bayer Leverkusen steering wheel is in doubt for the duel.
The virtues of the Austral are known, especially with Arturo Vidal, who has unique characteristics for a front-wheel drive. Point to keep in mind when surrounding you and prevent you from developing your game.
Colombia has players with similar characteristics, perhaps the variant is in the first line, where Matheus Uribe stands out as the back and forth, able to contribute in optimal conditions and potentially in both phases of the game, followed by Gustavo Cuellar . Barris fulfills a cutting task, however, he shows intelligence in closing spaces and understanding the game.
Later, the tricolor can have more alternatives, from the explosiveness of Cuadraro and Diaz as wing players, adding the ability of Quintero to understand the game and give order to the midfield, from the point of view of creation. Factor that Roda can take advantage of, depending on how the match unfolds at the Metropolitan Stadium.