Comments and predictions for Bolivia vs Uruguay: Making things difficult for the away team

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Miguelito will be a key player for Bolivia, despite having limited playing time at Santos. Only Lionel Messi scored more goals in qualifying than the youngster.

There are no big surprises in the starting lineup against Peru, and coach Villegas is likely to keep the same lineup, unless there is a last-minute injury incident.

Henry Vaca and Jeyson Chura are absent due to injury, while three attacking players, Cesar Menacho, Gabriel Sotomayor and Enzo Monteiro, have been left out of the squad.

Uruguay have a strong squad with few injuries, but Giorgian De Arrascaeta will not be available after being forced off in the first half of the match against Argentina.

His replacement that day was Flamengo teammate Nicolas de la Cruz, and the player could be in line for a start in the next game. Alternatively, coach Bielsa could consider moving Nahitan Nandez into midfield and Guillermo Varela to right-back.

Facundo Pellistri made his first start in six weeks against Argentina, having recovered from injury at Panathinaikos. However, his position is one of the most at risk of change in Friday's starting line-up.

Latest predicted lineup for Bolivia vs Uruguay

Bolivia:
Viscarra; Medina, Haquin, Morales, Sagredo; Villamil, Robson Matheus, R Vaca; Miguelito, Algaranaz, Fernandez

Uruguay:
Rochet; Varela, R Araujo, Gimenez, Olivera; Valverde, Bentancur, Nandez; B Rodriguez, Nunez, M Araujo

Latest football commentary Bolivia vs Uruguay

Bolivia's poor away form continued last week, as they lost 3-1 in Lima to a Peru side who were bottom of the table and had scored just three goals in their previous 12 qualifiers.

A surprise win over Chile in September – ending a run of 67 away games without a win in World Cup qualifying – had raised hopes, but results since the Santiago victory suggest Bolivia will have to wait a long time for another away win.

La Verde have lost their next three games, against Argentina, Ecuador and Peru, conceding 13 goals in the process. In addition, a draw at home to Paraguay in their most recent match has seriously jeopardized their hopes of reaching the World Cup finals for the first time since 1994.

Coach Oscar Villegas's team was somewhat fortunate when Venezuela declined, but both Chile and Peru - teams that were once thought to be eliminated from the race - have now returned and are close to Bolivia.

There are only four points separating the four teams outside the play-off places, but with their poor away form, Bolivia will have to make the most of home advantage if they are to retain any hope.

The move to play at high altitude in El Alto has given Bolivia a significant boost, as they easily beat Venezuela and overcame Colombia despite having one more player.

However, after this match, they will have two very difficult opponents at home, Chile and Brazil, in the context of the gap with the direct ticket group is increasingly widening. Therefore, a play-off place seems to be the most realistic hope, although the play-off round will take place on neutral ground, where they cannot take advantage of the familiar home field.

The last time Uruguay visited Bolivia was in La Paz in 2021 and they lost 0-3. Previously in 2012, they also lost 1-4 here. It can be seen that this is a trip with many risks for Uruguay.

Coach Marcelo Bielsa's team also lost before entering this match, when they lost 0-1 at home to Argentina on Friday night.

It was Uruguay's first official home defeat since losing to… Argentina in the last World Cup qualifiers, and only their third defeat in 13 matches in the entire qualifying campaign.

However, winning has become difficult for Uruguay recently, with them winning just one of their seven qualifying matches since the Copa America, a performance that has seen them fall down the rankings.

November was their best month, beating Colombia and drawing away to Brazil – results that virtually secured qualification for the finals. But home defeat in South American qualifying is always a disaster, as points are hard to come by away from home.

Uruguay likely only need one more win to create a safe distance from the chasing group outside the top 6, but if they lose this match, Bolivia will shorten the gap to just four points, in the context of the race for tickets is still extremely tense.

Latest Bolivia vs Uruguay score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Bolivia vs Uruguayas follows:

• Sportsmole:Bolivia 1-1 Uruguay

• WhoScore:Bolivia 1-2 Uruguay
• Our newspaper predicts:Bolivia 1-1 Uruguay

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