Uruguay vs Paraguay Prediction and Analysis: The favorites will dominate.
The World Cup qualifying match between Uruguay and Paraguay will take place at 6:30 AM on September 7th. Nghe An Newspaper will provide statistics, analysis of form, football predictions, and score predictions for this match.
Latest information on the Uruguay vs Paraguay squad
Uruguay's all-time leading goalscorer, Luis Suarez, has announced his retirement from international football, and the match against Paraguay will be his final for the national team, with the possibility of him starting.
Darwin Nunez, Rodrigo Bentancur, Ronald Araujo, Jose Maria Gimenez, and Mathias Olivera were all banned from playing in the next five international matches due to controversies with fans during the Copa America semi-final against Colombia.
Matias Vina, Giorgian de Arrascaeta, Federico Vinas, and Nicolas de la Cruz are also absent from the squad due to injury problems.
On the Paraguayan side, Antonio Sanabria is the only player to have scored for the national team in six World Cup qualifying matches so far, and he is expected to lead the attack in this game.
Julio Enciso of Brighton & Hove Albion is also likely to feature in an attacking midfield role alongside Miguel Almiron and Ramon Sosa.
Latest predicted lineups for Uruguay vs Paraguay
Uruguay:
Rochet; Nandez, Caceres, Bueno, Saracchi; Valverde, Ugarte; Pellistri, Torres, Araujo; Suarez
Paraguay:
Morinigo; Velazquez, Balbuena, Alderete, Espinoza; Villasanti, Bobadilla; Almiron, Enciso, Sosa; Sanabria
Latest Uruguay vs Paraguay football match prediction
Following the utter disappointment of being eliminated in the group stage of the 2022 World Cup, something that hadn't happened since 2002, Uruguay sacked coach Diego Alonso and eventually appointed Marcelo Bielsa in May 2023.
Bielsa has had a tremendous impact on the Uruguayan national team, losing only five of his 19 matches across all competitions and leading the team to a third-place finish at the 2024 Copa America.
Uruguay won all three group stage matches and notably beat Brazil on penalties in the quarter-finals, but despite controlling 62% of the ball in the semi-final, they failed to capitalize and lost 1-0 to Colombia.
They overcame Canada on penalties in the third-place match after Luis Suarez scored the equalizer in the 92nd minute to send the game to a penalty shootout, which Uruguay won 4-2.
Ahead of the seventh and eighth rounds of the South American World Cup qualifiers, Bielsa's team is firmly in second place with 13 points from six games, and they will be looking to consolidate their position with two positive results during this international break.
Their opponents, Paraguay, may be lacking confidence heading into Saturday's match after a poor Copa America performance, where they were eliminated in the group stage for the first time since 2016.
They were defeated 2-1 by Colombia, 4-1 by Brazil, and 2-1 by Costa Rica, leaving them bottom of the group with no points, leading to the dismissal of coach Daniel Oscar Garnero.
Gustavo Alfaro has taken charge of the team and will make his coaching debut against Uruguay on Saturday. The Argentinian coach hopes to lead Paraguay to their first win in this match since 2007. The home side will want a strong performance to give Suarez a perfect farewell in his final game for the national team, and they should easily overcome a weak Paraguay side.
Predicting the score for Uruguay vs Paraguay
Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Uruguay vs Paraguayas follows:
- Sportsmole:Uruguay 3-0 Paraguay
- WhoScore:Uruguay 2-0 Paraguay
- Our newspaper predicts:Uruguay 3-0 Paraguay
When and where can I watch Uruguay vs Paraguay live?
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