Copa America 2011 – Argentina versus Colombia: Match Preview
Argentina take on Colombia in their second encounter of group A in the 2011 Copa http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/America-c38390 on their home turf at Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao Lopez on 7th of July, 2011. It will be interesting to see how Argentina
line up after they drew their first game of the tournament whilst Colombia won their opening encounter against Costa Rica. Thus let’s take a look at both the teams and ascertain their chances of winning...
Argentina
The hosts disappointed in their first match of the tournament against minnows http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Bolivia-c7828. This particularly disheartening performance was characterized by their ineffectiveness in the opposition penalty area. Moreover most of the
criticism that has been aimed at Argentina has been targeted at their star forward Lionel Messi. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Batista-c7379 has also incurred the wrath of the local media as the 1986 FIFA World Cup winners now find themselves in a precarious situation where they need
win against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Colombia-c2873 in order to give themselves a solid chance of progressing towards the knockout stages of the competition.
As hosts, Argentina have a huge burden on their shoulders now. Lionel Messi has to step up and lead the team whilst the likes of Tevez and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 striker. Argentina
won their last competitive encounter against Colombia which took place in June of 2009 as a part of the FIFA 2010 World Cup qualification process.
Colombia
Colombia’s win over http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Costa-Rica-c2877 in the first match of the competition has given them an edge over their opponents for July 7th, 2011. It will be interesting to see how the South American underdogs approach the match against
Argentina as the pressure is on their opponents to win rather than on Colombia to produce a favourable result. However Colombia’s biggest enemy is over confidence. Their win over Costa Rica was impressive but not overwhelming. There were times in the match
when they looked suspect at the back, something that can’t be tolerated if they want to get a result against Argentina and surprise the tournament hosts once and for all.
Colombia last won against Argentina in a competitive fixture way back in November of 2007, when they played the South American giants in FIFA 2010 World Cup qualification on their own turf. However, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Argentina-c2841 did defeat Colombia
when both the teams last faced off in the 2007 Copa America.
Team News
Argentina’s coach Sergio Batista will be under pressure to ditch Ever Banega after his woeful performance against Bolivia and that might just work in favour of Javier Pastore who has been waiting in the wings for his chance. The
Palermo midfielder might start as trequartista for the Copa America hosts.
Expected Argentina line up: Romero, Rojo, Milito, Burdisso, Zanetti, Cambiasso, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carlos-c8346 Tevez, Angel Di Maria
Colombia will http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Freddy-c14144 Guarin from the midfield area as the underdogs will look to spring a
surprise and foil Argentina’s plans of progressing past the group stages.
Expected Colombia line up: http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Radamel-Falcao-c30276
Prediction
Argentina will be slight favourites to win this matchup due to their superiority on paper and the home ground advantage but Colombia are quite capable of sneaking away with a draw leaving Argentina to l**k their own wounds in the
process. Prediction: Argentina 1 – 1 Colombia.
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