Copa America 2011 Preview – Chile versus Mexico: Group C encounter
In this opening group C encounter, the winners of Gold Cup take on Chile in what is expected to be an exciting matchup at Estadio del Bicentenario in San Juan, Argentina on 5th of July, 2011. Both the teams will look
to win the match in order to kick off their Copa America campaign with all three points but that is easier said than done therefore let’s take a look at how both the teams might line up against each other...
Chile
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Brazil-c2858 but they are blessed with some extraordinary talent
in their starting line up. Chile usually play a 5 man http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Defence-c38904 which means that they look to attack the teams on a counter attack. Their two wingbacks provide natural width on either side of the field which allows their inverted wingers to shift inside on their
stronger feet in order to link up with the strikers.
The South American underdogs have not won a single Copa America title in their history but that can change this year in Argentina with the host nation and the defending champions misfiring already. Chile are unbeaten in their last
five international fixtures and they drew their last match on the international stage against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Colombia-c2873 in a friendly face-off. Chile’s last victory over Mexico came in September of 2008
when they won by a singular goal in a friendly encounter against their Copa http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/America-c38390 rivals.
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Mexico are second favourites to impress against Chile as they have brought a young and inexperienced squad of players to Copa America after their first team stars won the Gold Cup in U.S.A in June, 2011. Nonetheless, it will be
naive to take the Central American giants lightly as their U-23 contingent is quite capable of gaining a surprise win over Chile if they are underestimated to a dangerous extent.
Mexico are using the Copa America tournament to nurture some of their youthful stars which bodes well for the future of Mexican football. However it also means that they have not got a realistic chance of winning the competition
itself in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Venezuela-c3039.
Mexico won their last match against Chile by a goal to nil in the May of 2010.
Team News
Chile will use http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alexis-Sánchez-c4979 who is set to join Barcelona sooner rather than later. It will
be interesting to see whether Claudio Borghi retains his teams’ setup which propelled them to fame in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Expected Chile line up: Munoz, Jara, Ponce, Fica, Beausejour, Medel, Fernandez, Vidal, Alexis Sanchez, Isla, Mancilla
Mexico have left behind the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Giovani-dos-Santos-c14983.
The Tottenham Hotspur winger was impressive against U.S.A in the final of the Gold Cup but now it is time for him to shine in South America.
Expected Mexico line up: Ochoa; Salcido, Dueñas, Moreno; Torres, Torrado, Marquez, Barrera, Zavala, Vela, Dos Santos.
Prediction
Chile are expected to win this encounter, Mexico’s second string youth side will prove to be incapable of defending against the likes of Alexis Sanchez. Prediction: 2-0 to Chile.
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