Copa America 2011 – Uruguay versus Mexico: Match Preview
Uruguay take on Mexico in their pen-ultimate group stage match when both the teams take the field on 13th of July, 2011 at Estadio Ciudad de La Plata. Both the teams need to win in order to salvage some pride and also
to progress to the knockout stages of the tournament as far as Uruguay are concerned. Thus let’s take a detailed look at how both the teams might line up for this crucial group C encounter...
Uruguay
The FIFA 2010 World Cup semi-finalists need a win against Mexico in order to get through to the last stage of the tournament. They also need a favourable result from the match between Peru and Chile as a draw would almost completely
rule out Uruguay’s chances of making it to the quarterfinals of the tournament. Uruguay have had an abysmal Copa America adventure so far in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Argentina-c2841. They came to the tournament as one of the favourites but find themselves on the brink of elimination.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Edinson-Cavani-c11955. Out of their last five competitive fixtures, Uruguay have won one, lost one and drawn three. Their last
loss at the international level came against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Peru-c2981 and Chile thus they now find themselves in third place
spot behind Peru and Chile at just two points from two matches.
Mexico
Already heading home after they failed to win or draw any of their opening two matches, it will be interesting to see how Mexico approach the match against Uruguay. Their opponents will go all out for the win but Mexico have shown
in the past that they are truly capable of hitting their rivals on the counter attack. The Central American giants came to the Copa America with a second string team mostly consisting of U-23 players and the tournament itself was used as a maturing ground
for their youthful squad. However Mexico lost their opening group C match against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chile-c2871 by two goals to one before falling to Peru as well by a score line of one goal to nil.
Out of their last five fixtures, Mexico have won three and lost two. In their last meeting with Uruguay, Mexico lost by a goal to nil but before that they defeated the South American giants in the 2007 Copa America by three goals
to nil. Copa http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/America-c38390 has been a lively affair for Mexico but now they must play to salvage their pride.
Team News
Uruguay will change around their line up as their three pronged attack has not worked thus far. Therefore it is expected that Tabarez’s men will revert to the tried and tested two man attack which will be characterized by the likes
of Luis Suarez and Diego Forlan, both form a formidable partnership up front and their movement will hold the key to winning this match.
Expected Uruguay line up: Muslera, Caceres, Coates, Lugano, Pereira, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Álvaro-c5280, Rodriguez, Arevalo, Perez, Forlan, Suarez
Mexico will http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 man has been subdued in the 2011 Copa America, something that has reflected in Mexico’s performances as well.
Expected Mexico line up: http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Santos-c40446, Lugo.
Prediction
Uruguay are expected to win this encounter. Diego Forlan will be their most likely scorer but their progression to the next stage remains in doubt given that they will be level on points with Peru and Chile if both the teams draw
against each other on 12th of July, 2011. Prediction: http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mexico-c2956.
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