Colombia VS Argentina – Prediction

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Prediction: Colombia 1-2 Argentina
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Tuesday night is all set to feature a highly anticipated match between Colombia and the World Champions Argentina. Colombia are the only undefeated side in the World Cup qualifiers after playing seven games so far. They are currently in 3rd with only one point behind Uruguay.

Argentina, on the other hand, having a fantastic time in football. They defeated Chile by a 3-0 margin without even their biggest stars Lionel Messi and Angel Di Maria. Argentina looked very confident against Chile and they had not suffered much to destroy Chile without Messi. Goals from Alexis Mac Allister, Julian Alvarez, and Paulo Dybala secured all three points for the Albeceleste from that game.

However, the World Champions have a massive test tonight when they play against Colombia in Barranquilla, one of the toughest stadiums in the World due to its intense heat and humidity. Temperature can rise to 32 degrees, and the humidity to reach 100 percent in today’s game.

Argentine boss Lionel Scaloni is also concerned about the weather in Barranquilla. “We will go to a place where it is very hot and we will play at a time that should not be, which does not help the spectacle, but they decided that,” complained Scaloni.

Apart from the weather conditions, this match will also be difficult for the Albeceleste as Colombia are in a good rhythm. In the Copa America, they had a neck-to-neck fight with Brazil and tied the match with a 1-1 margin. Meanwhile, Colombia defeated the flying Uruguay in the Copa America semifinal to meet Argentina in the final. However, Colombia had an intense fight with Argentina, and seemed they would take the match into the tiebreaker. Thanks to Lautaro Martinez who scored in the 111th minute to win the match with a 1-0 margin to lift the Copa America trophy. Let’s see how Argentina play against Colombia without Messi and Di Maria.

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Colombia are without two senior players David Ospina and Davinson Sanchez due to their respective injuries. Aston Villa’s Jhon Durra was on the bench against Peru, but he is likely to start tonight against Argentina. James Rodriguez is also the favorite to start tonight.

As for Argentina, Lionel Messi is still unavailable as he is recovering from his ankle injury. Marcus Acuna could come into the XI, considering the threat of Luis Diaz. Meanwhile, Nicolas Otamendi, Christian Romero, and Lisandro Martinez will continue in defense.

Liverpool’s Alexis Mac Allister picked up a slight injury during the match against Chile. But his injury is not serious and he should be available for tonight’s game.

Possible Lineup for Colombia:

Vargas; Munoz, Lucumi, Mina, Mojica; Rios, Lerma, Arias; James, Duran, Diaz

Possible Lineup for Argentina:

E Martinez; Acuna, Otamendi, Romero, Li Martinez; De Paul, Mac Allister, En Fernandez, Lo Celso; Alvarez, La Martinez

Prediction: Colombia 1-2 Argentina

Due to the overheating in Barranquilla, this match would be very difficult for Argentina. But the Albeceleste are in good form and are the favorites in this game. We expect an intense fight between the two sides, but Argentina should win the match against Colombia.