Colombia andParaguayface each other today at theEstadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez in Barranquilla for Matchday 14 of the Conmebol 2022 World Cup Qualifiers. The home side needs to add points to break the triple-tie with Chile and Uruguay in the standings. The three of them have 16 points right now.Here, you will find the expected lineups of both teams.
Los Cafeteros suffered a 1-0 away loss to leaders Brazil on Thursday. However, they will try to return to victory. Right now, they are fifth in the standings but they can win the fourth place on Tuesday if they get a good result.
Meanwhile, Paraguay lost to Chile last time out in Guillermo Barros Schelotto‘s debut as new coach. It was their third loss in a row, and La Albirroja are now seventh in the table. They need to work if they want to climb positions.
Colombia’sstarting eleven
For Colombia, neither Wilmar Barrios nor Johan Mojica will be available for the match due to suspension for having five yellow cards. So, Reinaldo Rueda will have to come up with substitutes for them.
So, Colombia’sstarting lineup against Paraguay will be: DavidOspina; Juan Guillermo Cuadrado, Davinson Sánchez,William Tesillo, Yairo Moreno; Jefferson Lerma, Jaume Cuéllar; James Rodriguez,LuisDíaz; Luis Muriel, Miguel Borja.
Paraguay’slineup
With Paraguay starting a new proccess underBarros Schelotto, the manager will try to work with differentplayers to define the best starting eleven.Omar Alderete, who received a red card against Chile, is unavailable for this match.
This will be Paraguay’s lineup against Colombia: AntonySilva; Juan Escobar, Fabian Balbuena, Gustavo Gómez, Junior Alonso; Mathias Villasanti, Andres Cubas,Matias Rojas; MiguelAlmiron, Carlos Gonzalez, Braian Samudio.
