Salomon Rondon's hat-trick fires Venezuela to win over Bolivia (4-1): Highlights and goals

Jose Pekerman couldn't have wished for a better start to his tenure in Venezuela. La Vinotinto got back to winning ways in the Conmebol Qualifiers with a 4-1 triumph over Bolivia at home to keep their Qatar 2022 dream alive.

Salomon Rondon took all the spotlight as he scored a hat-trick to give his side the edge. The striker gave them a two-goal lead before Bruno Miranda pulled one back, but Darwin Machis extended the lead in the second half. Shortly after that, Leonel Justiniano left Bolivia down to ten men and Rondon sealed the win. With this result, La Verde remain winless on the road and the Qualifiers remain wide open.

Venezuela vs Bolivia: Match Preview

Venezuela and Bolivia are set to meet at the Estadio Agustin Tovar in Barinas, today, January 27, 2022, in the South American World Cup Qualifiers 2022. Here, you will find the time of this Matchday 15 game and where to watch or live stream it online from different parts of the world. For example, in the United States, you can watch the match on fuboTV (7-day free trial streaming).

This will be their 42nd overall meeting. Interestingly, Bolivia are the slight favorites in head-to-head clashes, having celebrated a victory on 16 occasions so far; Venezuela have grabbed a triumph 13 times to this day, and the remaining 12 games have ended in a draw.

Their most recent match was played on June 3, 2021, when La Verde won convincingly 3-1 in their previous World Cup qualifier match. It promises to be an even more exciting clash as these two countries clash again at the CONMEBOL World Cup 2022 Qualifiers.