Paraguay clinched their first victory in the FIFA World Cup 2022 South American qualifiers as they took a 1-0 away win over Venezuela on Tuesday. Here you will find the highlights of the game played at the Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano de Mérida.
Chicago Fire‘s Gastón Giménez scored the winning goal for Paraguay, while goalkeeper Anthony Silva became thehero of the night by savingYangel Herrera’s penalty securethe visitors’ victory.
Venezuela vs Paraguay: Match Preview
Venezuela and Paraguay will square off today at Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano de Mérida for their second game of the South American FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifiers. Here, you’ll find everything there is to know about this must-win game for both sides, thematch information, predictions, and even how and where to watch or live stream free the game.
The Venezuelans are coming off a terrible outing vs. Colombia, falling 0-3 to Carlos Queiroz’s team on the road. As for Paraguay, they fought with bones and nails during an exciting 2-2 tie with Peru.
Both teams know that there’s not much room for error when it comes to the South American FIFA World Cup qualifiers so they’ll have to be flawless in their second outing if they don’t want to be left behind.
Venezuela vs Paraguay: Match Information
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Time: 6:00PM (ET)
Venue: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano de Mérida, Mérida, Venezuela
Venezuela vs Paraguay: Head-To-Head
As it happens with most of their rivals, Venezuela have had a tough time when it comes to facing Paraguay. Thus far, they’ve only beaten them 5 times with 4 draws and 17 losses. However, two of those 5 wins have come on their past two meetings.
Venezuela vs Paraguay: Storylines
Venezuela simply couldn’t get anything going in their game vs. Colombia and the lack of rhythm among its players was pretty clear. It was José Peseiro’s first game in charge of La Vinotinto and it was evident that there are a lot of adjustments to be made.
Hopefully, Venezuela will have Yeferson Soteldo available to go on Tuesday after missing Friday’s game due to migratory restrictions. Then again, their biggest woe came in their own third of the pitch, with Wuilker Fariñez showing a lot of rust.
Paraguay showed some interesting things during their game vs. Ricardo Gareca’s Peru. Led by Miguel Almirón and thanks to a couple of scores by talented playmaker Ángel Romero, the Guaranís showed a dangerous attack.
The Paraguayans have quite a young team so some growing pains are to be expected. Even so, it’s clear that their speedsters can wreak havoc on every opposing defense if they get an inch of space.
How To Watch Or Live Stream Free Venezuela vs Paraguay In The U.S
The FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifiers game between Venezuela and Paraguay to be played on Tuesday 13at Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano de Mérida in Venezuelawill be broadcasted in the United States by FITE.
Venezuela vs Paraguay: Predictions And Odds
Apparently, bookmakers believe that Venezuela will bounce back from their tough loss in the first fixture and win the three points at home, as they give them +150 odds. Paraguay have +200 odds, and a tie wuold result in a +210 payout.
| DraftKings | |
|---|---|
| Venezuela | +150 |
| Tie | +210 |
| Paraguay | +200 |
* Odds via DraftKings
