Uruguay faces Colombia in the Copa America quarterfinals. The match will be played on Sunday, July 4th at Estádio Nacional de Brasília (Brasília)
Uruguay made it to the quarterfinals from the 2nd position in Group A. The Sky-Blues scored seven points in four matches. The results of the Uruguayan national team in the group were improving with each game. In the opening match, the men of Tabares lost to the Argentines (1-1), then shared the points with the Chileans (1-1), and finished the group stage with two victories over Bolivia (2-0) and Paraguay (1-0). The match against the Paraguayans was key for the Uruguayans, as that game determined who would qualify for the knockout rounds from the 2nd line. Having opened the scoring thanks to a penalty kick, which Edinson Cavani converted in the 21st minute, the Uruguayan national team kept the minimum lead without any problems.
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Colombia finished in 3rd place in Group B. The Coffee Growers earned four points in four matches. They went through the group round with certain difficulties. The Colombian national team managed to beat only Ecuador in the opening match (1-0). After that, the Coffee Growers tied against the outsider of the quintet, Venezuela (1-1), lost to the Peruvians (1-2), and ended their performance in the group with an offensive defeat to the Brazilians (1-2). The match against Brazil started well for Colombia – Luis Diaz scored an early goal with a spectacular shot. After that, the Coffee Growers held the advantage for most of the match, but the hosts of the tournament equalized the score with the efforts of Roberto Firmino in the 78th minute. However, during that attack, the ball hit the referee Nestor Pitanu, so the Colombians began to protest against the scored goal. In their opinion, the referee should have stopped the game immediately. Due to long disputes, he added 10 minutes to the second half, which let the Colombians down. In one of the last attacks in the 100th minute, Casemiro scored the second goal and brought Brazil a victory.
Both teams do not please the fans with a large number of goals. Despite a stellar attacking line, Uruguay is experiencing tremendous offensive problems. Out of 4 goals in the group stage, two were sent by the opponents into their own nets, and another goal came from the penalty spot. Colombia is experiencing similar problems (only three goals in four matches, and two of them took place after set pieces). The Coffee Growers have never scored more than one goal per match in this tournament. And the latest results of Uruguay indicate a likely low total either.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 goals scored
