Our prediction for this Copa America match:
Colombia
Match Time & Date:
17/06/2021
23:00
Prediction: 2-0
Venezuela
Colombia will be looking to build on a hard-fought 1-0 win over Ecuador when they take on Venezuela in their second group game. Los Cafeteros aim to book their place in the Copa America quarterfinals as soon as possible, and we are positive that they will go all guns blazing at La Vinotinto. Even though both James Rodriguez and Radamel Falcao miss the showpiece tournament, home win should be considered as Colombia are more of a team than Venezuela.
Midfielder Yairo Moreno, who suffered an injury in the win over Ecuador, is unlikely to feature in Thursday’s clash. La Vinotinto, on the other hand, failed to spoil Brazil’s party at Estadio Nacional de Brasilia. Venezuela are without key attacker Salomon Rondon at Copa America, which is yet another reason why we are tempted to put our money on Juan Cuadrado and Co.
Highlighted Player (James Rodriguez):
James Rodriguez is an attacking midfielder who plays for Spanish giants Real Madrid. The Colombian superstar played for the likes of Envigado and Banfield at the start of his career and he moved to Europe in 2010, joining Portuguese side Porto for a fee of €5.1 million.
James scored 25 goals in 63 league appearances with the Dragons and in 2013 he joined Monaco. His transfer to the Ligue 1 side was the second most expensive in the history of Portuguese Primeira Liga (€45 million) and he signed a five-year contract with les Rouges et Blancs. The Colombian ace impressed at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and, as a result, Real Madrid chiefs signed him on 22 July, 2014 for an undisclosed fee.
However, reports in Spain suggested that the fee was approximately €80 million. Rodriguez scored 13 goals in 29 league appearances for Real Madrid in the 2014/2015 Primera Division campaign and he was in Gareth Bale’s shadow in the 2015/2016 season. James is well known for his technical skills, his vision and the ability to create goal-scoring opportunities for his teammates.
Highlighted Team (Venezuela):
The Venezuela national team is the member of South American CONMEBOL confederation competing at the international stage since 1938, at the same time fighting for glory and popularity in the country where baseball diverts all of the attention from the sport. With increased popularity of the FIFA World Cup the country found enough motivation and incentive to increase player development and fan support in order to strengthen the cult of the national football team.
However, South American minnows Venezuela have never qualified for the FIFA World Cup and as of 2014 they remain the only CONMEBOL member not to achieve this feat. La Vinotinto have however appeared in 15 Copa America tournament with their first entry coming in 1967. Their best result was the fourth-place finish in 2011 and under the new leadership of Rafael Dudamet, Venezuela are looking for an upset at Copa America Centenario.
The most prominent player of the Venezuela national team is New York Cosmos midfielder Juan Arango who is the team’s top scorer and the player with most caps.
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