Argentina vs. Colombia – Preview & Predictions

Last Updated on July 5, 2021 1:47 pm by

This past Saturday, the last two semifinalists of the Copa América Brazil 2021 were played with the result; Argentines and Colombians cheering. The Albiceleste left Ecuador in the way after beating them, while the tricolor defeated Uruguay on penalties. This will be the third time they will meet at the same stage. Reinaldo Rueda’s team reached the quarterfinals as third in Group A and had to face Uruguay, second in Group B, against whom they had not had a good time in the qualifying round in November, while their opponent will be none other than Argentina, which reached the quarterfinals as first in Group A, with 10 points. The Argentine ’10’ arrives as the top scorer of the competition, with 4 goals, and is one goal away from catching up with Pelé as the top scorer in South American teams. This duel will be broadcasted on DIRECTV Sports on Tuesday, July 6 at 20:00 CET.

Here are 5 interesting facts ahead of the semifinal duel between the two teams:

1. Lionel Scaloni’s team is coming off a win against Ecuador, while Colombia is coming off a win against Uruguay.
2. After winning 4 games, the Argentine team wants to continue its winning streak against Colombia, whose last victory was a victory.
3. In front of goal, the most important players of both teams are L. Messi of ARG and L. Diaz of COL, with 5 and 2 goals respectively in the last 10 games.
4. The last match between the two ended in a 2-goal draw.
5. Argentina has not beaten Colombia since November 16, 2016, when it won 3-0.

Let’s review the current events of the teams heading into this Copa América semifinal match:

This is how Colombia arrives at the match

Colombia’s front-line struggles continued in the quarterfinals, as they again failed to find the net despite attacking depth. They started with Atalanta duo Luis Muriel and Duván Zapata, but Miguel Borja could come in after another disappointing performance from Muriel. Davinson Sanchez and Yerry Mina should continue with their established pairing in the heart of the back four, protecting experienced goalkeeper David Ospina, who has arguably been the nation’s standout player in the tournament.

Here are the best plays from Colombia’s last match: (Video courtesy of: Copa América).

This is how Argentina arrives at the match:

La Albiceleste now heads into the semifinals with high expectations of advancing to the final, as they aim to lift the Copa America trophy for the 15th time in the nation’s history and the first time since 1993. Lionel Messi remains Argentina’s main card, who has scored four goals and four assists in five Copa America appearances this year amid the expiration of his contract with Barcelona, plus they have a plethora of attacking options, with Lautaro Martinez, Nicolas Gonzalez, Angel Di Maria, and Angel Correa all vying for places in the front line. Experienced center-back Nicolas Otamendi will continue to lead the backline. At the same time, German Pezzella should keep his place alongside the Benfica man after an impressive performance in the 3-0 win over Ecuador.

Here are the best plays from Argentina’s last match: (Video courtesy of: Copa América).

Betting line:

Argentina: 27.4% (-144) – Goals: 1.00 – Best O/U: u2½-185 

Colombia: 47.1% (+440) – Goals: 1.54 – Best O/U: o2½+133 

Draw: 25.5% (+245)