Chile and Bolivia in search of their first win

Following a draw in a tough opening game against Argentina Chile will look to kick start their CONMEBOL Copa América campaign on friday with all three points against Bolivia.

This will be the second game of the tournament for both sides in Group B, where they are joined by Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.

Chile had some chances against Argentina and will look to be more efficient in front of goal against la verde in order to get a big win that would put them in a strong position to progress.

Bolivia took the lead against Paraguay in their opener before losing a player to a red card and eventually falling to a 3-1 defeat. They are likely to look to keep it tight and hit Chile on the break with quick counters.

Current Group A leader is Paraguay thanks to their opening day win, followed by Argentina and Chile who have 1 point each. Bolivia’s opening day loss means they are bottom on zero poitns with Uruguay who are yet to make the Copa America debut.

-Details-

• Stadium: Arena Pantanal, city of Cuiabá, Brazil.
• Time: 17:00 (21:00 GMT).
• Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (ESP)

-NOTES ON THE GAME-

• Chile have gone 5 games without defeat against Bolivia in the CONMEBOL Copa América (4 wins, 1 loss). The last time they were beaten in the contest was in the 2016 edition, when la roja won 2-1. This will be the third time they play in Brazil: they have won one game each.
• Chile has only one defeat against Bolivia in the last 13 games in all competitions (9 wins, 3draws). However, Chile have not won in either of their last two games (1 draw, 1 loss), the longest streak without a Chilean victory in this 13-game streak.
• Bolivia has been able to score at least one goal in six of their last eight games played in the CONMEBOL Copa América. However, they have not been able to keep a clean sheet in any of the last eight games (8 defeats).
• Eduardo Vargas scored the equalizing goal against Argentina on the first day of the CONMEBOL Copa América and drew level with Gabriel Batistuta in the tournament’s all time scorers table (13 goals). The Chilean is on track  catch up with Zizinho and «Tucho» Méndez, who with 17 goals lead the all time table.
• No goalkeeper made as many saves on the first date of the CONMEBOL Copa América as Rubén Cordano of Bolivia (8, twice as many as Bravo and Graterol, the other goalkeepers who complete the Top3).

Datos: OPTA