Paraguay is eighth with 12 points and Chile sixth with 13, both out of the qualifying zone with six rounds left to finish the tie.
As a final, it will be the match on Thursday between Paraguay and Chile for date 13 of the South American qualifying round, as they are out of the qualifying zone for the Qatar 2022 World Cup with only six more dates to be played.
Paraguay is eighth with 12 points and Chile sixth with 13, both without a World Cup, but not so far from the classification zone, positions held by Ecuador (17), Colombia (16) and Uruguay (16), third, fourth and fifth in the standings, respectively.
Both teams already met a month ago in the first leg, with victory of the Red in Santiago by 2-0, a result that was the beginning of the end of the Albirroja strategist Eduardo Berizzo, who was later removed from office.
His replacement was the Argentine Guillermo Barros Schelotto, who took office on October 23 and who will now seek Paraguay to qualify again for a World Cup, achieving victory at the Defensores del Chaco stadium is vital to recover their hopes.
Because will have a full stadium, after the Ministry of Health authorized full capacity and allowed 43,000 spectators to enter the stadium located in Asunción.
Paraguay vs. Chile: date, times and channels to see the date 13 of the qualifying round for the Qatar 2022 World Cup
“I would trade my glasses for a World Cup”
“We don’t want to miss the World Cup (in Qatar),” said Albirroja center-back and captain Gustavo Gómez.
“I would exchange all my Cups won (with Palmeiras, former champion of the Libertadores) to go to the World Cup,” stressed the defender when he illustrated the desire of his team to reverse the bad streak in the South American qualifier.
Paraguay’s last participation in a World Cup was South Africa 2010, when by the hand of Gerardo Tata Martino managed to finish third in the tie.
The new helmsman Barros Schelotto, while praising the figures that Chile brings for Thursday’s clash, He anticipated that Paraguay will enter the field of play to win. “We have only six games to define our future,” he stressed.
“I see my players strong, with a good attitude, receptive and eager to take revenge,” said ‘el Mellizo’.
In the Chilean camp, the Uruguayan coach Martín Lasarte, will not have Erick Pulgar, author of a double in the victory against Venezuela on the 12th date (3-0), who is sanctioned for accumulating cautions.
Another absent will be the central midfielder Charles Aránguiz, with injury to the muscle tendon of the right calf.
“Unfortunately no two players are the same. We are going to look for those who can absorb these two important absences ”, observed the counselor.
Lasarte Nor will he be able to count on the experienced winger Mauricio Isla, from Flamengo, which was discharged this Wednesday after being known that it is close contact of a case of coronavirus.
“Finding himself asymptomatic, with his complete vaccination program and with a negative PCR (swab), according to the country’s sanitary regulations, he proceeded to carry out an isolation period of 7 days from the day of contact, in a different room from our own. delegation under adequate medical supervision ”, indicated from the Chilean Soccer Federation (FFCh).
In return, he will have left back Eugenio Mena and Atletico Mineiro attacker Eduardo Vargas available, who were not in the previous call due to injury.
Like a final
Lasarte admitted at a press conference that the match with Paraguay will be like a final. “An error, a success, a deconcentration can lead to a victory or a defeat”, He warned.
The match will be played under the orders of the Argentine referee Patricio Loustau, seconded on the lines by his compatriots Ezequiel Brailovsky and Maximiliano Del Yeso.
Possible alignments
Paraguay: Antony Silva; Juan Escobar, Gustavo Gómez, Júnior Alonso, Mathías Villasanti; Ángel Cardozo, Braian Samudio, Alejandro Romero Gamarra, Miguel Almirón; Antonio Sanabria and Ángel Romero. DT: Guillermo Barros Schelotto.
Chile: Claudio Bravo; Nicolás Díaz, Guillermo Maripán, Gary Medel, Eugenio Mena; Claudio Baeza, Diego Valdés, Arturo Vidal, Alexis Sánchez; Ben Brereton Díaz and Eduardo Vargas. DT: Martín Lasarte. (D)
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