It would not be unreasonable to see Gustavo Alfaro put together a 1-3-5-2 tactical module, which he usually deploys as an alternative as a visitor.
The loss of defender Xavier Arreaga due to injury before the trip to Santiago of the Ecuadorian team, where he will face Chile for the 14th date of the qualifying round for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, the Tricolor should have defined its line-up to be measured with a Red that he will also suffer absences due to injuries and accumulation of yellow cards.
The defender, who plays for the Seattle Sounders FC of the MLS, was dismissed from the team due to a muscle injury in the quadriceps.
Arreaga was one of the options to jump from the starter together with the usual starting centrals Piero Hincapié and Félix Torres, to put together the 3-5-2 tactical module that coach Gustavo Alfaro usually deploys as an alternative as a visitor.
The defender Robert Arboleda, from São Paulo, looks like the other option to complete the tricolor defensive trident.
Failing that, Alfaro can propose the traditional 1-4-4-2 system to try to score a point that would put La Tri one step away from securing its ticket to Qatar 2022.
Thus, the formation would be: Alexander Domínguez; Byron Castillo, Piero Hincapié, Pervis Estupiñán; Carlos Gruezo, Moisés Caicedo; Alan Franco, Ángel Mena, Jeremy Sarmiento; Michael Estrada.
Ecuador, with 20 points and +8, will end the year in the World Cup zone regardless of the result in Chilean lands.
Losses due to injuries and accumulation of yellow cards are also a headache for Uruguayan coach Martín Lasarte.
The Anglo-Chilean bomber Ben Brereton will not be there, neither will the owner of the midfield, Charles Aránguiz, nor the tall central Enzo Roco. But defender Gary Medel and full-back Mauricio Isla return, while the game will be led by the owners of this team: Arturo Vidal and Alexis Sánchez.
The match will be played at the San Carlos de Apoquindo stadium in Santiago, from 19:15 on Tuesday, under the arbitration of Argentine Fernando Rapallini.
Probable lineups:
Chile: Claudio Bravo; Mauricio Isla, Gary Medel, Guillermo Maripán, Eugenio Mena; Claudio Baeza, Erick Pulgar, Arturo Bravo and Diego Valdés; Alexis Sánchez and Eduardo Vargas. DT: Martín Lasarte.
Ecuador: Alexander Domínguez; Byron Castillo, Piero Hincapié, Pervis Estupiñán; Carlos Gruezo, Moisés Caicedo; Alan Franco, Ángel Mena, Jeremy Sarmiento; Michael Estrada. DT: Gustavo Alfaro.
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