Copa America enters the quarter-finals this weekend having two matches in the fixture, Uruguay hosting Colombia and Argentina preparing to play host to Ecuador.
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Uruguay Vs. Colombia
Uruguay will be welcoming Colombia in the last 8 of Copa America on Sunday morning at Estadio Nacional Mane Garrincha. La Celeste kicked off this year’s Campaign with a disappointing 1-0 loss against the group favorites Argentina, the lone goal slotted in by Guido Rodriguez was enough to deny Oscar Tabarez’s side a good start. Uruguay headed to the second game with the hope to redeem themselves only to register a 1-1 draw against Chile.
Eduardo Vargas put the away side ahead with a 26th-minute goal while Luis Suarez claimed a split of points with a 66th goal for the host. La Celeste didn’t give up, instead, as they beat Bolivia 2-0 in the third game and got a narrow 1-0 win against Paraguay. These results have secured them a spot in the quarter-finals in second place.
Los Cafeteros on the other hand, have managed to see the quarter-finals in the second position with four points. Colombia started quite well with a narrow 1-0 win against Colombia the results seemed to motivate them for the matches on the fixtures little did they know that was their height of celebration. The second game recorded a barren draw and the other two matches losing against Peru and Brazil; 2-1 and 2-1 respectively.
In the last four encounters, these teams have met once in World Cup and thrice in World Cup Qualifier CONMEBOL. Uruguay have managed to win twice while their counterpart getting a single consolation win, and shared spoils in the other match. The latest match ended 3-0 in favor of Uruguay.
Our Topbets pundit is predicting a win for Uruguay.
Win
Betway– 2.34
1XBet– 2.37
Under 2.5
Betway– 1.42
1XBet– 1.47
Argentina Vs. Ecuador
Ecuador will be facing Argentina on Sunday in the Copa America quarter-finals at Estadio Olimpico Pedro Ludovico. La Albiceleste had a fair start after sharing spoils with Chile in a 1-1 draw.
Lionel Messi put Argentina to the lead in the 33rd minute only for Ecuador to be awarded a penalty in the 54th minute but the Arturo Vidal shot was saved by the goalkeeper, only for Eduardo Vargas to slot back in. Argentina have cruised through to quarter-finals as the group leaders with 10 points.
La Tri on the other hand, had a difficult start to the campaign after losing 1-0 against Colombia. Edwin Cardon scored the only goal in the 43rd minute.
Ecuador have recorded three draws in a row in the Copa America finishing fourth with three points, the previous match held Brazil to 1-1 draw in a very interesting showdown.
In the last three encounters, Argentina have won all three matches.
Our topbets pundit is predicting a win for Argentina
Win
Betway– 1.43
1XBet– 1.36
Under 2.5
Betway– 1.69
1XBet– 1.73
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