Uruguay vs Colombia Live Streaming Match

PREVIEW AND PREDICTION:

Uruguay and Colombia do battle on Saturday in Copa America quarter-final action, as both nations look to reach the semi-finals after missing out in the 2019 tournament.

Colombia were pipped to second spot by Peru in the final round of group fixtures, while Uruguay quickly grew into the tournament to win their last two matches in the group and finish second as a result.

Uruguay had a difficult start to this year’s Copa America, losing 1-0 in a tough game against group favourites Argentina in their opening match, as Guido Rodriguez netted the only goal of the game inside 15 minutes.

They then played out a slightly underwhelming 1-1 draw with Chile, as Luis Suarez equalised on the hour mark to salvage a point for La Celeste after Eduardo Vargas had put their opponents ahead.

However, Oscar Tabarez‘s men would bounce back with two wins to round off the group stage and finish second, firstly defeating Bolivia 2-0 as Edinson Cavani got on the scoresheet after a Jairo Quinteros own goal.

La Celeste then finished with a 1-0 over Paraguay in the final game, with Cavani scoring a penalty to help his nation leapfrog their opponents.

While they are yet to hit the peak of their powers in this tournament, Tabarez’s men have steadily improved throughout, and they will aim to continue that with a win in a tough quarter-final clash on Saturday.

Similarly to their opponents, Colombia are yet to fulfil their potential in the Copa America this year, having dropped to third spot by the end of the group stage.

They always looked set to qualify for the final eight though, as they took a high position from the start thanks to a 1-0 win over Ecuador as Edwin Cardona netted the only goal of the game on the stroke of half time.

A disappointing goalless draw then followed, as Reinaldo Rueda‘s men were unable to break down Venezuela, who had a depleted squad due to a coronavirus outbreak in the camp.

La Tricolor then suffered a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Peru, with Yerry Mina scoring an own goal to hand their opponents the three points after Miguel Borja had drawn them level from the penalty spot.

The final round of fixtures again saw Rueda’s men again fall to a 2-1 loss, despite leading against pre-tournament favourites Brazil for the majority of the game thanks to Luis Diaz‘s stunning opener in the 10th minute.

That lead lasted until the 78th minute, when Roberto Firmino drew the Selecao level before Casemiro headed in a corner in the 10th minute of added time to snatch all three points and condemn Colombia to their second defeat of the competition.

La Tricolor will now look to bounce back from those defeats and return to form, as they head into the quarter-finals with the aim of lifting the Copa America trophy for the second time in the nation’s history.