Below is a summary of the full article. Click here for the full version or go back to LFC Live.net
Paraguay will be taking on favourites to win Copa America 2024, Brazil, in the fourth game of Group D on Friday at Allegiant Stadium, USA.
The five-times World Cup winner, Brazil, had a rough start to the competition despite having one of the most-exciting and strongest squads in the tournament.
One of the contenders for this year’s Copa silverware, the Selecao unexpectedly drew 0-0 against Costa Rica in their opening game of the tournament and are now second in the Group D table.
Paraguay on the other hand are standing in the last position of the table after losing their first game of this edition of the competition 2-1 to Colombia.
Brazil will be hopeful that they will emerge victorious in this game to secure their position in the next round of Copa America 2024.
In their last five encounters, Brazil have won four games and only one has gone without a result.
NordVPN offers a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Paraguayan national team does not have any injury concerns prior to the Brazil game.
However, two Paraguayan players, Gustavo Velazquez and Andreas Cubas, are on yellow cards from the Colombia match.
So they are at the risk of missing the final game of group stages if they receive another yellow in this game.
Rodrigo Morinigo earned his first cap for Paraguay as he replaced Carlos Coronel between the sticks.
Brighton and Hove Albion striker Julio Enciso scored his first goal for his nation which became the only goal against Colombia.
Paraguay Predicted Lineup:
Morinigo; Velazquez, Balbuena, Alderete, Espinoza; Rojas, Cubas, Caballero; Romero, Arce, Enciso.
The Selecao also do not have any injury scares in their squad.
Dorival Junior made it a point by replacing Wendell at the left-back with Guilherme Arana in the Costa Rica game.
So the World Cup winners have to be careful in their defensive strategy.
The draw against Costa Rica served as a hard blow for Dorival Junior and his boys and pointed out several areas that the Brazilians are lacking in.