A heavyweight South American showdown takes centre stage at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Saturday as Uruguay faces Brazil in the Copa America quarterfinals. The winner will advance to the semifinals to play either Colombia or Panama.
Uruguay have been in formidable form, winning all three of their group games and scoring the most goals in the tournament.
However, they might be without attacker Maximiliano Araujo, who was injured in their win over the USA. Cristian Olivera is expected to replace him, joining Facundo Pellistri, Nicolas de la Cruz, and Darwin Nunez in attack. Coach Marcelo Bielsa is likely to keep the rest of his lineup unchanged.
Brazil, on the other hand, finished second in their group and have not been at their best. They will miss star player Vinicius Junior, who is suspended. This could give 17-year-old Endrick a chance to start, with Rodrygo moving to the flank. Raphinha, Savio, Gabriel Martinelli, and Pepe are competing for the final attacking spot.
This match promises to be an exciting encounter, with Uruguay's strong form clashing against Brazil's potential to turn things around.
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Brazil vs. Uruguay starting lineups & team newsBrazil will play without Vinicius Junior, who is suspended due to yellow card accumulation. This sees 17-year-old Endrick starting for the first time in his international career, with Rodrygo shifting to the flank.
Savio, Gabriel Martinelli, and Pepe were vying for the other attacking spot, but it's unsurprisingly handed to the Barcelona veteran Raphinha. Left-back Guilherme Arana replaces Wendell at left-back, while midfielders Douglas Luiz, Andreas Pereira, and Ederson are all left on the bench in favor of Joao Gomes.
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Injured duo Neymar and Ederson are not with Brazil this summer as they recover.
Brazil starting lineup (4-2-3-1): Alisson (GK) — Danilo, Militao, Marquinhos, Arana — Guimaraes, Gomes — Raphinha, Paqueta, Rodrygo — Endrick.
Injured: Ederson (out of squad), Neymar (out of squad).
Suspended: Vinicius Jr (yellow acc.)
Uruguay will miss attacker Maximiliano Araujo after he was stretchered off with a neck injury against the USA. Cristian Olivera, who replaced him in that game, also now enters the starting lineup opposite Facundo Pellistri up front with Nicolas de la Cruz,and Darwin Nunez also in the attack.
Coach Marcelo Bielsa was expected to keep the rest of his lineup unchanged, with Federico Valverde and Manuel Ugarte in midfield and a four-man defence comprising Nahitan Nandez, Ronald Araujo, Mathias Olivera, and Matias Vina.
Uruguay starting lineup (4-2-3-1): Rochet (GK) — Nandez, R. Araujo, M. Olivera, Vina — Ugarte, Valverde — Pellistri, de la Cruz, C. Olivera — Nunez.
Injured: Max Araujo (concussion)
Suspended: None.
USA: Brazil vs. Uruguay from Allegiant Stadium will be televised in the United States on FS1, with a Spanish-language broadcast via Univision and TUDN. All three channels are available to stream on Fubo, with the latter offering a FREE seven-day trial.
UK: This match will be shown in the UK on Premier Sports Player's platforms.
Canada: All Copa America matches can be seen in Canada on TSN's respective TV channel and live streaming services, while RDS provides French language options.
Australia: Australia's sole broadcaster for the Copa America is Optus Sport.
India: Unfortunately, there has been no official confirmation of TV and live stream broadcasts of Copa America in India. Reports had suggested that FanCode and Sony were ready to take up broadcast rights for the tournament but, as yet, that has not been made official. So at the moment, there is no official platform in India on which viewers can stream or any channel on which the match will be broadcast.
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