Argentina faces Ecuador in their first knockout huddle for the Copa America title they crave for years now. The winner of this game faces the victorious side from the Uruguay versus Colombia game in another quarter final fixture.
Argentina topped their group but now as a team mostly with Lionel Messi relieved some of the burden. The 33 year old is the top scorer not only in the team but for the tournament too with 3 strikes and 2 assists. Argentina gained a total of 10 points from the four group stage games, winning three and drawing one. In the final group game La Albiceleste demolished Bolivia 4-1 with Messi contributing to three goals.
Ecuador has made it to this stage in a way that can be described as efficient. Knowing their opposition well has been their key factor for they prevented the likes of Brazil to take points out of them. They haven't won a game for sure in the competition but fulfilled their target of qualifying to the latter stages.
Argentina vs Ecuador Match Details :
When: Saturday July 3rd/ Sunday July 4th
Timings: 06:30 (IST)/ 22:00 (local)
Where: Estadio Nacional de Brasillia
Recent Form (Copa America)
Argentina: DWWW
Ecuador: LDDD
Injuries & Suspensions :
Both sides have a fully fit squad to choose from. Argentina and Ecuador are due to rotate their squad with key players back for both sides.
Argentina vs Ecuador Predicted Lineups :
Argentina: Emiliano Martinez; Nahuel Molina, Lisandro Martinez, Nicolas Otamendi, Marcos Acuna, Leonardo Paredes, Giovanni Lo Celso; Angel Correa, Lionel Messi, Alejandro Gomez, Sergio Aguero
Ecuador: Ismael Galindez, Angelo Preciado, Robert Arboleda, Piero Hincapie, Pervis Estupinan, Alan Franco, Jhegson Mendez, Moises Caicedo, Diego Palacios, Eduar Preciado, Enner Valencia
Argentina vs Ecuador Head to Head :
Ecuador has a pretty distorted record in recent meetings with Argentina. They have secured only one win back in 2015 in a fifa world cup qualifying. In the last three games between the sides, Argentina have scored 9 and conceded only twice.
ARG vs ECU Dream11 Team Prediction :
GK: Emiliano Martinez (Arg)
DEF: Nahuel Molina (Arg), Piero Hincapie (Ecu), Nicolas Otamendi (Arg), Marcos Acuna (Arg)
MID: Leonardo Parades (Arg), Moises Caicedo (Ecu), Jhegson Mendez (Ecu)
FW: Lionel Messi (Arg), Alejandro Gomez (Arg), Eduar Preciado (Ecu)
Match Prediction: Argentina 2-0 Ecuador
Ecuador have gained points out of superior oppositions but they haven't prevented them from rippling their net. Few years back it could have been tricky for Argentina but this time the team is in good momentum and have improved defensively. So it's is a one-off tie for Argentina.
