Brazil vs Colombia
Friendly football games don’t bring that much thrill, but the meeting of Brazil and Colombia should produce varying degrees of emotion as they battle to raise funds for the families of the victims of the Chapecoense team air tragedy.
Of course, this meeting won’t create the same level of live betting excitement when they met last September on the South America World Cup Qualifiers. However, the two teams will certainly strive to play their best to offer comfort to those grieving the losses of their loved ones.
Additionally, this encounter in Rio will also be a good test for both sides as they try to turn the betting odds in their favour and make a good run when the qualifiers return in two months’ time.
Brazil and Colombia will be without their players who are competing in Europe and other countries, which mean that they will be restricted to players that are currently plying their craft in their country’s domestic competitions.
Hence, despite football being only the secondary concern of the occasion, a number of players will use it as an opportunity to make a statement and show the coaches their desire to be part of the squad for the March campaign.
Brazil’s veteran forward Robinho and playmaker Diego have been called back into the squad for the benefit game, and they will surely aim to beat the Asian Handicap odds of -0.25@1.90 and lead the team to victory to get another shot at the national team.
The same goes for defender Jorge and attacker Luan who are expected to work hard to get a well-deserved call-up from Selecao boss Tite.
For underdogs Colombia who are at odds of +0.25@2.02, Jose Pekerman will rely on his young frontline of Andres Ibarguen, Harold Preciado and Copa Sudamericana top scorer Miguel Borja to lift La Tricolor, with hopes of finding additional firepower to bolster his squad that is currently out of the top four places to qualify.
The team’s defence could also benefit from further strengthening, so the Argentina-born boss will most likely look on his defenders which include veterans Farid Diaz and Daniel Bocanegra as well as youngsters Juan Quintero and Luis Manuel Orejuela
Sure enough, this friendly might only be considered an exhibition with irrelevant results. Nevertheless, impressions can be made in this battle, especially for the players and their teams’ international futures.
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