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In the second semi-final match of the anniversary Copa America 2016, the Colombian national team will meet the winner of the last edition of Chile. The match will take place in Chicago at the Soldier Field stadium, the match will be officiated by a team of referees led by Salvadoran Joel Aguilar. The first finalist was decided the night before; it was the Argentine national team, which left no chance for the tournament host, the US national team (0-4). However, if in that match the Abiceleste were the clear favorites, then in the second semi-final the teams have equal chances. Chile, if it can get past Colombia, will meet Argentina in the final for the second time in 2 years.

Colombia

Even before the start of the tournament, the Colombian national team was called one of the favorites to win the trophy; the “coffee” teams are proving this so far, having already reached the ½ final stage. Experts predicted Colombia to take first place in the group, but an unexpected defeat from Costa Rica sent the team into the playoffs from second place.

The Colombians began the group stage with a confident victory over the host team of the USA (0-2). After this, in a much more difficult match, but, nevertheless, the “coffee” defeated the unyielding Paraguay (2-1). The Colombians approached the final match against Costa Rica as participants in the quarter finals. Head coach Jose Pekerman gave his leading players a rest, releasing almost a reserve squad, this had an effect and the Costa Ricans won. In the quarterfinals, Colombia hit a real “wall” in the form of the Peruvian team. The teams didn’t even have 120 minutes to determine the winner; nevertheless, in the penalty shootout, Hames and company were stronger.

Chile

The Chileans started the group stage poorly, but then gained the confidence that allowed them to win the Copa America last year. The Reds lost their first match in the group to Argentina (1-2), whom they beat in the 2015 final. The next match was also not easy, Chile played against Bolivia, the match lasted a full 100 minutes, and the victory was snatched thanks to a penalty of 90+6. But in the last match, spectators had the opportunity to see the convincing Chilean team, which defeated Panama without any problems (4-2). The Chileans entered the playoffs from second place and crushed the Mexican national team (0-7).

Approximate compositions:

Colombia: Ospina - Arias, Zapata, Murillo, Farid Diaz - Carlos Sanchez, Torres - Cuadrado, James Rodriguez, Cardona - Bacca.

Chile: Bravo - Fuensalida, Medel, Jara, Beausejour - Arangiz, Fr. Silva, Pablo Hernandez - Puig, Vargas, Alexis Sanchez.

Head to head history: Colombia - Chile

If we take into account the last 5 personal meetings, then a slight advantage is on the side of the Chileans, who won 2 victories, 2 draws were also recorded and the Colombians triumphed once. It was in the last two meetings that the teams differed in scoring (1-1 and 3-3). Bookmakers still give preference to the Chilean national team, for which the odds reach 2.60, for a draw - 3.30, for a Colombian win - 3.15.

Match Opposition:

Both teams have high-quality football players at their disposal, representing many strong teams. Of course, the players who play in European clubs stand out brightly, such as the leaders of their national teams, Arturo Vidal and James Rodriguez.

It is Real Madrid midfielder James who is the top scorer of the Colombian national team at this Copa America, with 2 goals scored. In contrast to him, the Chileans have Vargas, the Hoffenheim player has already scored 6 goals against opponents, while he is the top scorer of the tournament.

Forecast from Readfootball

No matter how productive and goal-scoring the teams of Colombia and Chile are, the semifinal still makes you think more about how to keep a clean sheet. The goalkeepers will be two high-quality football players Claudio Bravo and David Ospina. Chile did not feel the Mexicans in the quarter finals, when the Colombians barely made it to the semifinals, but in football there is no time after time, which means the teams will have 90 minutes to determine the strongest. Still, with a high degree of probability the bet will go in: Colombia - Chile: both will score.

The “golden period” in the history of the Colombian national team can be traced back to the 1987 America's Cup. Then the Cafeteros took third place in the America's Cup. A scattering of talents appeared in the country who became the leaders of the national team for a long time - Carlos Valderrama, Leonel Alvarez, Luis Carlos Perea, Rene Higuita, and a little later - Victor Aristizabal, Oscar Cordoba, Farid Mondragon, Ivan Ramiro Cordoba. Much of the success of the Colombian national team in the late 1980s, 1990s and the first half of the 2000s is associated with the work of the outstanding coach Francisco Maturana. It was under his leadership that the Colombians reached the final stages of the 1990 (1/8 finals of the tournament) and 1994 World Cups. He also led the team to its highest achievement - a brilliant victory at the home America's Cup in 2001. Also, Colombia managed to take 3rd place in this tournament three times and 2nd once. Colombia ranks 3rd in the FIFA rankings and 2nd in the continental CONMEBOL.

In the current cup, the Colombians started with two victories and unexpectedly lost to Costa Rica 3:2 at the end of the group stage. In the quarterfinals it even went to penalties.

Last matches

Chile national team

In the FIFA rankings, Chile is in 5th place. It is also the current America's Cup champion. The Chileans confidently defeated Venezuela in the 2018 World Cup qualifying and remain in 4th position in the qualifying table, which gives them the right to qualify.

The Chilean national team deservedly lost in the first round to strong Argentina 2:1. The Chileans came out of the group second (6 points), leaving Panama and Bolivia behind. Bolivia managed to win with a penalty goal in the last minute 2:1. Panama deservedly lost 4:2 and, if not for the mistakes of the Chilean goalkeeper Bravo, the difference in the score would have been greater. After the defeat of the invincible Mexicans, there is complete confidence in the rematch between Chile and Argentina in the final.

These teams have completely different tendencies in the tournament. The Colombian team is going from good to bad.

Colombia will be after defeating Peru in a very unattractive match in which, to be honest, the Colombians showed nothing, and only a penalty shootout revealed the winner. It is worth mentioning the fact that the Incas played almost with the B team.

Chile, on the other hand, goes from bad to good to excellent. In her last match, she literally crushed the poor Mexicans. Before they even had time to come to their senses, Vargas scored 4 goals against them. It seems that the Chileans are in the best shape, and the moment for their next victory is now optimal. With Vidal, Alexis and Vargas, they are ready to fight anyone. Their only weakness is their less-than-solid defense. Goalkeeper Bravo may fail, but the attack more than compensates for his mistakes. Based on the game that Chile shows, we recommend bet on Chile to win taking into account handicap (0) with a coefficient of about 1.80.

June 23, 2016. 03:00. USA. Chicago, Illinois. Soldier Field Stadium.
Copa America Centenario 2016. 1/2 finals

Colombia - Chile

Where to look:"Match TV", "Match! Football 2"

Disqualified: Arturo Vidal (Chile)

Injured: Eugenio Mena (Chile)

Colombia - Chile: bookmaker odds

It's time for the semi-finals at the Copa America Centenario. The first finalist has already been decided. It was the Argentina national team Gerardo Martino. The national teams of Colombia and Chile, the current holder of the trophy, will compete for the second ticket to the battle for the Cup. If the Chileans qualify, the same teams will play in the final as last year.

After their successful performance at the 2014 World Cup, much was expected from the Colombian team. At one time, Jose Pekerman's team even topped the FIFA national team rankings. But time passed, and the game of the “coffee makers” only became worse. At the 2015 Copa America, the team barely crawled out of a weak group, and then lost to Argentina on penalties. Although if it weren’t for a number of miracle saves by Ospina, then the series would never have come to fruition. In the United States, they no longer expected much from the Colombians. Moreover, Pekerman left several star players out of the lineup. However, this maneuver had an effect - Colombia is already in the semi-finals of the America's Cup.

Los Cafeteros started the tournament with a fairly confident victory over the Americans, winning the opening match with a score of 2:0 (Christian Zapata and James scored). Then there was a slightly less convincing, but still a victory over Paraguay - 2:1 (Bacca, James). In the final match of the group stage, Jose Pekerman released the reserves. The result was an unexpected defeat from Costa Rica 2:3 (Fabre and Marlos Moreno scored) and the loss of first place in the group, which, thanks to a better goal difference, was taken by the Americans. In the quarter finals, the Colombian team's opponent was the Peruvian team. The match turned out to be rather bland and ended in a 0:0 draw. Moreover, if it weren’t for Ospina with his magnificent save in stoppage time, the “coffee lovers” would have watched the semi-finals at home on TV. In the penalty shootout, David also took one 11-meter one, and the Colombians eventually won 4:2.

As for the Chilean national team, Juan Antonio Pizzi's team did not particularly deserve kind words addressed to them after the group stage. In the first match, La Roja lost to Argentina (1:2). Then she achieved a scandalous and not entirely deserved victory over Bolivia (2:1). Well, in the final game they defeated the semi-reserve squad of Panama (4:2). But in the quarterfinals, the Chileans gave all the critics and ill-wishers a light. The victory with a score of 7:0 over the strong (so it is, despite this shame) Mexican team - it was very cool! Either Pizzi was bringing the team to peak form for the playoffs, or Chile was simply rocking in the group, or the coach decided to lull the vigilance of the competitors, understanding the weakness of the opponents in the group and the inevitability of reaching the quarter finals, but the fact remains. The Reds swept away the Aztecs, repeating their record for the biggest win. Of course, the Mexicans have a lot to blame themselves - making such mistakes in defense is unacceptable - but this is never a problem for the Chileans, who were very good.

Colombia - Chile: estimated lineups

The Colombian team is approaching the semi-final match without a single loss of personnel. All the leaders are in the ranks, which means we can expect the usual starting lineup. At the gate is the brilliant Ospina. In the center of defense are the “Italians-Milanese” Zapata and Murillo, on the flanks - Arias and Farid Diaz. In midfield the choice is between Sebastian Perez, Daniel Torres and Carlos Sanchez. And, most likely, just like against the Peruvians, the last two will play. Well, the quartet James-Cuadrado-Cardona-Bacca is responsible for the attack, which at times looks very attractive.

But Chile has one very serious loss - due to disqualification, Arturo Vidal will miss the semi-finals, having had too many warnings. He received his sanction card in the game against Mexico when the score was 1:0 in favor of his team, when nothing was really clear. If Arturo had known how everything would turn out, he would never have committed that foul in the central zone. But what's done is done, and we won't see Vidal in the match against Colombia. Just as we won’t see Eugenio Mena, who was seriously injured in the first game of the Centenario.

But Mauricio Isla returned to duty after serving his suspension and will most likely start on the right flank of defense. Although Fuensalida has been very good in recent games. Vidal is likely to be replaced by Celta Vigo's Pedro Pablo Hernandez. Otherwise, the Chileans expect more or less predictable and familiar things. And there will be a place in it for Edson Puig, one of the main heroes of the defeat of Mexico. That match showed that it was this combination of attacking players that was the most effective, and it took Pizzi four games to find it.

Colombia - Chile: author's forecast

It often happens that after a crushing victory, the team that achieved it experiences a decline. Of course, after the defeat of Mexico, people started talking about the Chilean national team differently than before. Like, the champion has woken up and will now give everyone life. And I say: “We’ll see!” There is no clear favorite for me in this pair, and in general the current America's Cup is very unpredictable (this does not apply to Argentina, which takes out everyone indiscriminately). Now the majority of fans are waiting for victory and the passage of the Chileans. But of course, they defeated the Mexicans, and the unfortunate Colombians barely crawled through Peru. Yes, with difficulty, but it was Peru, for example, that left Brazil out of business, no matter how sad it was under Dunga.

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