Chile and Paraguay will face each other on Thursday, 11th at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, for the thirteenth matchday of the 2022 Qatar Qualifiers. The southern team will play against a direct rival like Albirroja and it is of utmost importance to add three points for their aspirations to qualify for the next World Cup.
The team led by Martín Lasarte recovered after the defeat against the Peruvian national team in Lima and won two consecutive matches against the Paraguayans and Venezuela. In this way, the Roja climbed to sixth place in the standings with 13 points, just three behind Uruguay, who will face Argentina on this matchday.
The coach only has one absence, that of Mauricio Isla, who had direct contact with a person with COVID-19 and was put in total isolation. However, the Flamengo player - who is a undisputed starter - will be able to play in Chile's next match, which will be against Ecuador in Santiago.
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In goal will be the historic Claudio Bravo and ahead of him there will be a line of three central defenders made up of Gary Medel, Enzo Roco, and Guillermo Maripán. As side midfielders will be Marcelino Núñez, midfielder for Universidad Católica, and Eugenio Mena.
Claudio Baeza, Arturo Vidal, and Diego Valdés will be the other players who will form that Chilean midfield. In the attack there will be a surprise, as Lasarte would have decided on Ben Brereton and Alexis Sánchez; against all odds, Eduardo Vargas would stay on the substitute bench.
Chile vs. Paraguay: Roja's lineup
- Chile: Bravo; Roco, Medel, and Maripán; Núñez, Baeza, Mena; Vidal and Valdés; Brereton and Alexis.