Costa Rica-Paraguay is a match valid for the third day of the group stage of the Copa America and is played Wednesday at 03:00 (Italian time): statistics, probable formations, predictions.
An “almost” useless match. Almost only because arithmetic does not yet condemn Costa Rica, which in theory still has some slim chance of making it to the knockout stage. But, in order to join Brazil on 4 points and overtake it, the Central Americans, in addition to beating tail-end Paraguay by three or more goals, would have to hope for a Colombia goleada at the Seleçao.
We are talking about a scenario, in short, rather unlikely. More realistic, on the other hand, is the third-place goal, which in any case would serve little purpose, since the top two in each group qualify for the round of 16. The Costa Ricans in their first two matches earned one point, achieved thanks to a historic draw with Brazil (0-0), stopped by a defense that was barricaded. The same defense that in the next game was unable to hold off the Colombian attack (3-0). Beyond disappointing, finally, was the offensive phase: in 180 minutes Costa Rica did not score a single goal. On the other hand, Paraguay scored three, but they did not help avoid defeats to Colombia (2-1) and Brazil (1-4): all in all, therefore, a disappointing expedition by Daniel Garnero’s Albirroja, which can now limit the damage by at least avoiding last place.
The Prediction
They face two teams-one already eliminated, the other nearly so-who do not play proactive soccer, although Paraguay has done pradossally better than Costa Rica in terms of scoring. Both will try to avoid the shame of last place but we do not expect great spectacle, quite the contrary. The more courageous may try to spend a token on Costa Rica’s victory, which of the two is the only one that at least still has something to play for.
Share comparison
Costa Rica’s win is listed at 4.30 on Goldbet and Lottomatica and 4.25 on Snai. In contrast, the “Under 2.5” sign is quoted at 1.55 on Goldbet and Lottomatica and at 1.63 on Snai.
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Costa Rica-Paraguay likely lineups
COSTA RICA (3-4-2-1): Sequeira; Mitchell, Vargas, Calvo; Quirós, Brenes, Galo, Lassiter; Campbell, Zamora, Contreras.
PARAGUAY (4-2-3-1): Morínigo; Velázquez, Balbuena, Alderete, Espinoza; Caballero, Villasanti; Bobadilla, Enciso, Almirón; Romero.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-0
