Updated - Copa America: ARG v COL - Lionel Messi can be backed as captain

Match details:

Copa America, 2020-21
Argentina vs. Colombia 
Estadio Nacional Mane Garrincha, Brasilia
Date. July 07, 2021
Kick-off: 06:30 am IST

Preview:

Argentina will be up against Colombia in the semifinal game of the Copa America 2021 at Estadio Nacional Mane Garrincha, Brasilia in Brazil. In this game, both teams will be giving their level best to secure the win in the game so that they can make it to the finals. In the last quarterfinal encounter, Argentina won in a penalty shootout against their opponent Uruguay. On the other hand, Colombia succeeded to secure an astonishing 3-0 win against Ecuador in the last knockout stage game they played.

After analyzing the recent form and statistics of these two sides, Argentina are the clear favourites to secure a win in this encounter.

Head to Head Record:

Argentina: 6

Colombia: 2

Draw: 5

Suspension, Injured & Not available:

Argentina:

Cristian Romero (Doubtful)

Colombia:

Yairo Moreno (Injured), Mateus Uribe (Injured)

Probable starting line-up:

Argentina(4-3-3):

Emiliano Martinez, Gonzalo Montiel, German Pezzella, Nicolas Otamendi, Marcos Acuna, Rodrigo De Paul, Leandro Paredes, Exequiel Palacios, Lionel Messi, Lautaro Martinez, Angel Di Maria

Colombia(4-4-2):

David Ospina, Daniel Munoz, Yerry Mina, Davinson Sanchez, William Tesillo, Juan Cuadrado, Wilmar Barrios, Gustavo Cuellar, Luis Diaz, Luis Muriel, Duvan Zapata

Top picks:

Lionel Messi: Argentinas attacking forward has scored 4 goals along with 4 assists in the Copa America 2021 season. He has an average of 4.8 shots per game on goal post with a successful passing percentage of 80. He is a clear choice for captaincy in your small league fantasy teams.

Lautaro Martinez: Argentinas attacking forward has scored 2 goals in the Copa America 2021 season. He has an average of 2.8 shots per game on goal post with a successful passing percentage of 77. He is a differential pick for captaincy in this encounter.

Rodrigo De Paul: Argentinas midfielder has scored 1 goal in the Copa America 2021 season. He has an average of 0.2 shots per game on goal post with a successful passing percentage of 89. He is a must-have pick to lead the team in your small league fantasy teams.

Luis Diaz: Colombias attacking midfielder has scored 1 goal in the Copa America 2021 season. He has an average of 1 shot per game on goal post with a successful passing percentage of 77. He can add good value to your small league fantasy teams.

Choices for captain and vice-captain:

Lionel Messi, Lautaro Martinez, Rodrigo De Paul, Luis Diaz

Score prediction for the Small League:

Argentina(2-0)Colombia

Team combination:

 

Preferable contest: Head to Head, Small league up to 10 members.

Disclaimer: The views expressed here are of the author and are not a reflection of the actual points you might earn.

 

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Kartik Vyas