Argentina will face Uruguay at 2:00 in the morning, at Mane Garrincia Stadium in Brasilia, in the second round of Group A of the Copa America, which will be held in Brazil from June 13 to July 11, After being postponed for a whole year due to the repercussions of the emerging corona virus pandemic.
Historically, Argentina and Uruguay have met on 31 occasions, and the advantage of the Tango stars was by one match.
Argentina won 14 matches during the two teams’ confrontations, while Uruguay won 13 times, while the tie was the master of the situation 4 times.
The Argentine national team drew in the first round against Chile, with one goal each, while Uruguay did not play in this round.
Argentina is seeking to win today's match, in order to compensate for the last draw against Chile, and to settle an advanced position in the group, to qualify for the quarter-finals.
The first group in the Copa America includes the teams: Argentina, Chelsea, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia.
The rules of the Copa America in the current version stipulate that 4 teams from each group qualify for the quarter-finals.
The period before the start of the tournament was accompanied by a tense atmosphere, after Argentina and Colombia refused to host the Copa America, due to the increasing number of infections with the Corona virus, so that the tournament was transferred to Brazil, which hosted the previous version, amid also objections by players and fans to its establishment due to high cases of Corona as well. In Brazil, the Constitutional Court eventually decided to hold the tournament on time.
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