There are only nine points left at stake to define who will be the South American teams that will accompany the already qualified Argentina and Brazil in the World Cup in Qatar. Peru and Uruguay were the big winners of the date that passed, while Chile and Colombia were quite complicated. This Tuesday the five matches of matchday 16 will be played and everyone is playing for something.
Brazil 36 points (+23)
Controversial tie for Brazil and Ecuador.a
Tite’s team, already qualified for Qatar, remains the undefeated leader in the table, but has just dropped some points along the way and Argentina (what will happen to the suspended duel between the two?) is getting closer. In addition to returning to victory, he must defend a personal record on Tuesday vs. Paraguay: never lost at home in the Qualifiers.
Argentina 32 (+15)
Argentina stretched the undefeated without Messi.
Even without Messi, its captain and figure, the Scaloneta is still in tune. With the tranquility of the ticket to the World Cup assured, he did not relax and brought the three points from Chile in a very rough game. He reached 28 games undefeated and will seek to continue stretching the streak when he hosts Colombia this Tuesday at the Mario Alberto Kempes in Córdoba.
Ecuador 24 (+10)
Alfaro, very close to Qatar.
Gustavo Alfaro’s team drew with Brazil in a controversial match and was very well positioned to qualify. Play in the last shift on Tuesday against Peru as a visitor, in what is probably the most outstanding duel of the date. If he wins, he puts a foot and a half in Qatar (or both if Uruguay does not add three) and if he loses, he will continue third.
Peru 20 (-4)
Gareca seeks his second World Cup with Peru.
The Tigre Gareca team gave the big hit of last date by going down to Colombia as a visitor and closing this double day at home vs. Ecuador, a direct rival on the way to Qatar. With the three points as a great objective, the draw will ensure you reach the definition depending on yourself, since it still has to be measured against Uruguay.
Uruguay 19 (-6)
Uruguay won and settled.
La Celeste changed its coach and renewed the air with a triumph as a visitor in Paraguay, which put it in the Repechage zone. to ratify it should get a good result on Tuesday in Montevideo against Venezuela, the last in the table.
Colombia 17 (-2)
Colombia visits Argentina forced.
The agonizing defeat at home against Peru was a very hard slap in the face for the coffee cast, which no longer depends on itself to dream of qualifying for Qatar. On top of that, they have a very brave game on Tuesday against Argentina as a visitor that can complicate it even more. The correct? In the double date of March it has rivals in the most accessible papers such as Bolivia and Venezuela.
Chile 16 (-2)
Chile was left with the rope around its neck.
The defeat with Argentina left La Roja on the edge of the abyss and its outlook is not very encouraging. This Tuesday he visits Bolivia in the always difficult height of La Paz and closes against two very tough rivals: first he will go to Brazil and then he will receive Uruguay. Hard…
Bolivia 15 (-11)
The altiplano team was on the rise and dared to dream, but Pekerman’s win against the brand-new Venezuela brought him back to reality with a slingshot. To continue dreaming, they will have to assert the locality against Chile and wait for a wink from the other results.
Paraguay 13 (-10)
Paraguay was very far.
Mellizo Barros Schelotto’s team began to say goodbye to Qatar definitively after losing at home against Uruguay and closes the double date with another heavyweight: Brazil, who never lost at home in the Qualifiers. Will he be able to hit the ground running?
Venezuela 10 (-13)
Excellent debut for Pekerman.
Last in the table and virtually eliminated from the race to go to the World Cup, Vinotinto has just started a new cycle with José Pekerman at the helm. debut was an auspicious win against Bolivia and this Tuesday he visits Uruguay, a match from which several teams will be pending.
