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The local debut was not the best. Colombia began his odyssey in group A of the South American U-20 Championship with a draw (1-1) against his similar Paraguayan in a match that was played this last Thursday, January 19, at the Pascual Guerrero stadium in the city of Cali. The coffee growers share second place with the Guarni after Brazil’s 3-0 victory over Peru.

Colombia vs. Paraguay

This Thursday begins the dream of the Under-20 Team to reach the World Cup of the category in Indonesia. In addition, with the responsibility of being a protagonist for being local and complying with what the teams of 1985 and 2005 did when they stayed with the title as hosts. The rival of Colombia it will be the always complicated Paraguayan directed by Aldo Bobadilla with a past in our football.

Those led by Héctor Cárdenas want to start this championship on the ‘right foot’, although they will have to overcome the loss of striker Jhon Jáder Durán, who had to fly to British soil to present medical examinations with Aston Villa, England. However, within the squad there are high-quality players such as Juan David Fuentes, Alexis Castillo Manyoma, Kevin Mantilla, Jhojan Torres, Gustavo Puerta, among others.

The Colombian Sub 20 team He lost his greatest figure, striker Jhon Durán, two days before his debut in the South American Cup against Paraguay in Cali because his new club, Aston Villa, requested him to “comply with the medical exams and legalize the work documentation” in the United Kingdom.

On the other hand, La Albirroja Sub 20 is commanded by the Libertad midfielder Diego Gómez, called to take over from attacker Julio Enciso as the main reference of the Paraguayan team. Enciso, from English Brighton, did not receive permission from his club to participate in the South American tournament.

Bobadilla said at a press conference a week ago that the Guarani team will go to Colombia “with great expectations” and with “anxiety” to return to a World Cup of that category after 10 years. The Guarani team is emboldened after winning the gold medal in the XII edition of the South American Games last October in Asunción.

Colombia prepares for debut against Paraguay

Link to watch, Colombia – Paraguay live on TV and mobile app

All the matches of the South American Sub 20 They can be seen on the DirecTV, DSports and DGo platforms. However, there are also open signal and pay channels in different countries such as TyC Sports, TyC Sports Play, Channel 13 from Chile, Caracol TV, Latina from Peru, among others. Next, we put the available links that you can consider to install from your mobile device and follow the game Colombia – Paraguay live and direct on television or any digital platform.

• Watch Colombia – Paraguay live online via Caracol TV
• See Colombia – Paraguay live online via DirecTV Sports

How and where to watch the South American Sub 20 matches?

• Argentina: All the matches of the Albiceleste National Team can be seen live through the TyC Sports signal. The rest of the tournament matches can be watched via streaming, from TyC Sports Play.
• Chile: The matches of the Chilean team can be seen on open television through Channel 13.
• Colombia: Caracol will televise the matches of the Colombian National Team.
• Ecuador: DSports (TV) and DGo (streaming) will broadcast all the matches of the tournament.
• Peru: DTV and Latina will broadcast the matches of the Peruvian team.
• In the rest of the countries, you can follow the matches through the DireCTV Go platforms.

What time do you play today’s game?

• Colombia: 7:30 p.m.
• Paraguay: 9:30 p.m.
• Argentina: 9:30 p.m.
• Bolivia: 8:30 p.m.
• Brazil: 9:30 p.m.
• Chile: 9:30 p.m.
• Ecuador: 7:30 p.m.
• Peru: 7:30 p.m.
• Uruguay: 9:30 p.m.
• Venezuela: 8:30 p.m.

Where do Colombia – Paraguay play live?

The Pascual Guerrero stadium, also known as Estadio Olímpico de San Fernando, is a football stadium located in Cali, Colombia. It is provided for the soccer clubs América de Cali of the First Category A, América de Cali Femenino of the Women’s League, Atlético Fútbol Club and Boca Juniors de Cali of the First Category B to play. Both the stadium and the other sports venues that surrounding it are considered one of the most complete and modern sports complexes in Latin America, which is why the term “Sports Capital of America” was coined for the city.56

El Pascual, as the city’s inhabitants usually call the stadium, was together with the now-defunct Galilea Stadium in the Versalles neighborhood —place where the first National Sports Games were held in 1928— the first two important stadiums in the city. Today, it continues to have great importance for the realization of national and international sporting events.

How does Colombia arrive to play against Paraguay?

Among them are midfielder Miguel Monsalve, who even caught minutes in the Colombian league final that his team, Deportivo Independiente Medellín (DIM), lost in December to Deportivo Pereira; midfielder Daniel Luna, who played 13 games with Deportivo Cali in the second half of 2022, or center-back Kevin Mantilla, undisputed at Independiente Santa Fe.

However, Cárdenas lost his top figure, striker Jhon Jader Durán, at the last minute because his new club, Aston Villa, requested him to “comply with medical examinations and legalize work documentation” in the United Kingdom.

How does Paraguay arrive to play against Colombia?

Paraguay, for its part, will try to beat the locals under the leadership of midfielder Diego Gómez, the only one of the 23 called up by coach Aldo Bobadilla who has added minutes in the absolute Albirroja in the absence of attacker Julio Enciso, whom the Brighton did not cede for the tournament. Likewise, the coach will have several players with experience outside their country, such as the left winger Diego González, from Celaya; midfielder Ariel Gamarra, from the Argentinos Juniors reserve, and midfielder Kevin Pereira, from Talleres de Córdoba.

What is the fixture of Colombia in the South American Sub 20?

• Thursday January 19 | Colombia vs. Paraguay | 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday January 21 | Peru vs Colombia | 6:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, January 25 | Brazil vs Colombia | 7:30 p.m.
• Friday January 27 | Colombia vs. Argentina | 7:30 p.m.

What is the fixture of Paraguay in the South American Sub 20?

• Thursday January 19 | Colombia vs. Paraguay | 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday January 21 | Paraguay vs Argentina | 4:00 p.m.
• Monday January 23 | Paraguay vs. Peru | 5:00 p.m.
• Friday January 27 | Brazil vs. Paraguay | 7:30 p.m.

The last ten winners of the South American Sub 20

1. Ecuador was champion of the South American Sub 20 in 2019
2. Uruguay emerged champion of the South American Sub 20 in 2017
3. Argentina was champion of the South American Sub 20 in 2015
4. Colombia emerged champion of the South American Sub 20 in 2013
5. Brazil emerged champion of the South American Sub 20 in 2011
6. Brazil emerged champion of the South American Sub 20 in 2009
7. Brazil emerged champion of the South American Sub 20 in 2007
8. Colombia emerged champion of the South American Sub 20 in 2005
9. Argentina was champion of the South American Sub 20 in 2003
10. Brazil emerged champion of the South American Sub 20 in 2001

South American Sub 20 seeks its new Lionel Messi

By winning the World Cup in Qatar, Lionel Messi revived the interest of scouts in South America. With the title of Argentina still in the retina, the so-called soccer youth team is looking for the regional championship Sub–twenty to the future replacement of ’10’.

The feat of the Albiceleste at the end of 2022 in Qatar ended a drought of twenty years without world titles for the region and once again put the innate talent of its players on the front page. Argentine Nico Paz, Uruguayan Álvaro Rodríguez (both from Real Madrid Castilla), Brazilian Vítor Roque (Athletico Paranense) and Colombian Jhon Jáder Durán (Aston Villa) are the main contenders for that position.

South American Sub 20 returns after four years

The South American Sub 20 of Colombia will begin this Thursday and will mark the return of a continental tournament that could not be played in 2021 due to the pandemic and in it the ten Conmebol teams will seek one of the four slots for the World Cup in the category, which will be held in May in Indonesia.

Despite the fact that the teams will not have many of their figures because the clubs in which they play were not obliged to lend them due to the fact that the tournament is not played on a FIFA date, expectations are high since some of the main promises of the region. The group of death is A and Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay and Peru are part of it, while Bolivia, Chile, Uruguay, Venezuela and Ecuador, the current champion of the tournament, are in B.

Format, dates and venues of the South American Sub 20

This year’s Sudamericano Sub 20 will be played between January 19 and February 12, 2023, based in the Colombian cities of Cali and Bogotá. It should be noted that the tournament will bring together the 10 teams that make up CONMEBOL, divided into two groups of five countries each. In Group A will be the local Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Peru. In Group B there are Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Uruguay and Venezuela.

The tournament will be divided into two phases. In the first, each team will play four matches against their group’s rivals. The best three from each zone will advance to the next and final instance, where the teams will play five more days, against each rival of that final phase. The first of that final phase will be the champion.

The three best teams in each group will face each other in the last stage until Sunday, February 12, and the one that ends with the most points will be the new champion (there may be a tie in points and definition of the championship by goal difference, etc.). The top four will also qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Indonesia 2023 to be played between May 20 and June 11. In addition, those who finish from first to third place will earn the right to play the next Santiago 2023 Pan American Games.

How would they form Colombia – Paraguay live from Cali?

The Colombian Selection would form with: Luis Marquines; Juan José Mina, Daniel Pedrozo, Julián Palacios, Édier Ocampo; Jhojan Torres, Miguel Monsalve; Daniel Luna, Oscar Cortes, Jorge Cabezas; Ricardo Caraballo.

The Selection of Paraguay would form with: Ángel González; Alan Núñez, Luis Rolón, Thiago Servín, Alexis Cantero; Ariel Gamarra, Diego Gomez, Matias Segovia; Kevin Pereira, Diego González, Allan Wlk.