One of the most exciting teams in the World Cup will face an up and coming national team that will try finally to make a stand in one of the most competitive confederations when Chile host Venezuela on Friday night.
The Chilean side have started preparing next year's Copa America after a good campaign in Brazil. Coach Jorge Sampaoli will have the comeback of midfielder Jorge Valdivia, who had retired from the National team, but reconsidered his posture after a long conversation with goalkeeper Claudio Bravo.
Striker Alexis Sanchez has to be considered the go-to guy for Los Chilenos, since his recent performances with Arsenal have elevated his status with the Gunners, being one of the Premier League's most important transfers for this season. Other key players Chile will have available are Mauricio Pinilla, Jean Beausejour and Gary Medel, who lost two of his teeth in their recent friendly match against Peru.
Venezuela are trying to rebuild their team around what's left of Cesar Farias' term as head coach. "La Vinotinto" will be missing key players like Salomon Rondon and Tomas Rincon, but fans will enjoy the return of historic midfielder and former Bundesliga player Juan Arango.
Meanwhile, coach Noel Sanvicente stated earlier this week his team will try new tactics when they face the Chileans, since he believes their hosts have the most exciting playing style among the South American teams, so they can use this match to determine what will their chances be next year during the Copa America. Striker Mario Rondon will have a lot of eyes watching him after his superb performance during their Asian tour last month.
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