Copa America 2019: How to watch Venezuela vs Argentina live on June 28, 2019

June 28, 2019 By Ali M.

Topics: COPA AMÉRICA, VENEZUELA, ARGENTINA, TV SCHEDULES, TV LISTINGS

Messi and Co. are eyeing a spot in the semi-finals where they would face Brazil, but they will first have to overcome Venezuela. Check out our match preview for more info.

What is the form of Venezuela compared to Argentina?

Venezuela have only two wins from their last seven games in all competitions. Their most recent triumph came in their latest game, beating Bolivia 3-1 to book their spot in the quarter-finals. Two of those seven games ended in draws while the South American nation lost only twice.

Meanwhile, Argentina have also lost twice in their last seven games but four ended in victories (D1). Regardless, they have only one win from their opening three games in this competition, beating Qatar 2-0 to earn a ticket to the last eight.

Venezuela vs Argentina head-to-head record

Unsurprisingly, La Albiceleste boast the superior record in this encounter. However, the two-time World Cup champions are without a win in their last three encounters, drawing twice before losing 3-1 in their most recent encounter.

Games played: 25

Venezuela wins: 2

Argentina wins: 21

Draws: 2

Team news

Arquimedes Figuera, having ruptured knee ligament, has been ruled out of the competition. Other than the midfielder's absence, Venezuela should have a full squad for Friday's showdown.

As for Argentina, questions linger over Scaloni's strongest lineup. Sadly for La Albiceleste, the manager does not appear to have the answer, having made changes to his starting eleven in each of their first three games.

Lautaro Martinez and Sergio Aguero both scored in the 2-0 win over Qatar and will likely start once again, with Messi tipped to play behind the two forwards in a playmaker role. Marcos Acuna could replace Rodrigo De Paul while Juan Foyth has been linked with the right-back role.

Preview

A clash with awaits the winner of this quarter-final, but while a showdown between Argentina and the five-time World Cup champions, Messi and Co. are not guaranteed to progress.

La Albiceleste have been nothing but convincing so far. Their horrendous display against Colombia saw them lose 2-0 while a slightly better but still disappointing performance against Paraguay saw them draw 1-1.

Against Qatar, Messi and Co. put showed more urgency in attack but showed instability nonetheless. However, Argentina will be looking to build on that win and turn things around.

Leo opened his goalscoring account in the draw with Paraguay but is yet to show his true capabilities at Brazil 2019. Should he hit fifth gear, however, Argentina will be looking at a showdown with the Selecao.