Chile will look to rebound from their thrashing at the hands of Uruguay with a tricky test against Paraguay in Santiago.
Chile will be desperate to wipe away the horrible image they left against Uruguay on Friday, when they entertain Paraguay at the Estadio Nacional of Santiago on Tuesday. The Chileans know that anything less than the three points will mount heavy pressure on the squad and in particular on coach Claudio Borghi.
The Chileans came into the qualifiers with a strong reputation for playing swift attacking soccer, however, after three rounds of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers they have shown everything but that. Apart from their 4-2 win over Peru in Santiago, they suffered two heavy defeats, 4-1 against Argentina and 4-0 against Uruguay.
Despite this, they come into their clash with Paraguay with high spirits, as they intend to claim a much-need victory that would go a long way in healing some of the pain suffered.
Chile have experienced heaps of problems, both on and off the field. Prior to the game with Uruguay five players were excluded from their squad, after apparently arriving late to a training session when under the influence of alcohol. However, Borghi is hoping to forget that fiasco and concentrate on their upcoming World Cup qualifier with Paraguay.
The good news for Chile is that they will be able to count with the services of Barcelona winger Alexis Sanchez, who is fully recovered and ready to return to action. Midfielder Matias Fernandez was in doubt for the match after exiting the field against Uruguay due to a sprained ankle, however, he has since recovered and will start the game as well.
Paraguay, who grabbed their first three points of their qualifying campaign against Ecuador on Friday, are highly motivated and confident that they will pick up a positive result in Chile.
"We know that Chile, even if they lost and lost very badly, are a very strong team, with a very defined system, and we have to be at their level to close them down, to give them as little space as possible to play in," said Paraguay coach Francisco Arce, in reference to their rivals.
He added that "in order to find success" in Santiago, Paraguay have to "control them through the sides, block the midfielders as well as possible and to be on the alert for the anchor man who advances into the box a lot, a bit like a third striker."
Arce is likely to field a similar side as to the one that beat Ecuador, however, an injury picked up by Richard Ortiz has obligated him to make a further change, apart from the return of Edgar Barreto and Oscar Cardozo to his starting eleven.
The Chileans came into the qualifiers with a strong reputation for playing swift attacking soccer, however, after three rounds of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers they have shown everything but that. Apart from their 4-2 win over Peru in Santiago, they suffered two heavy defeats, 4-1 against Argentina and 4-0 against Uruguay.
Despite this, they come into their clash with Paraguay with high spirits, as they intend to claim a much-need victory that would go a long way in healing some of the pain suffered.
Chile have experienced heaps of problems, both on and off the field. Prior to the game with Uruguay five players were excluded from their squad, after apparently arriving late to a training session when under the influence of alcohol. However, Borghi is hoping to forget that fiasco and concentrate on their upcoming World Cup qualifier with Paraguay.
The good news for Chile is that they will be able to count with the services of Barcelona winger Alexis Sanchez, who is fully recovered and ready to return to action. Midfielder Matias Fernandez was in doubt for the match after exiting the field against Uruguay due to a sprained ankle, however, he has since recovered and will start the game as well.
Paraguay, who grabbed their first three points of their qualifying campaign against Ecuador on Friday, are highly motivated and confident that they will pick up a positive result in Chile.
"We know that Chile, even if they lost and lost very badly, are a very strong team, with a very defined system, and we have to be at their level to close them down, to give them as little space as possible to play in," said Paraguay coach Francisco Arce, in reference to their rivals.
He added that "in order to find success" in Santiago, Paraguay have to "control them through the sides, block the midfielders as well as possible and to be on the alert for the anchor man who advances into the box a lot, a bit like a third striker."
Arce is likely to field a similar side as to the one that beat Ecuador, however, an injury picked up by Richard Ortiz has obligated him to make a further change, apart from the return of Edgar Barreto and Oscar Cardozo to his starting eleven.
