The team’s offensive zone will present the main novelties in the confrontation against Paraguay for the fifth round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
The Chilean team is already working hard, preparing the final details to achieve their next challenge. This Thursday from 9:30 p.m., La Roja will face Paraguay for the fifth date of the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup United States, Canada and Mexico.
For this duel, the group led by Eduardo Berizzo will have the obligation to keep the three points to avoid continuing to lose ground in the standings . And to achieve this, the national coach is preparing training that will allow him to achieve this objective.
During training this Tuesday, player tests began to see who is in the best condition, capable of fighting for a starting place, a situation which will be defined after the work this Wednesday.
Basing its structure on a 4-3-3, the same one used at the Pan American Games by the under-23 team that ended up winning the silver medal, The goal was loaded by Brayan Cortés as he has been doing since the beginning of the process .
In the defensive zone there is no major development, so Toto should look to players who have already responded well in this area. They are Matías Catalán, Gary Mede, Guillermo Maripan and Gabriel Suazo. .
In the midfield there will be Rodrigo Echeverría and Erick Pulgar as midfielders, leaving the creative play to Alexis Sánchez . A measure which can be understood by the domination of the Inter Milan striker on the post, in addition to his ability to register as a reference in the area if necessary.
Here we must also consider the losses of Diego Valdés and Arturo Vidal due to injury, to which is added the expulsion of Marcelino Núñez.
The biggest surprise will be in the attack. The offensive trident will be composed of Víctor Dávila in the right sector, Ben Brereton on the left side, leaving Damián Pizarro as attacking center .
The Colo Colo player settles there thanks to his good presence at the Cacique and for everything he did during the Pan American tournament of Santiago 2023.
Taking all this into account, the Formation that Chile is preparing is as follows: Brayan Cortés; Matías Catalán, Gary Medel, Guillermo Maripan, Gabriel Suazo; Rodrigo Echeverría, Erick Pulgar, Alexis Sánchez; Victor Dávila, Damián Pizarro and Ben Brereton.
The duel between Chile and Paraguay is scheduled for this Thursday, November 16 from 9:30 p.m. at the Monumental stadium.
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