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Know your Copa America groups: Group A – Will Argentina finally win it all?

By Santiago Alcedo

LIMA, PERU - NOVEMBER 17: Lionel Messi of Argentina drives the ball as Pedro Aquino of Peru defends during a match between Peru and Argentina as part of South American Qualifiers for World Cup FIFA Qatar 2022 at Estadio Nacional de Lima on November 17, 2020 in Lima, Peru. (Photo by Ernesto Benavides - Pool/Getty Images)
LIMA, PERU - NOVEMBER 17: Lionel Messi of Argentina drives the ball as Pedro Aquino of Peru defends during a match between Peru and Argentina as part of South American Qualifiers for World Cup FIFA Qatar 2022 at Estadio Nacional de Lima on November 17, 2020 in Lima, Peru. (Photo by Ernesto Benavides - Pool/Getty Images) /
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Paraguay’s football players, among them Junior Alonso (L) and Miguel Almiron (3-L), take part in a training session of the national team at Albiroga Complex in Ypane, near Asuncion, on June 7, 2019, in preparation for the upcoming Copa America Brazil 2019. (Photo by NORBERTO DUARTE / AFP) (Photo credit should read NORBERTO DUARTE/AFP via Getty Images)
Paraguay’s football players, among them Junior Alonso (L) and Miguel Almiron (3-L), take part in a training session of the national team at Albiroga Complex in Ypane, near Asuncion, on June 7, 2019, in preparation for the upcoming Copa America Brazil 2019. (Photo by NORBERTO DUARTE / AFP) (Photo credit should read NORBERTO DUARTE/AFP via Getty Images) /

GROUP A – PARAGUAY

Paraguay has won Copa America in 1953 and 1979. They have finished in the top four 22 times. Interesting fact: they’re known for getting into the final phases with a lot of draws! In the 2011 edition they went through on third spot with 3 draws out of 3 games. They also drew their quarter-final and semi-final games but won both in penalties.

In 2015, something similar happened when they drew two games out of their three in the group stage and then went to draw their quarterfinal game and won it in penalties against Brazil. Then, they lost in the semifinal against Argentina 6-1.

Their last title was in 1979 when they defeated Chile in the final.

PARAGUAY TEAM INFO

  • Manager – Eduardo Berizzo
  • Captain – Gustavo Gomez
  • Key Players – Gustavo Gomez and Miguel Almiron
  • FIFA Rankings – 35th place
  • Prediction – Quarter-finals

    • First Match –

    v

    s Bolivia on June 14th

    Paraguay Expected Squad for the Tournament

    Roberto Fernández (Botafogo), Miguel Martínez (Cerro Porteño), Alfredo Aguilar (Club Olimpia), Gerardo Ortiz (Once Caldas), Antony Silva (Puebla)

    Fabián Balbuena (West Ham United), Bruno Valdez (América), Omar Alderete (Hertha BSC), Gustavo Gómez (Palmeiras), Júnior Alonso (Atlético Mineiro), Santiago Arzamendia (Cerro Porteño), Blas Riveros (Brøndby), Jorge Moreira (River Plate), Iván Piris (Libertad), Alberto Espínola (Cerro Porteño)

    Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire), Andrés Cubas (Nîmes), Ramón Martínez (Libertad), Richard Sánchez (América), Mathías Villasanti (Cerro Porteño), Jorge Morel (Guaraní), Ángel Cardozo Lucena (Cerro Porteño), Christhian Paredes (Portland Timbers), Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United), Matías Rojas (Racing), Óscar Romero (San Lorenzo)

    Lorenzo Melgarejo (Racing), Braian Samudio (Çaykur Rizespor), Ángel Romero (San Lorenzo), Derlis González (Olimpia), Antonio Sanabria (Torino), Darío Lezcano (Juárez), Raúl Bobadilla (Fluminense)

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