The Colombian team commands the history of confrontations against Venezuela in the South American sub-20

Without the possibility of fighting for the title, the Colombia national team under 20 will face South America’s last match with the peace of mind of having qualified for the category world championship which will take place in Indonesia between May and June. There Tricolor equalized in their last scoreless game against Brazil at the Nemesio Camacho El Campín.

On the last day of the hexagonal final of the South American under-20s, those led by Hector Cardenas They will face Venezuela who, unlike Colombia, come in needing a win to qualify for the World Cup. In the ranking, the Red wine Walks in fourth position with two points and -6 goal difference.

The day before, Venezuela had clashed in the Metropolitano de Techo against Ecuador with which he equalized a goal. After three minutes of play, the Red wine he rose to the scoreboard thanks to Brayan Alcócer; while Cristoper Zambrano equalized in injury time for the Sorting.

A victory over Colombia would automatically qualify Venezuela for the World Cup, as they would reach five points and become unbeatable. In the event of a tie, the team nicholas ruben You must expect the same result between Ecuador and Paraguay which will be played simultaneously in Roof.

If they lose against the Colombian team, the Venezuelan team will be relegated from any possibility of keeping the last ticket for the orbital dimension, given that Ecuador has a better goal difference (-4), while Paraguay has -6. It should be remembered that the first deciding factor is direct confrontation in the final phase; however, against these two teams, Venezuela drew.

Uruguay: 12 points

Brazil: 10 points

Colombia: 7 points

Venezuela: 2 points

Equator: 1pt

Paraguay: 1pt

For its part, Colombia will maintain third place no matter what and will try to conclude with a victory against Venezuela at the Nemesio Camacho El Campín, which has been well attended in all four matches of the Tricolor in the hexagonal final of the sub-20 South Americans.

The last time that Colombia and Venezuela They met for the final phase of the South American U-20 tournament in Chile in 2019. On this occasion, the coffee team led by Arturo Reyes won 2-0 with scores from Andrés Reyes and Iván Angulo.

In that same match, the two teams met in the group stage with the victory of Venezuela, who retained the three points thanks to a goal from Samuel Sosa after 68 minutes of play. won two, in addition to a draw and a defeat.

Venezuela 0-2 Colombia (2019)

Venezuela 1-0 Colombia (2019)

Colombia 1-1 Venezuela (2017)

Venezuela 0-1 Colombia (2017)

For the South American Under-20s, the record is in favor of the Colombian team, which have won seven out of 14 matches, while Venezuela have done so four times and three draws have been recorded.

The coach of the Tricolor, Hector Cardenas He told a conference that he will make variations against Venezuela: “We know them all, and we were able to include them all, with the exception of Cristian (Santander) and Alexei (Rojas), the others have had a number of important minutes. Those with less participation are going to have the opportunity to compete, when the game allows it, either from the start or as alternatives.