Brazil host Colombia in a World Cup qualifier at the Arena da Amazônia in Manaus on Wednesday trading as bet365’s heavy 11/20 favourites to maintain the momentum gathering around their push to reach the tournament finals in Russian Federation with a victory in front of their home support.
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These sides last met at the Copa América in Chile a year ago, when Colombia earned a 1-0 victory courtesy of a first half Jeison Murillo goal.
Neymar leads Brazil, which won the gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics with its under-23 team. “I believe the group needs a little bit of leadership from everyone, and we certainly have that”.
“The whole team was good, and so was he”, Tite said after Brazil’s victory last week. A technical leader – he has several facets, competitiveness, behaviour. Brazil is fifth on the table with 12 points one point below Ecuador whereas Colombia is third on the table with 13 points from seven games.
Colombia is seeking its fourth win online for the qualifiers against Brazil.
Today’s game at the Arena Amazonia in Manaus comes after a series of fractious encounters between Brazil and Colombia dating back to the 2014 World Cup quarter-final.
The two teams met in the Rio Olympics as well, with Brazil edging their rivals and with support on their side, Neymar and co. will want to give new manager Tite the flawless result in his first match on home soil.
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Colombia, who are now third in the standings with 13 points from seven games, one behind leaders Argentina, warmed up for today’s encounter with a comfortable 2-0 win over Venezuela last Thursday. Live Streaming and TV information is below.
