The ultimate opening whistle of international soccer play this summer begins Sunday at 8 p.m. ET, when Colombia meets Argentina within the Copa America final.
The match is extremely anticipated, as stars Lionel Messi and James Rodriguez are set for a battle that could be talked about for years to come back.
Could it’s a changing of the guard, of sorts, as Messi enters the twilight of his profession?
Rodriguez has played his best soccer so far in international play, posting an insane six assists throughout the tournament; the subsequent highest has just two.
Are the celebrities aligning for the Colombian national team to reclaim glory of their finest hour?
Oddsmakers at Bet365 think it’s a foregone conclusion in favor of Argentina, placing them at -200 to lift the trophy, but watch out for backing the favourite against a Colombian team that hasn’t lost in 28 matches.
Colombia vs. Argentina odds
- Colombia (+162) vs. Argentina (-200)
- Colombia (+333) | Draw (+187) | Argentina (+110)
*Odds provided by Bet365
Colombia vs. Argentina prediction
(8 p.m. ET, FOX)
These two teams have indeed played one of the best soccer within the Copa America tournament and are extremely well deserving of their standing in the ultimate.
Colombia has blazed through the competition, and while their showing against Uruguay wasn’t ideal, it’s hard to inform if that game was true to their capabilities.
Colombia lost a person again as a consequence of a red card, but prior to that, they looked dominant.
With the red card, they looked like a shell of themselves, pushing far an excessive amount of on offense while not getting back on defense — and admittedly, they were lucky to get past Uruguay, who couldn’t capitalize within the second half.
Still, Colombia returns their full compliment of players.
An area of serious concern is Colombia’s heavy attacking style, which seems downright dominant when right but far too dangerous otherwise.
We saw the perilous side Wednesday.
Argentina also looked to have weakness after they faced the same squad in Ecuador, who understandably isn’t as talented as Colombia.
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We successfully bet a Colombia win in regulation against Uruguay at +210, and we are going to do the identical here at even larger odds.
PICK: Colombia three-way moneyline (+333, Bet365)
