Colombia at Argentina 6/15/19 - Copa America Picks & Predictions

The first huge match of the Copa America comes at just the second day of the tournament, when two of the top CONMEBOL sides, Argentina and Colombia face off. Argentina have brought all their big guns in this tournament while Colombia also have a really competitive squad.

Argentina have been preparing a lot for this tournament, as it is probably the last chance for Messi to grab a title with Argentina. Along with Sergio Aguero and Angel Di Maria they will try to carry the team to glory. Argentina have been in really good shape in their friendlies lately, with five wins in their last seven (5-2-0). They only lost to Venezuela and Brazil in that span but kept four clean sheets in the process. Moreover, Argentina scored numerous late goals in the final stages of their matches, with 40% of their goals coming in the last ten minutes. Colombia did a solid job in their previous Copa America campaign, scoring exactly two goals in each of their three matches for the group stage (2-1-0). They showed a knack for scoring early goals with five of those six goals coming before the half time break. Moreover, Colombia scored four of their last six goals in friendly matches before the break. They did a great job in their eight friendlies after the World Cup, losing only to South Korea (6-1-1). Moreover, they kept four clean sheets in the process.