Our prediction for this match:
Uruguay and Nicaragua face each other at Estadio Centenario on Thursday morning in a friendly international. La Celeste failed to impress at the 2022 World Cup finals, with the team missing out on a spot in the knockout stages, but they did well to beat South Korea in their last warm-up game. Even though key players Valverde, Cavani, and Bentancur have been omitted this time out, home win should be considered as new boss Marcelo Bielsa has a number of talented players to choose from.
Nicaragua, on the other hand, experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 3-2 loss to Panama, which is yet another reason why we are going to bet on the hosts. Esteli midfielder Oscar Acevedo is pushing for a start after scoring as a substitute in the last friendly, while Luis Martinez should lead the line for the visitors.
Highlighted Team (Uruguay):
La Celeste are one of the most successful South American nations. Uruguay are frequently the champions of the continent having most recently won the tournament in 2011. They have won the Copa America a record 15 times including the first ever edition of the competition in 1916, while the team has also won FIFA World Cup in two occasions including the inaugural competition in 1930 when they defeated Argentina 4-2 in the final as hosts.
Their second World Cup title came in 1950 when Uruguay and Brazil played a legendary match which recorded a higher attendance than any other football match in the history of the game. Uruguay is the smallest country in the world to have won a World Cup by population, but La Celeste are proud of their football heritage which yielded some of the best footballers in the world over the course of history.
Most notable player of the current selection is Barcelona striker Luis Suarez, who is also the team’s top scorer with 45 goals to his name.