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Patched-up Paraguay prepare for third place play-off

Friday, July 03 2015 by SNTV
  • Intro:

    Paraguay have a number of injury concerns ahead of their Copa America third place play-off against Peru in Conception.

    Script:

    You imagine there's a few players here who would have preferred to have just gone home after the 6-1 loss to Argentina in the Copa America semi-final.

    But Paraguay have to pick themselves up and prepare for a third place play-off against Peru.

    They lost 2-1 against hosts Chile in their last four match and are in this game for the second Copa in a row.

    Several Paraguay players are injured. Strikers Nelson Haedo Valdez, Derlis Gonzalez and Roque Santa Cruz were absent from this training session.

    Nestor Ortigoza is definitely out. It's been a tough, gruelling campaign for Paraguay, they played Brazil and Uruguay before Lionel Messi tore them apart in that crushing semi-final defeat.

    Apart from taking third place, it will be a big match for Lucas Barrios, he's scored three goals in the competition and so still has a slim chance of finishing as the tournament's top scorer.

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