Many fans, journalists and Venezuelans in general are still hungover from the team’s historic draw on matchday three of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Brazil as a visitor.
An equality that has spread across the continent and the world after an unprecedented feat by Vinotinto, which stopped the five-time world champion’s streak of fifteen duels winning at home and caused them to lose the lead in the standings.
They have been magical days, the networks are flooded with the video of the goal starring Eduard Bello at the Arena Pantanal stadium, and with good reason, it was a Chilean minutes from the end and before the gaze of thousands of Brazilians who saw how Vinotinto became in the first team in the world that manages to equalize a commitment to the Amazonian team in the final ten minutes.
But tomorrow on Monaguense soil and with the Monumental de Maturín stadium bursting at the seams, we can only win and conquer the three points against Chile, which would put us as third after four days if Colombia does not add against Ecuador or maintain fourth place being the best position who has achieved the selection in a hectic start for a place in a World Cup tournament.
And yes, the idyll that the news of the national team makes us feel cannot only make us fill ourselves with ego. As they say: “losing a game doesn’t make you the worst of all, nor does winning one make you the best in the world.”
This duel against Chile must be handled with a cool head, and we cannot trust ourselves because historically the red team has a positive record over our team when they have faced each other in the Qualifiers.
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History of Vinotinto with Chile
In 29 matches between them, the Chileans are ahead of ours with twenty-one wins, five draws and only three defeats.
But the good news for Venezuela is that in the most recent precedent between both teams, the Vinotinto was able to win the duel 2-1 at the UCV Olympic stadium on the fourth date of what was the path to the 2022 World Cup that It was held in Qatar.
In that duel, which was played without an audience due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, Venezuela managed to win with goals from Luis Mago ten minutes into the first as well, and from Salomón Rondón in the 80th minute.
The red goal was scored by Arturo Vidal in the 14th minute.
Maturín temple of triumphs
Another of the data in favor that the team will have in this duel against the Chileans, and beyond the fact that they are experiencing a difficult moment of replacement despite the victory on matchday 3 against Peru 2-1 at home, is that Venezuela has never He has lost in the four matches he played at the Monumental.
2023-10-16 12:00:00
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