Uruguay vs Bolivia Prediction and Betting Tips: Nunez to strike in Copa America clash

Uruguay and Bolivia make their way to the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey with vastly differing expectations ahead of this Group C showdown at the Copa America. Read on to find our best bets for the game. 

Marcelo Bielsa's Uruguay began their bid for a 16th Copa crown in ultimately convincing fashion as they beat Panama 3-1 in Florida.

Bolivia were condemned to a 13th-straight Copa America loss by hosts the USA in Texas, Christian Pulisic scoring after three minutes as La Verde continued a poor trait of conceding early goals.

The Bolivians head for New Jersey in search of what would be just a second Copa America win in 32 attempts and a first success over Uruguay in this competition since 1997.

They meet in New Jersey at 02:00 BST on Friday June 28th as Bielsa's boys aim to bolster their quarter-final aspirations ahead of a concluding Group C showdown with the USA.

There are 70 positions between these nations in the FIFA rankings and 14th-placed Uruguay should have few problems in emphasising that class differential in New Jersey.

By design, Bielsa's game plan demands his players are aggressive in their pressing and seek to play on the front foot.

Five of Bolivia's last eight goals conceded have occurred within the first half-hour of games, while the early strike against the US was the second game in a row they had been breached inside five minutes.

Uruguay can pile the agony on early and should ultimately prove too strong in a wide-margin win.

Nunez celebrated his 25th birthday this week and the Liverpool striker is coming of age in a Uruguay shirt. His second season in English football brought improvement on his first, while he notched a treble for La Celeste in their friendly win over Mexico in Denver at the start of this month.

Nunez is playing with confidence and he took his chance against Panama well, volleying home powerfully on his left foot from inside the box to ease any late nerves.

There should be plenty of chances to add to his tally of 12 international goals in this game and he's likely to put a couple away in his current mood.

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