Bolivia vs Venezuela: International Soccer Friendly Preview, Live Stream, Predictions
Bolivia and Venezuela will collide in an international friendly match on Tuesday at Estadio Hernando Siles, where both teams will look to bounce back from the recent poor performances.
Bolivia has not won since scoring a 2-1 win against Haiti in February 2013, but they managed to impress in their 2-2 draw against Chile last month. They were ahead, 2-1, after Carlos Saucedo scored twice, but Arturo Vidal netted the equalizer off a penalty in the 91st minute.
Bolivia will have a fresh start as they will work under interim coach Nestor Clausen, who replaced Mauricio Soria after the Bolivian Football Federation decided not to have him handle the squad for making racist remarks.
Clausen said that they will look to sustain their momentum from their close match against Chile last month. Tuesday's match could decide whether or not he will be named as Bolivia's new coach.
"I come to work just for this one game, then the leadership has the right and freedom to seek the head coach and choose who they see fit," Mauricio Soria told Sportal. "I do not know if it is time, but over time with the knowledge that I have of the country I believe I will someday become the official coach."
Venezuela is also adjusting to new coach Noel Sanvicente, who has lost in his first three matches at helm. They recently took a humiliating 5-0 loss to Chile on Friday, but forward Nicolas Fedor is confident that Sanvicente will lead the team to success in the near future.
"When I was in Spain, it was already showing what he was doing in Venezuela with the titles," Fedor said of Sanvicente. "And now that I have to work with him I understand what a good technician he is. He is a strategic planner with a clear philosophy of the game, which is very important when you are in a national team."
Schedule & Predictions
The Bolivia-Venezuela match will kick at 7 p.m. EST and will be via live streaming on this link. Bolivia, based on their recent performance against Chile, will be a heavy favorite on Tuesday, especially if Venezuela will play like the way they did in their lopsided loss against the same Chilean squad.
For the latest sports news, follow Latin Post Sports on Twitter.
FOR MORE SOCCER NEWS UPDATES, CLICK ON THIS LINK TO VISIT LATIN POST.COM'S SPORTS PAGE.
Subscribe to Latin Post!
Sign up for our free newsletter for the Latest coverage!