🚨 Line-ups confirmed: Paraguay and Uruguay face off at Defensores del Chaco | OneFootball

The Albirroja, on a strong rise since the arrival of Gustavo Alfaro, is already in the qualifying zone in the CONMEBOL Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.

And that's how it intends to continue, but it will have a tough challenge this Thursday, when it hosts Uruguay led by Marcelo Bielsa, which has the same number of points and is above it in the table due to goal difference.

A great match between two great teams promises this duel at the Defensores del Chaco.

Alfaro's starting eleven in Paraguay

With the return of Gustavo Gómez to the defense, La Albirroja starts with: Gatito Fernández in goal; Juan José Cáceres, Gustavo Gómez, Omar Alderete, and Júnior Alonso in defense; Diego Gómez, Andrés Cubas, Matías Galarza, and Julio Enciso in midfield; Miguel Almirón and Antonio Sanabria in attack.

Bielsa's starting eleven in Uruguay against Paraguay

On the other hand, La Celeste, which arrives with several important absences — Sergio Rochet, Federico Valverde, Rodrigo Bentancur, and Nicolás De La Cruz — starts with: Santiago Mele in goal; Guillermo Varela, Ronald Araújo, Jose María Giménez, and Mathías Olivera in defense; Nahitan Nández, Manuel Ugarte, and Giorgian De Arrascaeta in midfield; Facundo Pellistri, Rodrigo Aguirre, and Maximiliano Araújo in offense.

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