Brazil faces Colombia, from 17h (Brasília time) next Friday (7) in Caracas (Venezuela), for the second round of the South American U-20 final hexagonal. The team led by coach Ramon Menezes reaches this commitment motivated after the 1-0 win over Uruguay reached last Tuesday (4).
In addition to seeking the title of the competition, the Brazilian team aims to ensure a place in the next edition of the World Cup, which will be played between September 27 and October 19 in Chile. For this Brazil will have to end the South American among the top four.
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The triumph over the Uruguayans moved to the Brazilian team, which fulfilled an irregular campaign in the first phase of the competition. At the premiere Brazil was beaten 6-0 by Argentina. However, later the team guaranteed two consecutive wins (2-1 over Bolivia and 3 to 1 over Ecuador).
In her last commitment in the first phase of the competition the Brazilian team found precisely Colombia, her opponent next Friday. And the result was a setback 1-0. However, now in the final hexagonal, the expectation is that Brazil wins the victory.
