There Chile Team will be measured against its equivalent Canada in the Exploria Stadium facilities for the third date of Group A of Copa America 2024. In the last few hours it has been confirmed that 'red' he will not be able to count on the goalkeeper Claudio Bravo for the most decisive match of the series after leaving the last match with some physical discomfort.

According to DSports, the team captain 'mapocho' the duel will be lost for one knee injury. Let us recall that the team Ricardo Gareca He trained last Friday in the rain, which ended up causing a joint complication.

In his absence, the person responsible for occupying the said position will be Gabriel Ariaswho would have beaten the Colo Colo goalkeeper, Brayan Cortés. During the last friendly match before the start of the continental competition, the 'Tiger' He clarified that his second option was the goalkeeper of Racing de Avellaneda. A preference that at the time was already criticized.

It should be noted that Arias and Cortés competed in 16 matches with the cast. 'from South'. The former made his debut in a training match against Serbia in 2018, while the latter made it against Mexico. Added to this is the fact that the two have recorded 17 goals conceded and, in turn, their goal has been clear on six occasions.

What seemed like a calm wait ended up turning into quite the opposite. Another player who will not be in the game is Paulo Diazwho had been the undisputed starter in Chile. Now, Igor Lichnovsky's full-back partner will be Guillermo Maripán, who had been relegated thanks to the good complement formed by the defender of América de México and the central defender of River Plate.

Although at first it was said that Díaz did not play because of his height, the Chilean journalist Gabriel Mendoza eventually revealed that the “red” had an internal team quite off the field, which reflects the character of Ricardo Gareca.

“To say that Maripán plays because of the height is an excuse not to really say the real situation that is happening. Gareca was upset by him shirt swap that Diaz made by asking Messi, this is not necessary. “It bothered him and he took him off the team,” he said.

In addition, it is important to remember that the Argentine strategist was suspended by Conmebol because one of his team members left the field late in the second half of the clash against the current world champion. In this way, the coach will not be able to be on the bench against Canada and will not be able to speak in a press conference. Likewise, you must pay an amount of 15 thousand dollars.

There is a lot of uncertainty heading into Chile versus Canada. And last Friday, a strong electrical storm broke out in the city of Orlando, Florida. This ultimately affected the formation of Ricardo Gareca with the 'mapochos'.

From this event, it was thought that the duel between Chileans and Canadians could be suspended. But in the end, it will not be like that. Most likely, the Exploria Stadium will host this decisive match. According to the journalist Marco Escobar from DSports, there is no risk that he will be suspended.

“The problem with the storm, yesterday, around the match, there was an electrical storm that delayed Chile's training at the venue, almost outside of Orlando, near the amusement parks. For today there is also a storm forecast, we will see if the weather is with us, but what is at stake is what is at stake. It is impossible for it to be suspended, at most it will be postponed,” he said.