Friday's Copa America predictions: Argentina can get it right in second outing

Free football tips, best bets and analysis for Argentina v Uruguay & Chile v Bolivia in the Copa America on Friday.

Where to watch

BBC iPlayer & red button, from 10pm Friday

Best bet

Argentina to beat Uruguay 1am Saturday morning
1pt 11-10 bet365, Betfred

Argentina v Uruguay

Argentina missed out on a chance to take a stranglehold of Copa America Group A but back them to get it right second time against bitter rivals Uruguay in Brasilia.

Lionel Scaloni's men carved out plenty of chances in their 1-1 draw with Chile in their opener but just couldn't find a winner.

Scaloni will make changes – Sergio Aguero can expect a start – and they definitely have more tools at their disposal to hurt Uruguay, who sat out the first round of games in the section.

Edinson Cavani and Luis Suarez are set to be paired up top by Uruguay boss Oscar Tabarez with Scaloni expected to counter the threat by going three at the back.

Chile v Bolivia

It doesn't rain but it pours for Bolivia, who despite losing five players to Covid managed to scare the life out of Paraguay in their Group B opener.

They were leading through Erwin Saavedra's spot-kick but then had Jaume Cuellar sent off and duly went to pieces, losing 3-1.

So now they are still without their Covid absentees, plus the suspended Cuellar, and that has to give Chile a real chance of winning this well.

Having said that, they aren't without problems as well. Eduardo Vargas, the man who equalised in their 1-1 draw with Argentina, joins Alexis Sanchez on the sidelines. They are no value at 2-9.