Paraguay will play an international friendly against Colombia this Saturday, October 3rd. The match provides a test for La Albirroja, who are in good spirits following a 2-0 win over Bolivia on September 27th.
Guillermo Barros Schelotto's side approaches this fixture in positive form. In their last outing, Miguel Almirón scored twice to secure the victory on Bolivian soil. That result helped Paraguay climb to third place in the World Cup standings, with 4 points from 3 games, having scored 3 goals and conceded 2 across 270 minutes of play.
The recent head-to-head record with Colombia is tight. The last meeting, in March 2025 for World Cup qualifying, ended in a 2-2 draw. In the previous clash in November 2023, the Colombians secured a narrow 1-0 win in Asunción.
For this friendly, Barros Schelotto has a settled group to call upon. Against Bolivia, he fielded Gastón Olveira in goal behind a back four of Juan Cáceres, Gustavo Gómez, Omar Alderete and Alexandro Maidana. Diego Gómez and Andrés Cubas provided steel in midfield, while Miguel Almirón, Julio Enciso and Robert Morales were key in attack.
Colombia, managed by Néstor Lorenzo, are coming off a 1-1 draw with Mexico. Players like Jhon Arias and Luis Suárez are likely to be central to their threat.
This friendly is another step in Paraguay's preparation for upcoming competitive fixtures, which include a World Cup qualifier against Brazil on October 15th.
The Colombia versus Paraguay match kicks off on Saturday night, local time.
