With Paraguay winning 2-0 vs. Chile on Thursday, Argentina secured a top two finish in group A. Therefore, the Argentina national team will go through the lower area of the draw, while Brazil, already qualified as firsts in group B, will go through the upper half.

There is just one matchday left in the Copa America group stage and the quarterfinal brackets are still uncertain. Up to now, these are the standings (courtesy of google.com):

Of the 10 national teams, eight will be in the next round. This means that the top four from each group qualify to the quarterfinals with those finishing last in the groups being eliminated.

Bolivia has already been eliminated since they are last in group A, four points behind fourth place Uruguay.

Here, the quarterfinals brackets based on the group positions:

2B vs. 3A
1B vs. 4A
2A vs. 3B
1A vs. 4B

To date, with one matchday away, this is the current quarterfinals draw (courtesy of promiedos.com.ar):

This Sunday, the remaining two games of group B will be played, while on Monday, group A will be completed. Here is the schedule for matchday 5 of the Copa America:

Sunday 27
Group B:
Brazil (1º) vs. Ecuador (4º)
Venezuela (5º) vs. Peru (3º)
Free: Colombia (2º)

Monday 28
Group A:
Argentina (1º) vs. Bolivia (5º)
Uruguay (4º) vs. Paraguay (2º)
Free: Chile (3º)

Argentina will be flying back to Ezeiza following their match vs. Bolivia on Monday at the Copa America.

Lionel Scaloni’s team are based in Argentina for the Copa America and have been flying in and out following the matches. There were some reports that the team would remain in Brazil and prepare there for the quarter final match but that will not be the case. Per a report by TyC Sports, the team will fly back to Ezeiza.

The team stayed in Brazil following the match vs. Uruguay as that match was played on Friday and the team played Paraguay on Monday.

In regards to the match, it still remains to be seen who will be starting. Six Argentina players are on yellow cards and there’s also the decision of possibly resting Lionel Messi as the team has already qualified and secured a top two finish in the group.

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni has everyone fully fit for Monday’s match vs. Bolivia at the Copa America.

In addition to Nicolas Gonzalez and Gio Lo Celso being back with the team, Scaloni received some good news as Palacios trained with the rest of the squad. This means that Scaloni has everyone available.

When speaking to the media following the team’s 1-0 win vs. Paraguay, Scaloni stated that he would rotate the squad for the next match. Some of the names likely to be rotated are the six that are on yellow cards. Emiliano Martinez, Lucas Martinez Quarta, Gio Lo Celso, Leandro Paredes, Joaquin Correa and Lautaro Martinez are the six that are one yellow card away from missing the next match.

While the cards are erased after the quarter finals, a yellow for any of them vs. Bolivia would mean that they would miss the quarter final match. However, Lautaro could benefit from a goal vs. Bolivia to get him back in scoring form. It remains to be seen who Scaloni will be resting.