The South American Youth Championship begins on 17 January as the best under-20 players in the region converge on Chile. This tournament has thrust youngsters such as Neymar, Barcelonas Luis Suarez and most recently Lautaro Martinez into the spotlight, and 2019 should be no different. With that in mind, this tactical analysis will use statistics to highlight one player to watch from each team in Group A.
Nicolas Guerra (Chile)
One of the few Chilean players who is a starter with his club, Nicolas Guerra became a focal point at Universidad de Chile to begin the 2018 season and finished the campaign with 36 appearances in all competitions.
Most of those appearances saw Guerra occupying the number 9 role for Universidad de Chile, although he also started the odd match on the right flank in a 4-3-3.
Guerra’s strengths are his flair, vision and his willingness to defend. He only scored six goals in 2018, yet he constantly created chances with his close control and dribbling.
