SportsMole previews Tuesday's CONCACAF Nations League clash between Trinidad and Tobago and Cuba, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
For the second time in four days, Trinidad and Tobago And Cuba They will face each other in the CONCACAF Nations League encounter on Monday at the Dwight York Stadium in Scarborough.
The teams played to a 2-2 draw on Thursday, giving the Soca Warriors two points in Group B, one point behind Cuba, who are third in the table.
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A season on from their improbable run to the quarter-finals of this tournament, lighting has yet to strike twice for Trinidad and Tobago.
Derek King The team's caretaker is still looking for his first win as manager, with TNT picking up a point in each of their last two meetings.
Their draw on Thursday ended a two-match goal drought, although they are already out of the competition and need a win to avoid relegation to League B.
Only three times in their League A history have the Soca Warriors drawn first blood, while they have failed to win in two of those encounters.
TNT had a 100% home record in the Nations League last season, however could only manage a 0-0 draw at home to French Guiana in their second group game this time around.
The Soca Warriors are unbeaten in their previous four matches against the Cubans in normal time, winning 2-0 when they last met in the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
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It was an unfamiliar situation for Cuba on the third day of play as they fought back twice to earn a point after trailing after eight minutes.
That initial deficit was compelling Unilis Castillo They scored multiple goals in a game for the first time since the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup (a 4-2 loss against Canada) to use a more attacking approach than we're used to seeing him.
To avoid relegation to League B, the Cubans need to avoid defeat on matchday four, while a win, combined with a loss to Honduras and a four-goal swing, would send them into the knockout stages for the first time.
Cuba have never won an away match in this competition's League A, failing to find the back of the net on each of those occasions.
Los Leones del Carrib have a chance on Monday to finish a Ligue A campaign unbeaten for the first time, having secured three consecutive draws so far this season.
The team did not beat the Soca Warriors in Trinidad and Tobago in a 3–1 qualifier for the 2003 Gold Cup.
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TNT Goalkeeper Denzil Smith Failed in their previous game and was replaced Adrienne Fonsetwhen Kevin Molino After his international retirement, he replaced him and played his first match Nova powder Less than 20 minutes left.
Sheldon Boat Sokha scored the opening goal for the Warriors on the second day's play, and their other strike came courtesy of that. Jovin Jones.
In the third day of play, including six Cuban players Orlando Calvo, Karel Perez, Karel Espino, Alejandro Delgado, Tyrone ReyesAnd Michael ReyesRetained their place in the starting 11.
Anal Casanova Having scored his first international goal in his first appearance for the senior team on Thursday, Reyes scored his 12th goal for the national team.
Trinidad and Tobago Probable Starting Lineup:
Fonset; Boat, David, J. Garcia; Telfer, Powder, Rampersad, Hodge; J. Jones; Molino, Lee
Cuba Possible Starting Lineup:
Arosarena; Calvo, Cavafy, Morejon, Delgado; Espino; Diaz, D. Reiss, K. Perez, Matos; M. Reyes
We say: Trinidad and Tobago 1-1 Cuba
Neither side was as decisive throughout the 90 minutes and we don't believe either side has enough quality to emerge victorious from this encounter.
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