Students of La Plata visit to Guild in it Couto Pereira Stadium of Curitiba for the pending meeting on the fifth date of the Group C of the Libertadores Cupwhich had been postponed due to the floods that hit Porto Alegre.
The last champion of the League Cup The continental event began with the hope of remembering old times, but their unexpected 4-3 defeat against Huachipato in ONE left him eliminated in the fight to qualify for the round of 16. After that setback, the Click I aspired to be third in the area and, at least, go down to the South American Cupalthough Gremio’s victory over the Chilean team this Tuesday took it out of the competition. He will only play for honor.
On the other hand, those led by Eduardo Dominguez they started the Professional League with two victories against Tiger in Victoria and Deportivo Riestra in La Plata. Now, he has accumulated two matches without winning due to a fall against Lanus in Strength and the 1-1 draw against Godoy Cruz as local. Their last game of the semester before the Copa América break will be next Thursday from 7 p.m. against Sarmiento in Junín.
On the opposite path, the Tricolor The group stage started in a bad way due to defeats against The Strongest in Bolivia and Huachipato in Brazil, but he raised his stride with three consecutive wins. A victory against Estudiantes will ensure first place in the area, which the Bolivian team occupies so far. Meanwhile, in the Brasileirao they are in 13th place with six points, far from the leaders Flamengo and Bahía (14).
To clarify, The Strongest secured its ticket among the 16 best teams in the Libertadores Cup with 10 points, of which 9 were earned at the height of La Paz. If he consolidates his leadership, will face Peñarol and Gremio will face Fluminense. If the roles are reversed, the same will happen with the rivals in the round of 16. Furthermore, Huachipato hopes to define his opponent in the Repechage of the South American Cup.
Formations:
Guild: Agustín Marchesín; João Pedro, Rodrigo Ely, Walter Kannemann, Reinaldo; Dodi, Pepê; Everton, Franco Cristaldo, Yeferson Soteldo; Diego Costa. DT: Renato Portaluppi
Students: Matías Mansilla; Eros Mancuso, Federico Fernández, Zaid Romero, Nico Fernández; Enzo Pérez, Fernando Zuqui, Alexis Manyoma, Pablo Piatti; Edwuin Cetré and Javier Correa. DT: Eduardo Dominguez.
Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)
VAR: Christian Ferreyra (Uruguay)
Stadium: Couto Pereira
TV: Fox Sports
The Group C standings:
