From 7:00 p.m. Rosario Central will receive Atlético Mineiro for date 4 of Group G of the Copa Libertadores. With the arbitration of Chilean Piero Maza, the duel can be followed on the Fox Sports channel and the Star+ platform.
It will be a duel tonight in the Creek Giant for the group he directs Miguel Ángel Russowho will face each other with the team Gabriel Militowho arrives as undefeated leader with 9 points. The Scoundrel arrives at the match in second position in the area with 4 points, the product of a victory -in the debut against Peñarol-, the draw that they have just achieved on their trip to Venezuela against Caracas and the tight defeat against the Brazilians (2-3 ) in Brazil.
The Rosario team is rested, since it did not qualify for the final phase of the League Cup and will only have the last three games left in the area until the stoppage for the beginning of the Copa América. That is why today will be a key confrontation against the first in the group: a victory would put them in an unbeatable position awaiting what will be the head-to-head match between Caracas and Peñarol.
Looking ahead to today’s duel, Russo will have the best for his starting eleven. On the side of Gallic, have had a streak of 11 games without losing since Milito’s arrival. Beyond being at the top of the Libertadores group stage, Mineiro had a good start in the Brazilian Championship.
After five games, they are in fourth position with nine points, one of the leaders Atlético Paranaense and Bahía. So far in the Brazilian tournament, they have achieved two wins (Cruzeiro and Cuiabá) and three draws (Corinthians, Criciúma and Fluminense).
It must be remembered that, after the incidents that occurred in Central’s first home game against the Uruguayan team – an object thrown from the stands hit Maximiliano Olivera in the face – the club received a harsh sanction from Conmebol. The Disciplinary Commission, made up of president Eduardo Grosso Brown, vice president Amarilis Belisario and member Cristóbal Valdés, decided that tonight’s duel be without the presence of the public and must pay a fine of $50,000.
The Argentine institution was also ordered “to partially close the South Grandstand (South Head) of the Gigante de Arroyito stadium, in the city of Rosario, Argentina for its home match on date 5 of the Group Phase by CONMEBOL Libertadores 2024″ against Caracas.
Possible formations:
Central Rosary: Jorge Broun; Damián Martínez, Facundo Mallo, Carlos Quintana, Agustín Sández; Franco Ibarra, Tomás O’Connor; Lautaro Giaccone, Ignacio Malcorra, Jaminton Campaz; Tobias Cervera. DT: Miguel Russo.
Atlético Mineiro: Everson; Renzo Saravia, Rodrigo Battaglia, Jemerson, Guilherme Arana; Gustavo Scarpa, Otávio Santos, Alan Franco, Matías Zaracho; Paulinho, Hulk. DT: Gabriel Milito.
Referee: Piezo Maza (Chile)
Hour:19.
Stadium: Giant of Arroyito, Rosario.
TV: Fox Sports, Star+.
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