Estudiantes is measured against Red Bull Bragantino, which also arrives with an ideal score in Group C of the Copa Libertadores. It is played from 9:00 p.m. at the Nabi Abi Chedid stadium with Colombian Carlos Ortega refereeing. Television will be exclusive to DirecTV Sports (channel 610 of the satellite signal). In addition, since 25 years ago it will be possible to follow La Redonda Supertransmi (FM 100.3, LISTEN HERE)
The city of Bragança Paulista, in Brazil, will be the epicenter tonight of a great match for the Copa Sudamericana, because at the Nabi Abi Chedid stadium the two main contenders to win Group C will meet, which as a prize will have a ticket to the round final of the aforementioned continental tournament at club level organized by Conmebol. Bragantino thrashed Tacuary first and then Oriente Petrolero, with a better goal difference, a detail that gives him first place in the standings, which is not a small thing, since after completing the six dates of the qualifying stage, the goals will have their weight in the event of a tiebreaker.
For now, and to continue the contest with certain possibilities, Pincha must add against Bragantino. A victory would logically outline him as a candidate, although a tie would leave him well positioned, since on Wednesday June 7, for the fifth date, he will be local, and that condition always represents an advantage.
El Pincha, who arrives after two consecutive victories in the Professional League, traveled yesterday afternoon and after 10 p.m. he settled in the Bourbon hotel in Atibaia, a town near the city of the match.
The delegation arrived in a good mood despite the schedule and gathered at the same venue where it was last year in the run-up to the Copa Libertadores duel.
The team was not defined, but it would have Daniel Sappa for the suspended Mariano Andújar and the inclusion of Fernando Zuqui for the other suspended, Santiago Ascacibar. It remains to be seen if the Uruguayan Mauro Méndez remains or if a midfielder or Emmanuel Mas enters, so that Gastón Benedetti can take the lead.
The most immediate precedent of a confrontation between these two teams goes back to the previous season, when they shared a Copa Libertadores group with Vélez and Nacional from Uruguay. They met twice and both times the red-and-white team won: 2-0 in La Plata and 1-0 in San Pablo, with a score by Gustavo Del Prete.
Estudiantes won the group, followed by Vélez, Nacional and Bragantino, in that order, and regarding this tournament, just as the first classified will advance to the next stage, whoever escorts them will be able to follow the same steps as long as they win a cross eliminatory with a third of the Copa Libertadores.
Bragantino impressed with the 4-1 win against Tacuary, in Asunción, and the subsequent 5-0 defeat of Oriente Petrolero, in São Paulo, because he exhibited great goal power and also a good defense, but… Attention, Estudiantes are not they were left behind, because they beat Oriente Patrolero 1-0 in Bolivia and beat Tacuary 4-0 in our city.
In the Brasileiraro tournament they started with a draw and a victory, but last Sunday they were defeated at home by Cruzeiro 3-0. It has the base of the team from last year, without Arthur and with the Portuguese Pedro Caixinha (ex Talleres) as coach
With an added value in favor of Pincha: for the Professional League, after losing the classic, they obtained 16 of 18 points, which means that they won five games (Newell’s, Independiente, Boca, Talleres, Platense) and tied one (Atlético Tucumán ), with a level of play on the rise, despite how tight his schedule was at some point.
Eduardo Domínguez, his coach, postponed any type of player replacement in his desire to gain positions in the Professional League, a tournament in which, after the recovery described, he has already reached an expectant position, and for this visit to Bragantino, he will obviously have the best possible lineup, although without two base players in its structure.
Of course, because Santiago Ascacibar and Mariano Andújar, both suspended, should have been left out of the squad. The midfielder completed two dates, of which he completed one, due to the red card he was shown in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, as a result of an elbow, and the goalkeeper one, due to the expulsion against Tacuary.
Under the leadership of Pedro Caixinha, the Portuguese coach with experience in clubs in his country, Mexico, Qatar, Scotland, Saudi Arabia and Argentina, as coach of Talleres de Córdoba, “Braga” is playing in parallel the Brasileirao, a competition in the one that beat Bahía, tied with Cuiaba and for the third date they appeared last Saturday against Cruzeiro, at home.
The sum of data propels tonight’s match, for the third date of Group C of the Copa Sudamericana, which will be completed with Tacuary-Oriente Petrolero, from 7:00 p.m., in Asunción, to the category of a promising show, for the characteristics of both representatives and the need to establish themselves on the first step to go in the direction of the jackpot.
PROBABLE FORMATIONS
Bragantino: Lucão; Aderlan, Eduardo Santos, Natan, Juninho Capixaba; Lucas Evangelista, Matheus Fernandes, Gustavinho; Hélio Júnio, Eduardo Sasha, Henry Mosquera. DT: Pedro Caixinha.
Students: Daniel Sappa; Leonardo Godoy, Santiago Núñez, Luciano Lollo, Zaid Romero and Gastón Benedetti; Fernando Zuqui and Jorge Rodríguez; Benjamin Rollheiser; Mauro Mendez or José Sosa and Mauro Boselli. DT: Eduardo Dominguez.
Referee: Carlos Ortega (Colombia).
Studio: Nabi Abi Chedid.
Time: 21.00
TV: DirecTV Sports.
