Bridgestone Libertadores: two matches on Tuesday
Santos vs. Peñarol
Mexico´s Santos look on Tuesday to ensure their presence in the knockout stages of the Copa Libertadores when they take on Uruguay´s Peñarol, who needs a win to keep their chances alive.
Last week at the Corona Stadium, Santos Laguna defeated Deportivo Anzoategui of Venezuela 3-0 to stand on the brink of qualification with 10 points and the lead of Group 8.
For their part, Peñarol were fourth and jumped to third place with four points thanks to a 2-1 win over Arsenal of Argentina in the Centenario stadium.
The match will be played starting at 8:00 pm local time (0200 GMT Wednesday) at the Corona stadium in the city of Torreon in northern Mexico. The stadium can hold 30,000 spectators.
The referee team from the match all hail from Brazil: Leandro Vuaden will be the ref while Marcio Santiago and Kleber Lucio Gil will work the lines.
Probable starting teams:
Santos: Oswaldo Sánchez - Jonathan Lacerda, Oswaldo Alanís, Rafael Figueroa, Javier Abella, Juan Pablo Rodríguez, Ribair Rodríguez, Darwin Quintero, Andrés Rentería, Oribe Peralta and Javier Orozco. COACH: Pedro Caixinha.
Peñarol: Juan Castillo - Emilio Mac Eachen, Damián Macaluso, Carlos Valdez, Marcel Novick, Luis Aguiar, Nicolás Raguso, Paolo Hurtado, Marcelo Rodríguez, Antonio Pacheco and Javier Toledo. COACH: Jorge Fossati.
Zamora vs. Nacional
Zamora of Venezuelan and Nacional of Paraguay lock horns on Tuesday in a Group 4 match to be held in Barinas.
If Zamora, last in the group with 4 points, lose they will be eliminated. If Nacional, second with five points, lose they will virtually be eliminated.
A draw would leave the Venezuelans with 5 points and the Paraguayans with 6, and their fate would be decided in the sixth and final round of the group stage.
The group is led by Atletico Mineiro of Brazil, the defending champion, with 8 points. Colombia´s Independiente Santa Fe is third with 4, the same as Zamora but with a better goal difference.
The match will be played at the "La Carolina" stadium starting at 7:15 pm (01H00 GMT).
The game referees will Diego Abal, Ezequiel Brailovsky and Ariel Scime (Argentina).
Probable starting teams:
Zamora: Alexis Angulo - Hugo Soto, Jonnathan España, Carlos Javier López, Luis Ovalle - Luis Vargas, Arles Flores, Ynmer González, Pedro Ramírez - Ricardo Clarke and Juan Falcón. COACH: Noel Sanvicente.
Nacional de Paraguay: Oscar Agüero - Raúl Piris, Marcos Miers, Fabián Balbuena, Ramón Coronel - Derlis Orue, Silvio Torales, Carlos Ruiz Peralta, Nicolás Martínez - Julio Santa Cruz and Fredy Bareiro. COACH: Gustavo Morinigo.
Santos vs. Peñarol
Mexico´s Santos look on Tuesday to ensure their presence in the knockout stages of the Copa Libertadores when they take on Uruguay´s Peñarol, who needs a win to keep their chances alive.
Last week at the Corona Stadium, Santos Laguna defeated Deportivo Anzoategui of Venezuela 3-0 to stand on the brink of qualification with 10 points and the lead of Group 8.
For their part, Peñarol were fourth and jumped to third place with four points thanks to a 2-1 win over Arsenal of Argentina in the Centenario stadium.
The match will be played starting at 8:00 pm local time (0200 GMT Wednesday) at the Corona stadium in the city of Torreon in northern Mexico. The stadium can hold 30,000 spectators.
The referee team from the match all hail from Brazil: Leandro Vuaden will be the ref while Marcio Santiago and Kleber Lucio Gil will work the lines.
Probable starting teams:
Santos: Oswaldo Sánchez - Jonathan Lacerda, Oswaldo Alanís, Rafael Figueroa, Javier Abella, Juan Pablo Rodríguez, Ribair Rodríguez, Darwin Quintero, Andrés Rentería, Oribe Peralta and Javier Orozco. COACH: Pedro Caixinha.
Peñarol: Juan Castillo - Emilio Mac Eachen, Damián Macaluso, Carlos Valdez, Marcel Novick, Luis Aguiar, Nicolás Raguso, Paolo Hurtado, Marcelo Rodríguez, Antonio Pacheco and Javier Toledo. COACH: Jorge Fossati.
Zamora vs. Nacional
Zamora of Venezuelan and Nacional of Paraguay lock horns on Tuesday in a Group 4 match to be held in Barinas.
If Zamora, last in the group with 4 points, lose they will be eliminated. If Nacional, second with five points, lose they will virtually be eliminated.
A draw would leave the Venezuelans with 5 points and the Paraguayans with 6, and their fate would be decided in the sixth and final round of the group stage.
The group is led by Atletico Mineiro of Brazil, the defending champion, with 8 points. Colombia´s Independiente Santa Fe is third with 4, the same as Zamora but with a better goal difference.
The match will be played at the "La Carolina" stadium starting at 7:15 pm (01H00 GMT).
The game referees will Diego Abal, Ezequiel Brailovsky and Ariel Scime (Argentina).
Probable starting teams:
Zamora: Alexis Angulo - Hugo Soto, Jonnathan España, Carlos Javier López, Luis Ovalle - Luis Vargas, Arles Flores, Ynmer González, Pedro Ramírez - Ricardo Clarke and Juan Falcón. COACH: Noel Sanvicente.
Nacional de Paraguay: Oscar Agüero - Raúl Piris, Marcos Miers, Fabián Balbuena, Ramón Coronel - Derlis Orue, Silvio Torales, Carlos Ruiz Peralta, Nicolás Martínez - Julio Santa Cruz and Fredy Bareiro. COACH: Gustavo Morinigo.
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