Bridgestone Libertadores: five games on Wednesday
León vs. Bolívar
One step away from qualifying to the knockout stage, León of Mexico will host Bolivia´s Bolivar in the fifth round of Group 7.
León leads the group with seven points while Bolivar is third with five points and still has a chance to make it to the next stage.
In the same group, Emelec of Ecuador is second on six points while Flamengo of Brazil has four points and is fourth.
The match will start at 9:15 pm local time (03H15 GMT Thursday) and will be played at the Nou Camp stadium in the city of León (center). The stadium can accommadate 34,000 spectators.
The referees for the match all hail from Venezuela: Marlon Escalante, Luis Murillo and Elbis Gomez.
Probable starting teams:
León: William Yarbrough, Jonny Magallón, Rafael Márquez, Ignacio González, Edwin Hernández, José Juan Vázquez, Carlos Peña, Elías Hernández, Luis Montes, Matías Britos and Mauro Boselli. COACH: Gustavo Matosas.
Bolívar: Romel Quiñónez, Luis Gutiérrez, Nelson Cabrera, Lorgio Álvarez, Ronald Eguino, José Luis Sánchez, Miguel Callejón, Walter Flores, Leonel Justiniano, Carlos Arce and William Ferreira. COACH: Xabier Azkargorta.
Cali vs. O´Higgins
Deportivo Cali welcomes Chile´s O´Higgins in a game where both teams will be fighting to keep alive their chances of getting out of Group 3.
The game will be played at the Pascual Guerrero stadium in the city of Cali starting at 8:00 pm local time (0100 GMT Thursday).
O´Higgins understands that a defeat could leave out of the continental competition.
The game will be led by Mexican referee Roberto Garcia, accompanied on the lines by his countrymen Alberto Morin and Jose Luis Camargo.
Probable starting teams:
Deportivo Cali: Faryd Mondragón - Yerson Candelo, Luis Calderón, Diego Amaya, Mauricio Casierra - Andrés Pérez, Jhon Viáfara, Christian Marrugo, Carlos Lizarazo - Sergio Romero and Robin Ramírez. COACH: Héctor Cárdenas.
O´Higgins: Paulo Garcés - Nicolás Vargas, Mariano Uglessich, Albert Acevedo, Gerson Opazo - Luis Figueroa, Pablo Hernández, Benjamín Vidal, Braulio Leal - Gonzalo Barriga and Pablo Calandria. COACH: Eduardo Berizzo.
Arsenal vs. Anzoátegui
Argentina´s Arsenal will look to seal a spot in the knockout stages in a Group 8 match against Venezuela´s Anzoategui, who will seek to use their home pitch advantage to win and stay alive in the continental showpiece.
Arsenal is scheduled to arrive Tuesday in Puerto La Cruz (northeastern Venezuela).
The Venezuelans, last in the group with 2 points, need a win to avoid falling out of the competition. This is their third time in the tournament.
The match will be played in Puerto La Cruz starting at 6:15 pm (22h45 GMT).
The match will be called by Brazilian Ricardo Marques, the linesmen being his compatriots Fabricio Vilarinho and Fabio Pereira.
Probable starting lineups:
Anzoátegui: Edixson González - Jhonny Mirabal, Ezequiel Parnisari, Alejandro Cichero, Carlos Lujano - Ricardo Martins, Emmanuel Calzadilla, José David Moreno, Rolando Escobar - Edwin Aguilar and Framber Villegas. COACH: Juvencio Betancourt.
Arsenal: Cristian Campestrini - Martín Nervo, Mariano Echeverría, Eduardo Casais, Damián Pérez - Franco Zuculini, Iván Marcone, Ramiro Carrera, Matías Zaldivia - Emilio Zelaya and Julio Furch. COACH: Gustavo Alfaro.
Atlético Paranaense vs. Velez
Atletico Paranaense of Brazil seek revenge when they host Argentinian club Velez Sarsfield in a match that will define the leadership of Group 1.
Atletico fell 2-0 to the visiting Argentines in the second round, their only loss so far in the tournament.
Meanwhile, Velez arrives in Brazil with a disadvantage: striker Mauro Zárate is out with muscular fatigue and needs rest.
The match is scheduled for 10:00 pm local time (01H00 GMT) at the Vila Capanema stadium in Curitiba (south), with a capacity for 22,000 people.
The match referee will be Colombian Wilmar Roldán. The linesmen are Colombians Eduardo Diaz and Alexander Guzman.
Possible starting teams:
Atlético Paranaense: Weverton - Sueliton, Manoel, Cleberson e Natanael - João Paulo, Paulinho Dias and Felipe - Douglas Coutinho, Marcelo and Ederson. COACH: Miguel Angel Portugal.
Vélez Sarsfield: Sebastián Sosa - Fabián Cubero, Sebastián Domínguez, Facundo Cardozo, Emiliano Papa - Agustín Allione, Lucas Romero, Héctor Canteros, Ariel Cabral - Lucas Pratto and Roberto Nanni. COACH: José Flores.
Newell´s vs. Nacional
An already eliminated Nacional of Uruguay host Argentina´s Newell´s Old Boys who need a win to if they want to continue in the tournament.
The Argentinians, who already thrashed Nacional 4-0 in February, come to the fifth and penultimate round with the obligation to win and score multiple goals to have a chance to stay alive in the tournament.
Brazilian club Gremio lead the group with eight points and Atletico Nacional of Colombia is next with seven.
The match starts at 7:45 pm (22h45 GMT) in the Centenario stadium.
The referee is Chilean Patricio Polic. The linesmen are Chileans Juan Maturana and Raul Orellana.
Probable starting teams:
Nacional: Gustavo Munúa; Pablo Álvarez, Guillermo de los Santos, Andrés Scotti, Jonathan Píriz; Rinaldo Cruzado, Diego Arismendi, Gastón Pereiro, Ignacio González; Carlos de Pena and Iván Alonso. COACH: Gerardo Pelusso.
Newell´s: Nahuel Guzmán; Marcos Cáceres, Víctor López, Gabriel Heinze and Milton Casco; Ever Banega, Hernán Villalba and Lucas Bernardi; Víctor Figueroa, Ezequiel Ponce and Nicolás Castro. COACH: Alfredo Berti.
Brasil: Flamengo, Vasco, Fluminense, Botafogo (100% Carioca) Rio > Säo Paulo
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