The revenge will be played the next 11th of the current season in La Plata and the winner of this tie will face in the semifinals the winner of the Brazilian duel between Atlético Mineiro and Palmeiras, current two-time champion, who play the first leg in Belo Horizonte tonight.
Students, four times champion of America, in 1967, 1968, 1969 and 2009, have a special relationship with the trophy, their “coopera” lineage emerges, they perform at a higher level and their fans enhance their fanaticism at the time of games in this competition.
He lives it at this juncture. At the local level, Ricardo Zielinski’s team is not having a good campaign, placing 23rd. in the Professional Football League (LPF) 13 points behind Atlético Tucumán and in the Copa Argentina he was eliminated by Belgrano in the round of 16. end.
That is why, in addition to the historical mandate, Estudiantes is at stake a lot in this instance, being able to continue in the competition alleviates the disappointment caused by the lack of results (a win in the past eight matches) in the League.
The “Pincha does not play in the same way as a couple of months ago, he lost efficiency, lost pressure on the rival and defensive solidity, although he also suffered some injuries to outstanding values such as Agustín Rogel, Fabián Noguera and Mauro Boselli.
Paranaense, trained by Luiz Felipe Scolari (world champion with Brazil in Japan-Korea 2002) is fourth in the Brazilian competition, eight points behind Palmeiras and has Argentine Tomás Cuello, former Atlético Tucumán, on his squad.
The former Peñarol from Uruguay, Agustín Canobbio and David Terans, also play in the Curitiba team, although the great reinforcement for the Cup is Fernandinho (37 years old), a former English Manchester City who joined for the defining stage of the contest.
Paranaense last season became champion of the 2021 South American Cup by beating fellow Brazilian Bragantino, he also won it in 2018 against Junior from Colombia.
Regarding the formation of Estudiantes, Leandro Díaz (injury to the right hamstring) and Boselli (he has just overcome a plantar fascia) will not be present, he will be part of the bench of substitutes, therefore Zielinski will resort to the Uruguayan Mauro Méndez, recent reinforcement of the “Pincha “on offense.
When do Estudiantes vs Paranaense play?
The match will take place at the Joaquim Américo Guimaraes Stadium, known as Arena da Baixada, in the central city of Curitiba, starting at 9:30 p.m. and with Venezuelan Jesús Valenzuela refereeing.
Where to see Students vs. Paranaense
The duel between Argentines and Brazilians will be televised by Fox Sports.
probable formations
Athletico Paranaense: Bento; Khellven, Felipe, Heleno and Vinicius; Fernandinho, Erick and Agustín Canobbio; Vitor Bueno and Tomás Neck; Victor Roque. DT: Luiz Felipe Scolari.
Students from La Plata: Mariano Andújar; Leonardo Godoy, Agustín Rogel, Jorge Morel, Luciano Lollo and Emanuel Más; Manuel Castro, Jorge Rodríguez and Fernando Zuqui; Pablo Piatti and Mauro Mendez. DT: Ricardo Zielinski.
Source: Ambito
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