San Lorenzo will debut today in the Copa Libertadores when it receives Palmeiras from Brazil, in Bajo Flores, within the framework of the first date of Group F of the continental competition.
The match will be played at the Pedro Bidegain stadium from 9:30 p.m., will be refereed by the Venezuelan Jesús Valenzuela Sáez and will be broadcast live by the Fox Sports sports signal.
San Lorenzo arrives at this commitment with his head down, since he has just lost to Boca in the classic by 2 to 1 and He was left without a chance to qualify for the playoffs of the 2024 Professional League Cup.
In this context, he will privilege the international championship that he won on one occasion (2014) and will have his best players for the first presentation, among them, the Paraguayan Adam Bareiro, who left behind a contracture in the calves of both legs.
Ruben Darío Insua’s team will be part of Group F, one of the most complex areas of the Copa Libertadores 2024, which includes the Brazilian team, Liverpool from Uruguay and Independiente del Valle from Ecuador.
For its part, Palmeiras is one of the clubs that aspires to be champion of the competition that it has already won three times (1999, 2020 and 2021).
The Brazilian team is playing the final of the Paulista Tournament against Santos and next weekend they will play the second leg after losing the first leg 1 to 0, therefore, it is likely that they will not use their best players in the formation against San Lorenzo initial.
The presences of Endrick Felipe, the 17-year-old star who was already bought by Real Madrid, Raphael Veiga and Murilo, are in doubt. Given this situation, the Argentines José Manuel López and Aníbal Moreno could be starters.
The history
The record is even for now, but it could lean in favor of one of the two. In total, the Ciclón and the Brazilian team They met four times and each took two victories, always at home.
The first confrontation between the two was in the semifinals of the 1999 Mercosur Cup, when San Lorenzo won 1-0 at home with a goal from Iván Córdoba from a penalty, while in the rematch the True They beat it 3-0 with scores from Junior Baiano and Chiqui Arce on two occasions.
That return crossing, which gave the Brazilian club the classification, is remembered because when the Argentine team lost 1-0 they had a penalty in their favor for an infraction by goalkeeper Marcos on Lucas Pusineri, but Córdoba could not overcome the strength of the Brazilian , who held back the shot.
The last precedent between the two is more recent because it occurred in the 2019 Libertadores when those led by Jorge Almirón received Palmeiras on date 3 of the group stage and they achieved a 1-0 victory with the goal of defender Marcos Herrera.
In Brazil, the True He achieved the same result in his favor and on the last day of the first round he won thanks to a goal from Gustavo Scarpa, so he qualified as first in the group and the Cyclone he made it second.
PROBABLE FORMATIONS
San Lorenzo: Facundo Altamirano; Gonzalo Luján, Johan Romaña, Gastón Campi, Malcom Braida; Agustín Giay, Elian Irala, Cristian Ferreira, Nahuel Barrios; Iván Leguizamón and Adam Bareiro. DT: Ruben Darío Insua.
Palmeiras: Wewerton; Marcos Rocha, Luan, Lazaro; Mayke, Aníbal Moreno, Zé Roberto, Joaquín Piquerez; Breno López, Caio Paulista; Jose Lopez. DT: Abel Ferreira.
Stadium: Pedro Bidegain.
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela Sáez (Venezuela).
Start time: 9:30 p.m.
TV: Fox Sports.
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Source: Ambito
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