He Atletico Mineiro defends this Tuesday a streak of 26 years without losing at home against Argentine teams to try to eliminate the Saint Lawrence and qualify for the quarter-finals of the Libertadores Cup.
After the 1-1 draw in the first leg Argentinahe Miner wants to take advantage of the stronghold of its MRV Arena Belo Horizonte to move on to the next phase, against a rival that needs to break its statistics on Brazilian territory.
In their 20 home games against Argentine teams, the “Galo” won 13 times, drew five and only lost twice, the last time in 1998 against Rosario Central in the Conmebol Cup.
Already Saint Lawrencehas very adverse statistics in Brazil: In 30 official matches played, they only won three times, while they tied eight matches and lost 19 times.
Visiting the Atletico Mineirothe history is not favorable for the “azulgrana” either: in the 2000lost 3-2 in the Mercosur Cup and in 2018tied 0-0 in the South American.
Irregular in the Brazilianwhere they occupy 8th place, 16 points behind the leaders (with two games pending) and with three games without winning, the Miner has in the Liberators his big goal this season.
On Saturday, the “Galo” frustrated its fans by drawing 1-1 at home against the second-to-last team, Cuiabain a match in which the Argentine coach Gabriel Milito He gave all his starters a rest with the continental duel in mind.
The big concern for the Brazilian team is the poor condition of its grass, which has generated criticism from the players and the club itself. Milito.
“We all want a better pitch. Not only to play better, but also to avoid injuries to our players and opponents”said the Argentine coach.
On the sporting side, the captain and great figure of the team, the veteran striker Hulkis out due to injury, just like the Chilean attacker Eduardo Vargas.
The trend is that Milito repeat the same eleven with which he came out last Tuesday in the New Gasometer.
For its part, Saint Lawrence He hopes to put the bad moment he is going through behind him and qualify for the quarter-finals.
The “Ciclón” arrives at the duel with almost no time to prepare, after losing on Sunday 3-2 against Boca Juniors in the Professional Leaguealthough he played with a mixed team.
It was the sixth game without a win for the “azulgranas”, who are second from bottom in the local tournament, with just 7 points in 10 games.
The big news in the eleven will be in goal, with the entry of Gaston Gomez rather Facundo Altamiranowhom Leandro Romagnoli He is stripped of his starting position after his recent mistakes.
In defense, the Colombian Jhohan Romaña replaces Gonzalo Lujan in the axis of the rear. The rest of the team will be the same as that which faced the Miner at home.
The match will be played This Tuesday from 9:30 p.m.at the MRV Arena in Belo Horizonte and will be directed by the Chilean Felipe Gonzalez.
The winning team will automatically qualify for the quarter-finals. If there is a tie, the winner will be decided by a penalty shoot-out.
The winner of the tie will face the survivor of the tie in the quarter-finals. Fluminense-Porto Alegre Guild.
Atlético Mineiro and San Lorenzo lineups
Atlético Mineiro: Everson – Renzo Saravia, Rodrigo Battaglia, Junior Alonso – Otávio, Fausto Vera – Gustavo Scarpa, Paulinho, Bernard, Guilherme Arana – and Deyverson. DT: Gabriel Milito.
San Lorenzo: Gaston Gomez – Elias Baez, Gaston Campi, Jhohan Romaña, Nahuel Arias – Elian Irala, Eric Remedi, Nicolas Tripicho – Matias Reali, Ivan Leguizamon and Alexis Cuello. Coach: Leandro Romagnoli.
Source: Ambito
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