Does Bobadilla play today? Where to watch O’Higgins x São Paulo live in the fourth round of the South American Championship
São Paulo faces O’Higgins this Thursday, May 7th, at 7pm (from Brasília), at El Teniente stadium, at Rancagua, at Chile. The clash is valid for the fourth round of the Copa Sul-Americana group stage. Tricolor leads Grupo C with seven points. The Chilean team has six and occupies second place.
Bobadilla is not part of the related list and is out of the likely lineup. The striker was spared the trip as a precaution. The official definition of the starting team should only occur minutes before the opening whistle.
Transmissão and live coverage
ESPN and Disney+ show the game for Brasil. ge tracks all bids in real time, with lineups confirmed as soon as they are released.
El Teniente must have a good audience. O’Higgins arrives on top at Campeonato Chileno and is looking to lead the group at home.
O’Higgins goes full force
Coach Lucas Bovaglio must repeat his starting role at Sul-Americana.
- Escalação probable: Carabalí; Faúndez, Garrido, Brizuela and Pavez; Felipe Ogaz, Juan Leiva and Bryan Rabello; González, Sarrafiore and Arnaldo Castillo.
The Chilean team spared some players in the last round of Copa and Chile. Agora comes back full to face the leader of the group.
O’Higgins’ Desfalques
- Alan Robledo
- Esteban Calderón
Nenhum player hanging.
São Paulo travels with mixed team and without Bobadilla
Roger Machado chose to preserve several holders. Bobadilla stayed at São Paulo as a precaution. Tricolor recorded seven absences due to injury.
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- Escalação probable: Rafael; Igor Felisberto, Osório, Doria and Enzo Diaz; Luan, Danielzinho and Cauly; Tapia, André Silva and Ferreira (Lucca).
The team has four games undefeated, with two recent draws. A victory at Chile could bring qualification to the round of 16 closer.
Status from Bobadilla
The attacker did not travel with the squad to Chile. Ele appears spared in the list sent by the technical committee. Portais that accompany São Paulo confirm its absence from the likely formation. The decision aims to preserve it for the next commitments.
The medical department remains busy this season.
- Rafael Tolói (pain in left calf)
- Alan Franco (right adductor strain)
- Maik (muscle pain)
- Lucas Ramon (left calf muscle injury)
- Pablo Maia (fracture of bones of the face and nose)
- Marcos Antônio (injury to the right rectus femoris muscle)
- Lucas (Aquiles tendon rupture)
- Bobadilla (spared)
Nenhum athlete is hanging.
Arbitragem all Argentine
- Árbitro: Yael Falcón (ARG)
- Assistente 1: Facundo Rodriguez (ARG)
- Assistente 2: Pablo Acevedo (ARG)
- Quarto referee: Luis Lobo (ARG)
- VAR: German Delfino (ARG)
- AVAR: Mariana of Almeida (ARG)
Conmebol maintains the criteria for quartets from the same country in Sul-Americana matches.
Grupo C with fierce dispute
São Paulo has seven points from three games. O’Higgins has six. A tricolor victory opens up a good advantage in the group. The home team needs the result to take first place before the last rounds.
El Teniente has moderate altitude and low temperatures. São Paulo has options in attack even without Bobadilla and is looking for the three points with the available squad.
