Boston River hosts O’Higgins this Wednesday on Estadio Centenario, on Montevidéu. The duel is valid for the fifth round of the Grupo C of CONMEBOL Sudamericana. The Uruguayan team has not yet scored in the competition and needs the result to continue fighting for a place.
Kick-off is scheduled for 9pm on Brasília. O’Higgins arrives with seven points and occupies second place in the group. The Chilean team beat Boston River 2-0 in the first round, in Rancagua.
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Boston River seeks to end the drought at Sul-Americana
The home team has accumulated four defeats in four games in the tournament. The last one happened against Millonarios by 4-2. No Campeonato Uruguaio, however, Boston River is coming off a 4-1 victory over Cerro last Saturday. The result gave breath to the squad before the continental commitment.
- Recuperação of points at home is a priority
- Necessidade at least draw so as not to complicate the situation
- Aproveitamento recent offensive against national teams
- Pressão by result in front of the fans at Centenário
- Manutenção of physical rhythm after sequence of games
Coach I. Ithurralde should opt for a more offensive formation. The team needs to create clear chances to overcome the Chilean defense. Jogadores as well as Leandro Suhr and Yair González appear among the recent attack highlights.
O’Higgins defends position and targets classification
The team led by L. Bovaglio is going through a more stable moment. Após the victory over Boston River in Chile, O’Higgins scored important points against other opponents in the group. The objective now is to add at least one point to Montevidéu to maintain the good campaign.
The Chilean team has demonstrated defensive solidity. However, travel wear and turf on the Centenário may influence performance. Francisco González and Matías Sarrafiore are names that often decide important games.
Detalhes from the showdown on Grupo C
The Centenario stadium, in Montevidéu, hosts the game. The weather forecast indicates favorable conditions, without heavy rain, which should allow for a good show. Referee Ivo Nigel Mendez Chavez referees the match.
Boston River is coming off a 4-1 victory over Uruguaio. Já O’Higgins seeks to maintain the momentum away from home after alternating results in the national tournament. The recent history between the teams favors the Chilean side in the only previous duel.
Onde watch live
The broadcast is carried out by ESPN and Disney+ on Brasil. Torcedores can follow all the bids on the streaming platform or on the pay TV channel. Não is open signal confirmed for the game.
Escalação likely from Boston River
Bruno Antúnez; Mateo Rivero, Martín González, Ignacio Fernández, Juan Acosta; Francisco Barrios, Agustín Amado, Fredy Martínez; Leandro Suhr, Yair González, Alexander González.
Escalação likely from O’Higgins
Carabalí; Faúndez, Garrido, Brizuela, Pavez; Leiva, Ogaz, Rabello; Sarrafiore, González, Castillo.
This Wednesday’s result could define the direction of Grupo C. Boston River is playing to stay alive in the competition. O’Higgins is trying to confirm his good form and take a bigger step towards the final stages.