The isolated leadership of Group D of the Libertadores Cup will be in play this Tuesday. At Maracanã, the Fluminense receives Strongest from 19h (Brasília time), for the second round of the bracket. Tricolor and the Bolivians share the top of the leaderboard after both won 3-1 in their debut.
Fluminense debuted by beating Sporting Cristal, in Peru. Strongest managed to impose itself in Bolivia against the mighty River Plate. The winner will take a giant step towards ranking.
“We’re thinking about one game at a time, analyzing the situation and always looking for victory. Now, we’re thinking about The Strongest, which is going to be a complicated game”, said coach Fernando Diniz, who hopes to have a large crowd at Maracanã. and will use what is best.
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Leader of the Bolivian Championship alongside Bolívar, Strongest is having a great season. However, their coach, Ismael Rescalvo, knows how difficult it is to face Fluminense.
“We’re going to face Fluminense with a lot of personality, just like we did with River Plate. We’re not going to deceive ourselves by expecting facilities, because their team is one of the best in Brazil and has a great offensive power. the goals at the right time”, said the coach.
For this game, Strongest lost two starters: midfielder Luciano Ursino and striker Jeyson Chura did not even travel with the delegation due to injuries. Carlos Robles takes the place in the middle, while Junior Arias enters the attack.
DATASHEET
FLUMINENSE X THE STRONGEST
Local: Maracanã, in Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Data: April 18, 2023 (Tuesday)
Time: 7pm (from Brasilia)
Referee: Carlos Ortega (Colombia)
Assistants: Dionisio Ruiz (Colombia) and Alexander Guzman (Colombia)
WAS: Leonard Mosquera (Colombia)
FLUMINENSE: Fabio; Samuel Xavier, Nino, Victor Mendes and Alexsander; André, Marcelo, Paulo Henrique Ganso and John Arias; Keno and German Cano
Technician: Fernando Diniz
THE STRONGEST: William Vicarra, Jaime Arrascaita, Gonzalo Castillo, Jose Carrasco and Carlos Roca; Carlos Oaks, Enrique Triverio, Alvaro Quiroga, Jose Flores and Michael Ortega; Junior Arias
Technician: Ismael Rescalvo
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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