More than defending an unbeaten record at home, Barcelona SC arrives with the desire to win against Orense SC to continue the options of fighting on the stage. The Toreadors are second in the table, five points behind Independiente del Valle (25), with five days to go.

Fabián Bustos’ team is unbeaten at home, adding 15 points in five games and has the best attack of 17 goals in total, with only 3 conceded.

The main news in the yellow box is the loss of goalkeeper Javier Burrai, who probably did not get a medical release even though he appeared on the substitute bench the previous Saturday in the match against Libertad FC.

Lower back pain would be the answer to the absence of the first goalkeeper on the team’s list, so Víctor Mendoza will be the starter in trim for the fifth consecutive game.

Another casualty is midfielder Luis Arce due to injury, undergoing surgery for a torn cruciate ligament in his right knee.

Despite the 3-1 defeat in Quito, against El Nacional on the final day, Orense emerges as one of the revelations of the tournament and also with the illusion of fighting for the stage despite being 7 units behind the leaders.

“We have a direct rival, one of them will continue the fight. We have to add three points against Barcelona if we want to stay alive,” said coach Juan Carlos León. (D)