With the statistics in their favor as visitors, Liga de Quito arrive at the Morumbí Stadium this afternoon to try to claim a 2-1 victory against Sao Paulo in the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana semi-final.

If the number of visitors favors the students, two wins and two draws in this edition, the unbeaten record of the tricolor at home is better, with four wins, matches in which they scored 11 goals and did not concede a single goal.

For the league, a draw is enough for the semi-finals, a one-goal defeat leads to penalties, while Sao Paulo will win by two or more goals.

In order to face Albos, coach Dorival Junior will present three new things in the eleven compared to the first match: Alan Franco will enter the back axis instead of the injured Beraldo, Pablo Maia will do it in the center in the position of Gabriel Neves, and Luciano will leave Wellington in the attack War on the bench.

“We will have 90 minutes in Morumbí and the dynamic of the game is a little different, but we will have to do our best to think about turning the result around, since we are facing a very safe and consistent team,” said the coach.

For his part, Zubeldía has suspended Sebastián González, while José Quintero will be absent due to a muscle problem.

“The ‘rematch’ series is open to both teams, that’s why these matches are played in 180 minutes,” said the albo skipper. (D)