The Brazilian Leonai Souza, who has accumulated two performances since he overcame an injury last March, believes that Barcelona SC can win the two away games they have left to play in group A of the Copa Sudamericana against the Uruguayan Montevideo Wanderers and the Venezuelan Metropolitans and thus fight for the classification to the round of 16.
Only the leader of the key advances to the next round and, for now, that team is the Argentine Lanús, who reached 8 points with the draw that he rescued at the Monumental Banco Pichincha stadium on Wednesday night.
“We believe that it is possible to win away, we must do our part and get the remaining six points to fight for classification,” said the midfielder at a press conference.
Souza was chosen by the organization of the Copa Sudamericana as the Man of the Match.
The player from São Paulo, who, like the Argentine Emmanuel Martínez, left the group due to an injury after the game against Mushuc Runa on March 20, said that against Lanús “it was a very difficult match”.
“We couldn’t win, but we still have two games left and they will be finals for us,” he said.
After the 1-1 draw at the Monumental, Lanús continues as the leader of the key with 8 points, while Barcelona SC continues to follow with 7 points in a group that completes Montevideo Wanderers from Uruguay with four integers and Metropolitanos from Venezuela closes the table with two units.
The outcome of group A will continue on May 19 with the visit of Wanderers to Lanús and that of Barcelona SC to the bottom side Metropolitanos.
The classified will be known on the 25th with the clashes Wanderers vs. Barcelona SC in Montevideo and Lanus vs. Metropolitans in Buenos Aires. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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