The action in the international tournaments will begin with a schedule full of matches including two Argentine teams for Copa Sudamericana. Independiente will face Brazil's Ceará at the Castelão de Fortaleza Stadium from 19.15 on the first round of Group G.
El Rojo is walking on an uneven path in the League Cup with two wins in eight appearances that do not stop him from maintaining expectations of advancing to the Final Stage of the local tournament anyway. Meanwhile, he must take the first step in the international championship that has him as one of the most winners along with Boca Juniors and Athletico Paranaense, all with two coronations.
Eduardo Domínguez's team share Group G along with Paraguay's General Caballero and Venezuela's La Guaira beyond the Brazilian team they will encounter this day.
Ceará comes from facing his participation in the Copa do Nordeste where he fell for penalties in the quarterfinals against Clube de Regatas. Finally, Silvio Romero's Fortress became champion of that state. Next weekend he will take the first step in the Brazilian Serie A against Palmeiras as a visitor.
Waiting for what will happen in the negotiations with former River Plate Juan Cazares (he left the Ukrainian Metalist), the Rojo coach will have to completely change the central area of the defense as Sergio Barreto and Juan Manuel Insaurralde are suspended from the round of 16 of the 2021 edition of the South American after seeing the red match against Santos from Brazil. Instead, Ayrton Costa and Joaquín Laso would appear.
PROBABLE FORMATIONS
Independent: Sebastián Sosa; Gonzalo Asís, Ayrton Costa, Joaquín Laso, Lucas Rodriguez; Domingo Blanco, Lucas Romero, Alan Soñora; Andrés Roa, Gastón Togni and Leandro Benegas. DT: Eduardo Dominguez.
Ceará: Joao Ricardo; Nino Paraiba, Messias, Luis Otávio, Victor Luis; Rodrigo Lindoso, Fernando Sobral; Lima, Vina, Stiven Mendoza and Cléber. DT: Dorival Junior.
Stadium: Castelão de Fortaleza Stadium
Referee: Leodan Gonzalez (Uruguay)
Schedule: 19.15
Television: ESPN
BANFIELD-SANTOS
PROBABLE FORMATIONS
Banfield: Enrique Bologna; Luciano Abecasis, Alejandro Maciel, Luciano Lollo, Ian Escobar; Jesus Dátolo, Nicolas Domingo, Giuliano Galoppo; Erik Lopez, Juan Manuel Cruz and Juan Alvarez. DT: Diego Dabove.
Saints: João Paulo; Maicon, Luiz Felipe, Philip Jonathan, Robson; Carlos Sanchez, Marcos Guilherme, Luiz Henrique, Bruno Oliveira; Leo Baptistao and Tailson. DT: Fabian Bustos.
Stadium: Florencio Sola
Referee: Derlis Fabian Lopez Lopez (Paraguay)
Schedule: 19.15
Television: ESPN2
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