Independiente Medellin wants to win its first victory in South America this Thursday

Deportivo Independiente Medellín returns to the international arena against October 9, Ecuador. The match will be played as part of the number 2 date of group H of the Copa Sudamericana.

The Paisa team wants to add their first victory, because in their first match they did not convince Guaireña, from Paraguay, although they won a draw as a visitor. On the other hand, October 9 received Internacional de Porto Alegre, leaving the match in tables as well.

The powerful from La Montaña is fourth in the national tournament, with 26 points, thanks to an important series of victories that have favored the process of Uruguayan coach Julio Avelino Comesaña. In the last match, DIM drew as a visitor against Alianza Petrolera for the Colombian league, however, he wants to assert his home and the caste that has made him reach these instances of the international tournament.

For its part, 9 de Octubre is the colero of the Ecuadorian league, with only 5 points, and, in addition, it comes from falling in local condition to Universidad Católica, a team that beat him 4-0. These results have left a mood of regret in the Ecuadorian team, however, they expect a soulful push at the Copa Sudamericana during their visit to the Paisa territory, where they have already recognized the field and are preparing for the dispute of this important meeting.

Ecuadorian team led by Juan Carlos León, will retain a team similar to that of past meetings and would form as follows:

Pines, Canga, Becerra, Torres, Nazareno, Cisneros, Jaramillo, Cetre, Da Luz, Luna, Caicedo and Williams

For its part, the team led by Uruguayan Julio Avelino Comesaña has several sensitive casualties, as Andrés Mosquera Marmolejo and Hernando Chávez are still ruled out, who had physical discomfort in recent weeks, so that, the powerful of the mountain would have these chips on the field:

Vazquez, Mosquera, Bueno, Cadavid, Gomez, Pardo, Arregui, Loaiza, Pineda, Hernandez and Pons

As a special fact: the Paisa team has 29 matches without falling on their court, accumulating the league and the same Copa Sudamericana of the previous edition, since 2020 they have not known the defeat in this scenario.

For his part, on October 9 he wants to prove his weight in the Copa Sudamericana, as he makes his debut in this decision. However, it has been historic considering that he has participated in Conmebol tournaments years ago, but with a long view to the past, since it was in the 1966, 1984 and 1985 editions, when he discovered international territory, after joining the Ecuadorian league in 1962.

The match will be played at 7:30 at night at the Atanasio Girardot stadium in the city of Medellin, under the justice of the Argentine referee Andrés Merlos. The matches that the Paisa club will face against Internacional and Guaireña will be played at the Hernán Ramírez Villegas stadium in Pereira, as the stage of the capital of Antioquia will be used for different artistic performances.

For his part, Junior from Barranquilla beat Fluminense from Brazil 3-0 at home, with goals from Didier Moreno, Miguel Ángel Borja and Fabian Sambueza, placing himself at the top of group H of the Copa Sudamericana, where he shares with Unión de Santa Fe, Oriente petrolero and Fluminense. Those led by Juan Cruz Real remain unconvinced, as the irregularity of their enviable nomination causes doubts in the fans.

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