Blooming vs Bragantino - prediction, team news, lineups

Bragantino travel to the Estadio Ramon Tahuichi Aguilera successful Santa Cruz de la Sierra to look Blooming successful the 4th circular of Group H of the Copa Sudamericana connected Friday morning.

With conscionable 3 points from a imaginable nine, Massa Bruta request a triumph to support realistic qualification hopes alive, portion Blooming beryllium rock-bottom successful the array with 1 constituent and volition beryllium hoping to kickstart their turnaround to stay successful contention for a spot successful the knockout stages.

Match preview

Group H of the 2026 Sudamericana became clearer aft matchday three, with River Plate sitting apical of the standings with 7 points, 1 supra Carabobo successful 2nd place, portion Red Bull Bragantino sits 3rd successful the array with 3 points from a imaginable nine, making this weekend’s necktie decisive successful their propulsion for a spot successful the knockout stages.

The Sao Paulo outfit person struggled for consistency connected the continental scene, losing 2 of their 3 matches truthful far, with a 3-2 triumph implicit Blooming astatine the Estadio Nabi Abi Chedid successful April’s reverse fixture being the exception.

Back home, the Massa Bruta person enjoyed a decent tally of results successful the Campeonato Brasileirao Serie A, picking up six wins from their 14 matches truthful far, including a 2-1 triumph implicit Chapecoense connected Sunday to ascent into seventh spot successful the standings.

Last weekend's triumph implicit Chapecoense saw Brigantino's tally of 3 consecutive matches without a triumph successful each competitions travel to an end, and Vagner Mancini’s men volition look to physique connected that effect arsenic they look to crook their fortunes astir successful the Sudamericana.

Like the visitors, Blooming person experienced a opposition successful the league and connected the continental scene, with Mauricio Soria’s men sitting sixth successful the Bolivian apical flight, having picked up 8 points from their archetypal 5 matches to commencement the caller campaign.

La Academia are yet to sensation triumph successful the Sudamericana and beryllium rock-bottom successful the table, having kicked disconnected their run with a 1-1 gully against Argentine outfit River Plate connected April 9, earlier suffering back-to-back defeats against Bragantino and Carabao.

While Blooming person been decent successful attack, netting 3 goals crossed the 3 matches successful Group H, their struggles person travel astatine the back, wherever they person shipped six goals truthful acold and are without a cleanable expanse successful 7 games crossed each competitions since a 5-0 triumph against Guabira connected April 4.

After 3 consecutive games connected the road, failing to sensation triumph crossed the 3 outings, location comfortableness awaits the Bolivian outfit, who person picked up 2 wins and 1 gully from their past 3 games astatine the Estadio Ramon Tahuichi and are unbeaten successful six of their 7 matches since the commencement of March.

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Team News

Blooming volition instrumentality to the transportation without cardinal midfielder Matias Abisab, who is suspended aft being sent disconnected against Carabobo past Thursday, with Danny Bejarano expected to get the motion astatine the centre of the park.

The main affirmative quality is the instrumentality of 29-year-old defender Diago Gimenez, who is disposable for enactment aft missing the decision against Carabobo owed to suspension.

At the attacking extremity of the pitch, Blooming are expected to tract the concern of Bayron Garces and Anthony Vasquez, with Roberto Hinojosa fixed much state to make from the flanks.

As for Red Bull Bragantino, the main lack is Alix Vinicius, who is suspended pursuing his sending disconnected against River Plate past Friday, and his lack should spot Pedro Henrique and Gustavo Marques spouse astatine the back, with Ignacio Sosa returning to the fray aft serving a suspension.

On the wounded front, Guzman Rodriguez, Davi Gomes, Fabricio and Vanderlan person each been sidelined, portion Agustin Sant'Anna continues his agelong roadworthy to afloat fittingness aft picking up a hamstring injury.

Isidro Pitta netted doubly successful the 3-2 triumph implicit Blooming backmost successful April, including the victor successful stoppage time, and the 26-year-old striker volition look to present the goods erstwhile again.

Blooming imaginable starting lineup:

Uraezana; Vila, Gimenez, Valverde; Enoumba, Bejarano, Villarroel, Hinojosa, Villarroel; Garces, Vasquez

Bragantino imaginable starting lineup:

Cleiton; Hurtado, Henrique, Marques, Capixaba; Girotto, Fernandes; Barbosa, Herrera, Sasha; Pitta

We say: Blooming 1-2 Bragantino

Despite finishing the necktie 1 antheral down, Bragantino showed the mettle to spot retired a 3-2 triumph against Blooming successful February, and the Argentine outfit are expected to instrumentality a much assertive attack successful beforehand of their location supporters connected Friday.

Under unit from the hazard of elimination, Bragantino volition number connected Isidro Pitta’s awesome form, pursuing his stellar show successful the reverse fixture, and portion we expect Blooming to enactment up a fight, we fancy the Massa Bruta increasing beardown arsenic the crippled progresses to unafraid each 3 points.

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