Coquimbo Unido vs Universitario - prediction, team news, lineups

Coquimbo Unido volition invited Universitario to the Estadio Francisco Sanchez Rumoroso connected Thursday nighttime for a decisive Copa Libertadores Group B clash, with each 4 teams level connected 4 points aft 3 matches.

The Chilean broadside presently beryllium bottommost of the radical connected extremity quality and indispensable respond aft a dense decision past clip out, portion the visitors get with renewed assurance pursuing their archetypal triumph successful the competition.

Match preview

Coquimbo Unido caput into this brushwood nether unit aft suffering a 3-0 decision to Deportes Tolima successful Colombia, a effect that importantly tightened the radical and pushed them to the bottommost of the standings.

Despite the scoreline, the lucifer remained evenly balanced until the 2nd half, erstwhile a punishment from Sebastian Guzman opened the scoring earlier precocious goals from Luis Sandoval and Jersson Gonzalez sealed the victory.

That nonaccomplishment disrupted what had been a promising commencement to their campaign, which included a 2-0 distant triumph implicit Universitario successful Lima — a effect that initially placed them successful a beardown position.

After 3 matches, Hernan Caputto’s broadside person 1 win, 1 gully and 1 defeat, scoring 3 goals and conceding four. While those numbers support them firmly successful contention, they permission small borderline for error, peculiarly astatine home.

Their caller home signifier has besides raised concerns. Coquimbo were beaten 3-1 by Colo Colo successful a rescheduled league fixture, erstwhile again exposing antiaircraft vulnerabilities that could beryllium costly successful specified a tightly contested group.

With location vantage astatine the Francisco Sanchez Rumoroso, however, Coquimbo volition look to rediscover the equilibrium that saw them win earlier successful the radical and instrumentality a important measurement toward qualification.

Universitario, meanwhile, get successful improved spirits aft securing their archetypal Libertadores triumph with an awesome 4-2 triumph implicit Nacional.

That lucifer proved to beryllium a turning constituent – aft falling down aboriginal and facing a challenging scenario, Universitario capitalized connected a reddish paper for their opponents and produced a beardown attacking display, with goals from Fara, Valera, Alzugaray and Carabali.

The effect not lone boosted their presumption successful the radical but besides reinforced a affirmative inclination since the departure of manager Javier Rabanal, having present won 3 of their past 4 matches, including 2 convincing 4-1 victories successful the home league.

However, antiaircraft inconsistency remains an issue, with Universitario having conceded 4 goals successful their 3 radical matches and were progressive successful an unfastened contention against Nacional, suggesting vulnerabilities that Coquimbo whitethorn look to exploit.

With momentum connected their broadside but questions inactive lingering astatine the back, the Peruvian broadside volition purpose to physique connected their caller resurgence and overturn the earlier decision to Coquimbo.

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Team News

Coquimbo Unido person nary large caller wounded concerns reported and are expected to trust connected a akin halfway radical that has featured passim their Libertadores campaign.

Hernan Caputto volition beryllium peculiarly focused connected tightening the antiaircraft structure, portion maintaining capable attacking menace to capitalize connected location advantage.

Universitario besides travel into the lucifer without important reported absences, and their caller attacking signifier suggests continuity successful selection.

Key performers specified arsenic Valera and Alzugaray are expected to pb the line, supported by a midfield that has shown expanding cohesion successful caller weeks.

Coquimbo Unido imaginable starting lineup:

Sanchez; Salinas, Cabrera, Zaldivia, Cornejo; Chandia, Pereyra, Farfan; Palacios, Holgado, Cabral

Universitario imaginable starting lineup:

Romero; Corzo, Riveros, Di Benedetto, Carabali; Urena, Calcaterra, Perez Guedes; Alzugaray, Valera, Polo

We say: Coquimbo Unido 2-1 Universitario

With each 4 teams level connected points, this clash carries tremendous weight, and Coquimbo Unido’s location vantage could beryllium decisive successful specified a finely balanced group.

While Universitario get with momentum aft their caller win, their antiaircraft fragility and the representation of the reverse fixture whitethorn tilt the equilibrium somewhat successful favour of the hosts, who should person capable to borderline a intimately contested encounter.

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