Deportes Tolima vs Independiente del Valle - prediction, team news, lineups

The last lucifer successful circular of 16 enactment astatine the Copa Libertadores connected Tuesday volition spot Deportes Tolima invited Independiente del Valle to Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro successful Ibague.

In the radical stage, the Colombians narrowly advanced, finishing second, supra Nacional connected extremity difference, portion Independiente topped their radical up of Rosario Central.

Match preview

For the 2nd clip this decade, Tolima volition diagnostic successful the past 16 of this tourney arsenic they question to triumph a Libertadores knockout lucifer for the archetypal clip since 1982.

The past clip they were successful this signifier of the competition, they were beaten handily by the aboriginal champions Flamengo 8-1 connected aggregate successful 2022.

A triumph connected Tuesday would not lone beryllium their archetypal successful the Libertadores knockout signifier this period but it would besides widen their unbeaten tally successful the contention this twelvemonth to 4 matches.

Not lone are they unbeaten astatine location successful the tourney this season, but they person yet to concede a extremity successful those 3 outings astatine Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro.

Sebastián Oliveros Gabriel has won 2 of his past 3 competitory matches connected location soil, and helium volition anticipation to debar suffering successive competitory location defeats connected Tuesday for the archetypal clip since taking charge.

Tolima person ne'er mislaid a Copa Libertadores location outing versus Ecuadorian opposition, beating their upcoming opponents successful the radical signifier successful 2022 (1-0).

While Tolima got present successful portion owed to their beardown antiaircraft location form, the Independiente del Valle onslaught helped them decorativeness archetypal successful Group H.

Joaquin Papa Monestier saw his squad nett the third-most goals successful the radical signifier of the 2026 tournament, scoring 11 altogether successful their six outings.

On the different hand, they went goalless successful 2 of their 3 radical fixtures distant from home, portion dropping points connected 2 of those occasions.

In limb 1 connected Tuesday, they tin extremity a five-match winless tally successful the circular of 16 of the Libertadores, a streak that dates backmost to 2016.

Meanwhile, they person a accidental to triumph a circular of 16 lucifer distant from location successful this contention connected Tuesday for the archetypal clip this century, portion they person not scored a extremity arsenic the visitors successful this signifier of the contention successful the 2000s.

Independiente del Valle person ne'er beaten a Colombian broadside distant from location successful the Libertadores, losing each 4 of those erstwhile games arsenic the visitors.

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Team News

Despite recovering from a knock, goalkeeper Alvino Volpi Neto should beryllium disposable for Tolima successful limb one, portion Shean Barbosa is questionable aft missing their home outing implicit the play owed to a muscular problem.

Neto has yet to concede a extremity astatine location successful this year’s Libertadores, portion Luis Sandoval and Jherson Mosquera led them with 2 goals each successful the radical phase.

A cruciate ligament teardrop volition forestall Patrik Mercado from featuring for the Ecuadorians, Jean Arroyo is retired owed to a tibia and fibula fracture, Guido Villar has a genu wounded and Juan Cazares is doubtful due to the fact that of an interior ligament issue.

Carlos Gonzalez leads them with 5 goals successful the contention truthful far, and Junior Sornoza has goals successful consecutive games, netting the victor successful a 1-0 triumph implicit Rosario Central.

Deportes Tolima imaginable starting lineup:

Neto; Osorio, Arrieta, A. Angulo, Pedrozo; Guzman, Trujillo; Lopez, Roviera, Valencia; Parra

Independiente del Valle imaginable starting lineup:

Quintana; Romero, Carabajal, Viacava, Loor; Mendez, Alcivar, Sornoza; Rodriguez, Gonzalez, Pata

We say: Deportes Tolima 0-1 Independiente del Valle

The Ecuadorians' existent signifier and antiaircraft operation could beryllium to beryllium frustrating for Tolima to interruption down, allowing the visitors to sneak a extremity successful connected the break.

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