Juventud vs Atletico Mineiro - prediction, team news, lineups

Juventud volition invited Atletico Mineiro to the Estadio Centenario connected Tuesday for a Copa Sudamericana Group B clash, with some sides inactive firmly successful the contention for qualification heading into the 4th round.

The hosts presently beryllium 2nd successful the radical and could fortify their presumption with different affirmative result, portion the visitors get nether pressure, knowing that thing little than a triumph could permission them connected the brink of elimination.

Match preview

Juventud caput into this brushwood enjoying 1 of the astir encouraging spells successful their caller history, having adapted good to continental contention contempt entering the Copa Sudamericana aft falling abbreviated successful the Libertadores qualifiers.

The Uruguayan broadside person collected 4 points from their opening 2 radical matches, including a ascendant 4-0 triumph implicit Puerto Cabello past clip retired — a show that underlined their attacking imaginable and kept them firmly successful contention for qualification.

Before that emphatic win, Juventud had opened their run with a 1-1 gully against Cienciano, showing resilience adjacent if consistency remains a enactment successful progress.

A caller managerial alteration has added different furniture to their play narrative, with Sergio Blanco stepping successful pursuing Sebastian Mendez’s departure, portion the modulation initially brought immoderate instability, results connected the continental signifier person helped dependable the ship.

Playing astatine the Centenario — 1 of South America’s astir iconic venues — offers a important boost, and Juventud volition look to thin connected that location vantage again, peculiarly with experienced figures similar Martin Caceres providing enactment astatine the back.

Atletico Mineiro, meanwhile, find themselves successful a acold much precarious situation, arsenic the Brazilian broadside beryllium bottommost of Group B with 3 points from 3 matches, already 4 down leaders Cienciano, and cannot spend different slip-up.

Their run began with a 2-1 decision to Puerto Cabello, followed by a 2-1 location triumph implicit Juventud — their lone triumph truthful acold — earlier a disappointing 1-0 nonaccomplishment to Cienciano successful Peru.

That latest decision was particularly concerning, arsenic Atletico struggled to make meaningful chances and were further hampered by a reddish card, highlighting their ongoing issues distant from home.

There person besides been important developments disconnected the pitch, astir notably the departure of Hulk, whose exit leaves a large void successful the attacking enactment and adds to the challenges facing manager Eduardo Dominguez.

Domestically, Atletico Mineiro person shown signs of recovery, astir precocious securing an impressive 3-1 triumph implicit Cruzeiro, a effect that could supply a timely assurance boost up of this important travel to Montevideo.

However, their distant signifier and wide inconsistency stay cardinal concerns, peculiarly successful a contention wherever lone the radical victor advances straight to the knockout stage.

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Team News

Juventud are expected to clasp the halfway of the broadside that dismantled Puerto Cabello, with nary large wounded concerns reported up of this fixture.

Sebastian Sosa continues successful goal, bringing invaluable experience, portion Martin Caceres marshals the defense.

In attack, Mimbacas — the team’s apical scorer successful the contention — is acceptable to pb the enactment alongside Alejo Cruz, forming a dynamic partnership.

Atletico Mineiro, connected the different hand, person respective issues to contend with, arsenic Preciado is suspended pursuing his reddish paper successful the erstwhile round, portion Patrick, Indio and Cisse stay sidelined with injuries.

The departure of Hulk further weakens the squad, and Eduardo Dominguez is erstwhile again expected to rotate, with Reinier, Dudu and Cuello among those competing for attacking roles.

Juventud imaginable starting lineup:

Sosa; Alaniz, Pernicone, Morosini, Mas; Perez, Roldan, Izaguirre; Cruz, Mimbacas, Lago

Atletico Mineiro imaginable starting lineup:

Everson; Roman, Alonso, Pascini, Lodi; Perez, Alexsander, Scarpa; Cuello, Dudu, Reinier

We say: Juventud 1-3 Atletico Mineiro

Despite their hard presumption successful the group, Atletico Mineiro showed wide signs of betterment successful their caller home triumph and person the prime to respond nether pressure.

Juventud’s beardown location signifier and momentum marque them unsafe opponents, but the visitors’ greater acquisition and urgency could beryllium decisive, particularly if they exploit spaces near by a squad pushed guardant by location expectations.

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