Penarol vs Santa Fe - prediction, team news, lineups

Penarol and Santa Fe volition spell head-to-head successful the Copa Libertadores connected Wednesday evening.

The hosts cannot suffice for the circular of 16 but tin inactive marque the Copa Sudamericana knockout circular playoffs, portion Santa Fe inactive person a accidental of finishing 2nd successful Group E to beforehand to the adjacent stage.

Match preview

Penarol person recovered it hard in this season's Copa Libertadores, lone picking up 3 points from their 5 matches successful the competition, which has near them astatine the bottommost of Group E connected 3 points.

The Dean tin nary longer scope the circular of 16, arsenic second-placed Platense person 7 points, but a triumph successful this lucifer would spot them decorativeness supra Santa Fe successful third, securing a spot successful the Copa Sudamericana knockout circular playoffs successful the process.

Diego Aguirre's squad volition participate this lucifer disconnected the backmost of a 2-0 triumph implicit Defensor Sp. successful the Liga AUF Uruguaya, portion they drew 1-1 with Corinthians successful the Copa Libertadores past clip out.

Penarol drew 1-1 with Santa Fe erstwhile the 2 teams met successful the reverse lucifer connected April 10, and they cognize that a triumph successful this crippled would spot them decorativeness successful 3rd spot.

The Yellow and Blacks are really five-time winners of the Copa Libertadores, with their past occurrence successful the tourney coming backmost successful 1987.

Santa Fe, meanwhile, recorded a 2-1 triumph implicit Platense successful their past lucifer successful the Copa Libertadores connected May 20, with the effect moving them onto 5 points from their 5 games.

As it stands, the Lions volition suffice for the Copa Sudamericana knockout circular playoffs, but they tin inactive decorativeness supra Platense successful second, with the spread conscionable 2 points with 1 crippled left.

Santa Fe person ne'er won the Copa Libertadores, but they person reached the semi-finals connected 2 erstwhile occasions, the past of which was successful 2013.

Los Cardenales made the 2nd signifier successful 2025, portion they person antecedently won the Copa Sudamericana, securing occurrence successful the contention successful 2015.

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Team News

Penarol volition beryllium without the services of Nicolas Fernandez, Leonardo Fernandez, Franco Gonzalez, Facundo Alvez, Javier Cabrera and Nanuel Herrera done wounded successful this contest.

Matias Arezo has been the team's main root of goals this season, uncovering the backmost of the nett connected 9 occasions successful 21 appearances, and helium volition proceed successful the attack.

Meanwhile, determination should besides beryllium a spot successful a guardant country for Leandro Umpierrez.

As for Santa Fe, Hugo Rodallega volition erstwhile again pb the line, with the 40-year-old inactive going strong, scoring 16 times successful 30 appearances during the existent campaign.

Nahuel Bustos has been different beardown performer, netting 5 times and registering 4 assists, and determination volition beryllium a spot successful the last 3rd for the 27-year-old.

Santa Fe person not reported immoderate wounded problems up of this match, meaning that determination should again beryllium starts for Omar Fernandez and Christian Mafla.

Penarol imaginable starting lineup:

Aguerre; Escobar, Gularte, Lemos, Olivera, Togni; Umpierrez, Jesus, Laxalt, Darias; Arezo

Santa Fe imaginable starting lineup:

Mosquera; Puerta, Scarpeta, Moreno, Mafla; Toscano, Torres; Perlaza, Bustos, Fernandez; Rodallega

We say: Penarol 1-1 Santa Fe

It was 1-1 erstwhile the 2 teams met successful the reverse match, and we are expecting the aforesaid scoreline to hap here, which would spot Santa Fe unafraid 3rd spot successful the section.

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