The best eight players of the 2023 Copa Sudamericana begin their candidacy for the title in the quarterfinals starting this Tuesday with the Argentinian-Brazilian population and the determined resistance of the Liga de Quito, which is currently on course to become two-time champions of the tournament. determined to go against. ,
Sao Paulo will be the first venue for the quarter-finals when popular Corinthians, led by the experienced Vanderlei Luxemburgo, face Estudiantes de La Plata on Tuesday.
Libertadores champions, both teams will look to continue their journey to the final in Montevideo on 28 October and win their first South American title on Uruguayan soil.
Both Luxembourger and Pincha teammate Eduardo Dominguez made headlines in the Brasileirão and the Argentine League Cup. In both cases it went wrong: Corinthians drew 1–1 with Cruzeiro and lost 2–1 against Estudiantes Belgrano.
Facing the South American, Dominguez highlighted the “positive emotions” felt by the squad and the confidence that his men transmit to them. But he also highlighted Timao’s power.
“Corinthians have developed in recent days with the arrival of Luxembourg and the team has developed very well,” warned Estudiantes’ DT.
He concluded, “It’s a 180-minute series, we’ve got to go and play a great game on their court to end it on our court.”
The winner of this series will go on to the semi-finals against the winner of the key between the Brazilians Fortaleza and America Mineiro.
A green-yellow cross that starts on Thursday at America’s home Belo Horizonte and features the Fortaleza favorite of Argentina’s Juan Pablo Vojvoda.
Mineiros are below the Brasileirão, while the northeastern team languish in the middle of the table.
– League challenges Sao Paulo –
With Peruvian striker Paolo Guerrero in attack, the Liga de Quito will clash at home against Sao Paulo on Thursday.
The Ecuadorians – South American champions in 2019 – are the “infiltrators” who battle it out between the Argentinians and Brazilians to keep their country top of the tournament following last year’s victory over Independiente del Valle.
In the 2022 final, Sao Paulo missed the opportunity to win their second South American title, a decade after their first title, and will make their trip to Quito to try to stem the local momentum.
Their recent signings, Lucas Moura and James Rodríguez, enliven Sao Paulo’s tricolor, making headlines this weekend for their clash against Brasileirao leader Botafogo.
In front of him will be a “Predator” Guerrero who shone with Corinthians, is a rival of the Paulista tricolor, and knows Brazilian football in detail after passing through several clubs at the South American giant.
Botafogo and Argentina’s Defensa y Justicia – champions of the 2020 South American Cup – will meet in Rio de Janeiro the day before.
Fogao is in a historic moment in the Brasileirão, after flying high in the first round, but on the way to these quarter-finals they had to change coaches. It was a Portuguese for Portuguese exchange, with Luis Castro leaving to lead El Nasser and Bruno Lage arriving.
If Botafogo come away with a valuable draw on São Paulo’s court, Defensa will face a rested South American date after a weekend in which he could not play due to adverse weather conditions that saw Godoy Cruz substitute for starters. His duel against was postponed. Cup of the Argentine League.
— Schedule of the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Copa Sudamericana-2023 to be played this week
– Tuesday:
In Sao Paulo: Corinthians (BRA) – Estudiantes de La Plata (ARG)
– Wednesday:
In Rio de Janeiro: Botafogo (BRA) – Defense and Justice (ARG)
– Thursday:
In Quito: Liga de Quito (ECU) – São Paulo (BRA)
In Belo Horizonte: America MG (BRA) – Fortaleza (BRA)
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