March 8, 2023, 1:34 PM
March 8, 2023, 1:34 PM
Oriente Petrolero and Guabirá will seek this Wednesday, in a single match, a ticket to the group stage of the Copa Sudamericana, with an eye also on accessing the economic prizes that Conmebol improved for this 2023.
The meeting is scheduled for 18:00. at the Tahuichi Aguilera stadium in the city of Santa Cruz. It will be directed by the Ecuadorian referee Guillermo Guerrero.
The winner will go to the group stage that has attractive prizes and that the teams pursue to improve their economies.
For participating in this phase, each of them pocketed at least 225,000 dollars and will add 900,000 if they reach the next stage. In the group stage, each team, which will have six games, will pocket 100,000 more for each victory.
Oriente Petrolero is one of the greats of Santa Cruz, but it has reaped failures in recent years, far from its best participation in the domestic tournament and in the continental
In Bolivian soccer, which is going through the fourth and fifth dates, Oriente is in sixth position out of 17 teams and reaped two painful defeats in recent days: a 4-0 win against Bolívar and a 2-1 loss at home against Palmaflor.
The goalkeeper Wilson Quiñónez acknowledged that “it is a bit of an uncomfortable situation”, although he said that “we have a lot of faith and confidence” for this Wednesday’s game with Guabirá for the South American.
The midfielder Junior Sánchez said that qualifying for the group stage “is one of the objectives we put on at the beginning of the season, so it’s important and we’re going to face it as such.”
Guabirá with Soria in its sights
Guabirá is in a more delicate situation because he is ranked 12th in the Professional Division championship.
Coach Mauricio Soria, with his head at stake, He has harangued his pupils to resurface from his next game in the international tournament.
The experienced midfielder Alejandro Meleán stated that “we are aware that there are things we lack but we have to play the best game”.
The goal Elder Arauz affirmed separately that in Guabirá there is a commitment to do things well and pass the phase in the South American.
Soria will be able to count on the Paraguayan attacker Rodrigo Díaz, who overcame an injurybut will miss Brazilian Paulo Eduardo Carvalho (Padú) up front with physical problems.
Oil Orient: Wilson Quiñónez – Wilfredo Soleto, Daniel Rojas, Cristian Alvarez, Henry Vaca – Juan Mercado, Luis Alberto Gutiérrez, Junior Sánchez, José Berdecio – Alexander Vargas and Jonathan Cristaldo. DT: Erwin Sanchez.
Guabira: Elder Arauz – Santiago Echeverría, Fran Supayabe, Santos Navarro, Ivan Huayhuata – Alejandro Meleán, Christián Fernández, Hernán Rodríguez, Bruno Miranda – Rodrigo Díaz and Freddy Abastoflor. DT: Mauricio Soria.
