Wilstermann and Guabirá will make their debut in the Copa Sudamericana-2022 this Thursday by colliding in a first phase match, which grants a place in the group round.
The meeting is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. at the Félix Capriles stadium in Cochabamba.
The designated referee is the Paraguayan Derlis López, who will be assisted by his compatriots José Villagra and Luis Oneva.
The other first phase key between Bolivian teams is already underway. Oriente Petrolero defeated Royal Pari 3-2 on Tuesday and both will meet again on March 15 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
– Wilsterman, the favorite –
The ‘red’ reaches the regional championship after a goalless draw the local tournament against Always Ready from El Alto.
With that tie, plus two wins and two losses, coach Miguel Ponce’s team ranks a modest fourth out of eight in Group B at the Bolivian Apertura.
But that is enough for him to be in a much better situation than Guabirá: Montero’s team has only won defeats and draws so far in the Bolivian tournament and is bottom of Group A.
Therefore, the ‘aviator’ has high chances to prevail in this beginning of South America.
Ponce has not yet decided on the formation for the match, although announced that both Cristian ‘Pochi’ Chávez and Humberto Osorio could be part of the 11.
However, “It is difficult for them to enter from the beginning because they are not playing in official matches,” the coach explained.
“Osorio is in the plans. The commitment was that he finish recovering well and he did so. Because of the injury we left him waiting,” he added.
– Guabirá, seeks to claim –
Given the bad campaign in local football, lhe ‘sugar dealers’ will look for at least one point during their visit to Cochabamba.
His trainer, Victor Hugo ‘Tucho’ Antelo, He has the entire squad at his disposal because there are no casualties due to injury.
The ‘devils of the north’ come from losing 0-1 in the Bolivian tournament against another team from Cochabamba, Atlético Palmaflor.
The team traveled to Cochabamba on Tuesday night and continues to train there for international engagement.
Antelo is expected to count on Luís Leal in attack, native of the African islands of Santo Tomé and Príncipe, and the Paraguayan Juan Godoy.
The second leg will be played on March 17 at the Gilberto Parada stadium in Montero.
Possible lineups:
Wilsterman: Luis Cárdenas – Luis Rodríguez, Carlos Añez, Maximiliano Ortiz, Santiago Echeverría – Édgar Villarroel, Rodrigo Vargas – Serginho, Javier Sanguinetti – Rodrigo Gareca, César Menacho. DT: Miguel Ponce.
Guabira: Elder Arauz – Jairo Velasco, David Robles, Nelson Amarilla, Fran Supayabe – Enrique Hurtado, Diego Hoyos, Álvaro Quiroga, Kevin Mina – Luis Leal, Juan Godoy. DT: Victor Hugo Antelo.