The chances of going to the next round of the Copa Sudamericana are minimal for Oriente Petrolero, However, their objective will be to defeat Unión on Thursday in Argentine territory.
The refiners, who are the bottom of group H with three defeats, They will face the Santa Fe from 18:15, Bolivian time, at the stadium on April 15 with the arbitration of the Chilean José Cabero.
ANDThe panorama of the albiverdes is complicated, that in the Opening tournament of the Professional Division of Bolivia is seventh after 12 dates.
Unión de Santa Fe, undefeated in the Copa Sudamericana, will look to strengthen his position in his series.
After playing half of the regular stage, the Colombian Junior leads the group with 7 points, ahead of the favorites Unión (5) and the Brazilian Fluminense (4), while Oriente Petrolero (0) fell in all three of its games and is virtually eliminated.
The team from Santa Fe comes from rescuing a good draw at the Maracana against ‘Flu’, with a magnificent intervention by his goalkeeper, Uruguayan Santiago Mele, who saved a penalty from Fred in stoppage time (90+7), and gave Unión a point that could weigh heavily in three games.
As for the local tournament, Union said goodbye to its chances of entering the quarterfinals of the League Cup by losing 2-1 last Monday against Defense and Justice, in a match in which the Uruguayan Gustavo Munúa, driver of the ‘Tatengue’, ordered an alternative formation.
.These are the possible lineups:
Union: Santiago Mele – Emanuel Britez, Franco Calderón, Diego Polenta and Claudio Corvalán – Imanol Machuca or Daniel Juárez, Juan Ignacio Nardoni, Juan Carlos Portillo and Kevin Zenón – Mauro Luna Diale or Mariano Peralta Bauer and Jonatan Álvez. DT: Gustavo Munua.
Oil East: Wilson Quiñónez – Raymundo Garcia, Marcelo Suárez or Leandro Zazpe, Maximiliano Caire and Ayrton Paz – Daniel Rojas, Alexis Ribera, Luciano Guaycochea, Juan Mercado and Ronaldo Sánchez – Facundo Suárez. DT: Erwin Sanchez.