He Lanus Argentinian and Atlético Mineiro Brazilians face each other this Saturday in Asunción in the final of the Copa Sudamericana, with Granate in search of their second crown and Galo determined to lift the trophy for the first time, in a stadium that will host a party with fans and colors of both countries. The match will start at 5:00 p.m. (9:00 p.m. in Spain) and will be broadcast live on Movistar.
The Defensores del Chaco, which will have a capacity for 40,000 fans, half of them from Brazil and Argentina, will be the scene of the fight between the Lanús coach, Mauricio Pellegrino, and his bet on the battering ram Rodrigo Castilloand the driver of the Mineiro, Jorge Sampaoliwith the tireless scorer hulk39 years old.
Mauricio Pellegrino, at yesterday’s press conference
Second final for Pellegrino after a Barça-Alavés
Lanús will seek its second title in the tournament, after the one won in 2013, and Pellegrino wants the first of his career after previously experiencing the tension and emotion of a final when in 2017 he directed the Deportivo Alavés, who lost the Copa del Rey final against Barcelona.
Atlético Mineiro aspires to its first South American, the second most important club tournament in Conmebol, after the rebound achieved by Sampaoli, who urgently returned to the Galo bench last September and helped them reach this final.
Jorge Sampaoli, in yesterday’s Atlético Mineiro training session
Sampaoli, champion with the University of Chile
Sampaoli, who led the Albinegro team in 2020 and won a regional title (the Mineiro Championship), He won the 2011 Copa Sudamericana with the University of Chile.
His career as a coach has been bittersweet, because he did not win titles with Argentina, but With Chile he won the 2015 Copa América.
Rodrigo Castillo, figure of Lanús
Lanús has as its new figure Rodrigo Castillo, key in the offense and author of transcendental goals in this competition, while in the midfield it will have the skilled and fast Marcelino Moreno.
The central defender also stands out in the probable lineup Carlos Izquierdoz, who already won the 2013 Sudamericana with Granate, and the offensive midfielder Eduardo Salvio, Former Benfica and Atlético de Madrid player.
Hulk, referring to his 39 years
In Mineiro, Givanildo Vieira de Souza, Hulk, He continues as the team’s main reference thanks to his strength, his goals and his status as a leader.
On October 28, coming off the bench, he scored the decisive goal in the 3-1 victory against Independiente del Valle so that Galo sealed their qualification for the final.
Furthermore, at the back the solidity of the Argentine stands out Renzo Saravia and from Paraguayan Junior Alonso; in the midfield the pressure of the Ecuadorian Alan Franco and the creativity of Igor Gomez, and in the front, the unbalancing Bernard.
Probable lineups
Defenders of the Chaco of Asunción
(5:00 p.m., 9:00 p.m. in Spain)
Lanus: Nahuel Losada; Gonzalo Pérez, Carlos Izquierdoz, José Canale, Sasha Marcich, Agustín Medina, Agustín Cardozo, Eduardo Salvio, Marcelino Moreno, Rodrigo Castillo and Ramiro Carrera
Coach: Mauricio Pellegrino
Atlético Mineiro: Everson, Renzo Saravia, Junior Alonso, Víctor Hugo, Guilherme Arana, Alan Franco, Igor Gomes, Gustavo Scarpa, Bernard, Dudu and Hulk
Coach: Jorge Sampaoli
Referee: Pedro Maza (Chile), assisted on the wings by his compatriots Miguel Rocha and Alejandro Molina and on the VAR by Juan Lara.
Stadium: Defensores del Chaco, in Asunción, with a capacity of 40,000 spectators.
The two teams have been concentrated since Wednesday in Asunción to rehearse their presentation on Saturday, while in parallel thousands of fans began to exhibit their passion in a city whose Police have ordered the mobilization of 6,000 agents for the security operation of the match.
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In 2024, Racing Club lifted the trophy against Cruzeiro by beating them 3-1 and in 2019, the Ecuadorian Independiente del Valle beat the Argentine Colón by the same result.
– Probable alignments:
Lanús: Nahuel Losada; Gonzalo Pérez, Carlos Izquierdoz, José Canale, Sasha Marcich, Agustín Medina, Agustín Cardozo, Eduardo Salvio, Marcelino Moreno, Rodrigo Castillo and Ramiro Carrera. Coach: Mauricio Pellegrino.
Atlético Mineiro: Everson, Renzo Saravia, Junior Alonso, Víctor Hugo, Guilherme Arana, Alan Franco, Igor Gomes, Gustavo Scarpa, Bernard, Dudu and Hulk. Coach: Jorge Sampaoli.
Referee: Pedro Maza (CHI), assisted on the wings by his compatriots Miguel Rocha and Alejandro Molina and on the VAR by Juan Lara.
Stadium: Defensores del Chaco, in Asunción, with a capacity of 40,000 spectators.
Time: 17:00 local time (20:00 GMT). EFE
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