November 28, 2024, 8:10 AM
November 28, 2024, 8:10 AM
The bottom team Real Santa Cruz will host Independiente de Sucre this Thursday in its stadium in a key duel for its permanence in the Professional Division. This match is presented as an unmatched opportunity for the white team to be just one point behind Royal Pari, penultimate in the table, which beat Nacional Potosí on Wednesday. The match between Santa Cruz and Chuquisaqueños will begin at 3:00 p.m.
Real comes motivated to this challenge after achieving a fundamental victory last Monday against an injured and disoriented Oriente Petrolero; With one man less, those led by Marcelo Straccia won 3-1 and revived their hopes of fighting for their place in the highest category of national football.
To receive Independiente, the Leones del Pajonal will not be able to count on their full-back Santos Navarro, who was sent off on Monday after committing a strong infraction. His place is likely to be taken by José Lara. Furthermore, the participation of Marcos Barrios, who ended up with physical discomfort, is in doubt; Straccia will wait until the last minute to decide whether to include him, since he usually starts on the right wing.
Real has had an extremely difficult year, achieving only six victories so far; In addition, they tied five times and lost 19. The poor management administration and the deep economic crisis that the club is going through have led the team to constantly fight for the last places. In the middle of the year they were fourteen points behind the penultimate; However, he managed to close the distance to stay alive.
On the other hand, Independiente has had an irregular year, located ten points from relegation and eleven from the qualification zone for international tournaments. Led by Marcelo Robledo, the capital team arrives undefeated since the tournament restarted after the FIFA date in November; They beat Blooming 5-1 at home and then tied 1-1 against Oriente.
To visit Real, Robledo will make only one change with respect to the team he fielded in the last two games; David Morales will replace Yassir Eid, who was expelled in Santa Cruz. However, they will maintain the same tactical scheme that they have used throughout the year: (4-3-3).
The incidents of the match will be controlled by Cristian Condori, assisted from the wings by Ronald Antonio and Ruth Lima. José Benavides will officiate among four referees; while Rafael Calani will be on the VAR and Juan Pablo Aramayo will be on the AVAR.
