In Brazil and against Palmeiras, Cerro Porteño achieved 38.8% of the points at stake. Photo: Getty.
With the vivid memory of the last series between the two, Cerro Porteño challenges the almighty Palmeiras tonight (8:00 p.m. from Paraguay) at the Morumbi stadium in Sao Paulo for the second date of Group C of the Conmebol Libertadores 2023.
El Ciclón de barrio arrives in the Brazilian stronghold with the mission of living up to expectations.
In this sense, the last time you saw the faces with Palmeiras, for the round of 16 of the Libertadores 2022, suffered a real massacre when he fell thrashed 0-5 and its fans are confident that history will not repeat itself.
Now, The idea of the team led by Facundo Sava involves taking the necessary precautions and betting on hitting the ground.
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The Brazilian team comes from conceding a defeat against Bolívar (3-1)in a match in which the Portuguese coach Abel Ferreira planted an eleven full of substitutes before the final of the Paulista Championship was close, which he won days later.
The priority was to add a title and he paid for it with a win at the altitude of La Paz. Quite a surprise for a squad that won the Libertadores in 2020 and 2021, and reached the semifinals in 2022.
The São Paulo team now seeks to add the first three points in this year’s edition, although, despite playing at home, they will do so in a different stadium from theirs.
By your side, Cerro Porteño beat Barcelona de Guayaquil 2-1 on the first day and He arrives emboldened in Sao Paulo, after those first three points and after passing two previous qualifiers against Chilean Curicó Unido and Brazilian Fortaleza, which ended with four victories.
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In the Paraguayan League, Ciclón had a hard time defeating Sportivo Trinidense at home on Sunday (3-2) and is still far from Libertad, leader with six points ahead.
Cerro Porteño achieved 31 victories abroad, in the Libertadores. In Brazil, he had 5 victories, being the second country where the Obrero neighborhood team reaped more successes in the Cup.
In Brazil and against Palmeiras, Cerro Porteño achieved 38.8% of the points at stake. They met 6 times and the Guarani team lost in 3 confrontations, added 2 victories and tied once. The Morumbí stadium will be the scene for the first time of a match between the Brazilian squad and the Catalans. The Allianz Parque hosted the Catalans twice and the former Palestra Italia, in 4 duels.
The commitment will be refereed by the Argentine Fernando Rapallini, with his compatriot Mauro Vigliano in the VAR.
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