August 20, 2024, 9:53 PM
August 20, 2024, 9:53 PM
The Strongest will play for their lives this Wednesday when they receive the visit of Peñarol Uruguay, in a return match of the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores. The match is scheduled for 18:00 (HB), at the Hernando Siles stadium in the city of La Paz.
On the way there, last week, The Carboneros won in Montevideo by 4-0which is why the Bolivian team is obliged to win by four or more goals to obtain the ticket for the quarter-finals.
If they do so by a margin of four goals, the classification will be decided by penalties.but if they win by five or more goals they will get a direct ticket to the next stage. A victory less than the above, a draw or a defeat, will leave Tigre eliminated from the Libertadores.
The winner of this matchup will face in the next instance the winner of the tie that consists of Bolívar and the Brazilian Flamengo, which will define the classification on Thursday in La Paz.
The tabbies have a difficult mission, But they have always shown optimism that the ‘miracle’ can happen at home, even though Rodrigo Ramallo is confirmed to be out due to injury.
Unlike the first leg, this time The Achumani team will have its coach Ismael Rescalvo on the bench, who is now in La Paz after having travelled to the United States to be present at the birth of his son. For this reason, in Montevideo, the team was led by his brother and assistant, Juan Rescalvo.
“The first thing we must do to start turning that score around is to be convinced, with the ambition to go out and look for a perfect match, to overwhelm the rival, to make him suffer and above all to score an early goal that gives us that push to be able to turn the score around,” said Ismael Rescalvo.
For his part, midfielder Diego Wayar also expressed his conviction that The 4-0 can be turned around at the Hernando Siles.
“This club bounces back, this club never gives up, this club shows how great it is in the most difficult moments and I think we will prove it on Wednesday,” said Wayar.
For its part, The Uruguayan team’s delegation arrived in La Paz on Sunday and did so early to try to acclimatise as best as possible. Despite having the table set to qualify for the quarter-finals, the Charrúas are not complacent.
“We have to play with our teeth clenched from the first minute, trying to defend the result… We come with our feet on the ground, without thinking that nothing is won”, said Peñarol president Ignacio Ruglio when he spoke to the Bolivian media at the Government headquarters.
For this match, Coach Diego Aguirre has the full team, The squad has no injuries or suspensions, on the contrary, midfielder Gastón Ramírez will be able to reappear in the starting eleven after having missed the first leg due to an accumulation of yellow cards.
“We have all the players available And we are here to try to qualify, that is our objective and we have to play a lot for that to happen,” said Aguirre.
After having faced each other last Wednesday at the Campeón del Siglo stadium in Montevideoboth teams played this weekend in their respective leagues. The Strongest lost 2-0 against Real Tomayapo in Tarija, while Peñarol tied 0-0 with Cerro Largo at home.
This match will be refereed by Chilean Cristian Garay.
The Strongest: Guillermo Viscarra, Maximiliano Caire, Adrián Jusino, Dario Aimar, Jeyson Chura, Michael Ortega, Víctor Cuéllar, Luciano Ursino, Jaime Arrascaita, Bryan Angulo and Enrique Triverio. DT: Ismael Rescalvo.
Peñarol: Coach: Diego Aguirre.
