Racing Club and Corinthians face each other this Thursday from 9:30 p.m. at the Cilindro de Avellaneda with refereeing by the Chilean Felipe Andrés González Alveal in the second leg of the semifinals of the South American Cup to settle the last finalist of the tournament. In the first leg, in San Pablo, it was a 2-2 draw due to the goals of Yuri Alberto for the Brazilian cast and Maxi Salas y Gaston Martirena in the Argentine.
The match is broadcast live on ESPN and DSports, channels that can be tuned online on the digital platforms Disney+, Flow, DGO and Telecentro Play. Furthermore, in canchallena.com You can follow minute by minute with instantly updated information and statistics.
The history between both clubs has seven antecedents with two wins for the Academy and five draws including last week in Brazil. Although they have no victories, Timão was the one who smiled the last time they saw each other: in the first round of the 2019 Copa Sudamericana they tied 1 to 1 in both matches and the series was decided by penalties: they prevailed 5 to 4.
The Academy dreams of getting into the final for the first time of the second most important tournament in South America at the club level to be one step away from becoming champion on the international level again after several years of drought: the last Olympic return was in 1988 in the South American and Inter-American Super Cups.
In the first leg he played a great game and was well positioned to define the series at home, a condition in which he won by three or more goals in all the games he played in the current Sudamericana: 3 to 0 against Bragantino, Coquimbo Unidos and Sportivo Luqueño in the group stage; 6 to 1 to Huachipato in the round of 16 and 4 to 1 to Atlético Paranaense in the quarterfinals. For the upcoming match, the coach Gustavo Costas It has the same formation as in the first game with, among others, Juan Fernando Quintero among the headlines.
Memphis Depay is the big star of Ramón Díaz’s Corinthians, who wants to advance to the final Andre Penner – AP
Timão also seeks to access the definition for the first time in history. They were a semifinalist in the last edition, in which they were eliminated against Fortaleza, and also in 2019, when they lost against Independiente del Valle, the eventual champion. At the local level he is committed to relegation, so in the 1-0 victory against Cuiabá on Monday, the coach Ramon Diaz protected several starters, including the Argentine Rodrigo Garro, although he used key players like the goalkeeper Hugo Nogueira, the second central Hunt and the Dutch striker Memphis Depay.
The Brazilian cast dominated group F in the first stage with 13 points thanks to four wins, one draw and one defeat and advanced directly to the round of 16, in which they eliminated Bragantino on penalties 5 to 4 after tying 3 to 3 in the series – both away games were won 2 to 1 -. In the quarterfinals they had no problems with Fortaleza and largely dominated them 5 to 0 -2 to 0 away and 3 to 0 at home.
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The preview of Racing vs. Corinthians, for the 2024 Copa SudamericanaCanchallena
In the run-up to the match, the favorite to win according to the betting predictions is the local team with a maximum odds of 2.05 against the 3.75 that are paid for a hypothetical victory for the visitor. The tie, which would take the decision to penalties, is quoted at 3.30.
The winner of the key will advance to the definition that is scheduled for November 23 in Asunción, Paraguay, where will be measured against Cruzeiro, that on Wednesday defeated Lanús 1 to 0 as a visitor and closed the series by an aggregate of 2 to 1.
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