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UC goes for the feat in Brazil to stay alive in the Copa Libertadores

Catholic University goes out to look for the feat in Rio de Janeiro. The crusaders challenge the powerful Flamengo from Mauricio Isla, at the Maracanã stadium. And they do it without their coach, Ariel Holan, who was infected with Covid-19, so he did not lead the training this Monday and stayed below the plane to Brazil.

“We inform that the Technical Director Ariel Holan tested positive in the COVID test. The coach is in good health and rests at his home to resume his functions soon. This situation prevents him from traveling to Brazil for the match against Flamengo, ”explained the club, through its social networks.

One more obstacle for this version of the strip team that has had to go through very negative moments this year, unlike those it has experienced since 2018. And although last Friday it showed signs of taking off, by thrashing 3-0 to Unión La Calera, in San Carlos de Apoquindo, for the National Tournament, this afternoon’s duel will be completely different.

At the helm will be a continental giant that is always a candidate to win the Copa Libertadores. Curiously, the cariocas live a moment as complex as that of the UC. Perhaps worse, even, since in the first six dates of the Brasileirao they barely add six points, so they are 16th among 20 teams.

For this reason, the last few weeks have been marked by tension in the Rubro Negro, with fans demanding the departure of coach Paulo Sousa and vice president Marcos Braz, amid rumors of a conflict between the two. Security had to be reinforced in the training center of the popular Brazilian team, due to the harassment of the barrabravas towards the players, in the parking lots.

However, the scenario of both in the Libertadores is diametrically opposite. After the fourth date, UC was left with minimal options to access the round of 16 of the highest club competition on the continent. Flamengo is the leader of Group H, while UC is third.

The four-time champion of Chilean soccer can be eliminated this Tuesday, if he loses to the homeowner and Talleres de Córdoba adds to Sporting Cristal, in Lima. The outcome will be identical if Católica manages to score against the Huaso team, but the T beats the brewers as a visitor. For this reason, in the foothills they pray for the Peruvians to prevail. Thus, everything will be decided on the last date, when the Crusaders receive the Argentines in San Carlos de Apoquindo.

For tonight, the team trained by Holan, which will surely have Rodrigo Valenzuela on the bench, prepared a scheme with a line of three in the back, five midfielders and two forwards. Regarding the last game against La Calera, Fabián Orellana left and Diego Valencia entered. The Historic stayed in Santiago due to some physical problems. The novelty will once again be the ownership of Aarón Astudillo, a young right-back who performed well last Friday, author of the assist for Fernando Zampedri’s 1-0.

On the Fla side, Huaso will be the starter. The Chilean has not been spared from the criticism of the fans, who blame him for the defensive weakness of Sousa’s team.

A difficult commitment for a Católica that is in a slow reconstruction stage, led by a prestigious coach, but who will miss the match due to the coronavirus. In any case, the crusaders want to continue dreaming and that is why they will look out of the corner of their eyes at what happens in Lima, at the same time, between Cristal and Talleres.

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