CONMEBOL Sudamericana 8th qualifier begins

– Tuesday 11 July:

• In Santiago: Colo Colo (chi) vs. American MG (BRA)

stadium: Huge stadium

hour: 18:00 (local time) – 22:00 (GMT)

to rule: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)

Video Assistant Referee: Jorge Baleno (Argentina)

background:

• Colo-Colo and América Mineiro will play against each other for the first time in a CONMEBOL tournament. However, Cacique has a positive history of hosting Brazilian teams in CONMEBOL Sudamericana, winning the only home game they played against these rivals: 2-0 vs. International in the round of 16 for the year 2022.
• No team has scored more headed goals in the CONMEBOL Sudamericana group stage than América Mineiro (6).
• Damián Pizarro, of Colo-Colo, was the player with the second highest number of tackles in the opponent’s area during the CONMEBOL Libertadores 2023 group stage (38, behind the 40 touches of Bernardo Cuesta, of Melgar).

• in Guayaquil: Barcelona (ECU) vs. Silver level students (ARG)

stadium: Monumental Bank Pichincha Stadium

hour: 7:00 PM (local time) – 12:00 AM (GMT)

to rule: Gustavo Tejera (URU)

Video Assistant Referee: Angelo Hermosilla (Chi)

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background:

• Barcelona and Estudiantes have met six times in CONMEBOL tournaments and have never drawn. All those matches were for CONMEBOL Libertadores, with four wins for Bencha and two for Odulu.
• Estudiantes scored 12 goals in the second half of their CONMEBOL Sudamericana group stage matches, more than any other team in the tournament at that point.
• Barcelona was the team with the fewest offsides in the CONMEBOL Libertadores 2023 group stage (3, the same as Atlético Nacional, Bolivar and Metropolitanos).

• In Sao Paulo: Corinthians (BRA) vs. university

stadium: Arena Corinthians (New Quimeca Arena)

hour: 9:30 PM (local time) – 00:30 AM (GMT)

to rule: Jesus Valenzuela (Ven)

Video Assistant Referee: Carlos Urb (ECU)

background:

• Corinthians and Universitario will meet for the first time in CONMEBOL tournaments. Timão has won the only two matches he has played against Peruvian teams on the continent: 3-0 as a visitor and 5-0 at home against Sport Huancayo in the 2021 Copa América.
• Corinthians were one of the three teams not to concede in the last 15 minutes of their matches in the CONMEBOL Libertadores 2023 group stage, like Olympia and Atlético Mineiro.
• Universitario was the only team to score more than one goal with free-kick plays in the CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2023 group stage (2).

– Wednesday 12 July:

• In Paraná: Board of Trustees (ARG) vs. Botafogo (Brazil)

stadium: Presbytero Bartolomé Grella Stadium *

hour: 7:00 PM (local time) – 10:00 PM (GMT)

to rule: Jerry Vargas (BOL)

Video Assistant Referee: Andrés Cunha (URU)

background:

• Patronato and Botafogo have never met in CONMEBOL tournaments. However, Fogao won four out of five home matches against their Argentine rivals at the continental level, with one draw remaining.
• Botafogo has lost only one of their last five matches in the CONMEBOL Sudamericana (2V 2E) knockout rounds. However, this fall was in the last encounter of this kind: 0-1 to 1. Atlético Mineiro in the Round of 16 of 2019.
• Lucas Pere, of Botafogo, saved 12 opponent shots from outside the area, the second-highest record in the CONMEBOL Sudamericana group stage alongside Alexandre Dominguez, of LDU Quito.

• In Lima: Sporting Cristal (PER) vs. Emelec (ECU)

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stadium: Lima National Stadium

hour: 7:00 PM (local time) – 12:00 AM (GMT)

to rule: Rafael Klaus (Brazil)

Video Assistant Referee: Rodolfo Tosque (Brazil)

background:

• Sporting Cristal and Emelec have played 12 matches against each other in CONMEBOL tournaments, but never for CONMEBOL Sudamericana. The Blues are unbeaten in their last 11 matches against this opponent, with six wins and five draws.
• Emelec has won three of its last five matches as a visitor in the knockout rounds of CONMEBOL Sudamericana (1D 1D). In each of those wins, Eléctricos did not field a goal.
• At the age of 25 years and 125 days, Sporting Cristal marks the average youngest squad in the CONMEBOL Libertadores 2023 group stage.

• In Medellin: Ind. Medellin (COL) vs. Saint Lawrence (Argentina)

stadium: Atanasio Girardot Stadium

hour: 7:00 PM (local time) – 12:00 AM (GMT)

to rule: Alexix Herrera (VEN)

Video Assistant Referee: Rafael Tracy (Brazil)

background:

• Independiente Medellín and San Lorenzo have never met in CONMEBOL tournaments. The only time Ciclon faced a Colombian opponent in CONMEBOL Sudamericana was in the final of the 2002 edition, where Boedo’s side became champions against Atlético Nacional after winning the first leg 4-0 and drawing 0-0 domestically.
• Jaime Alvarado, of Independiente Medellín, was the player with the most passes corrected on the opposing court between the current group stages of CONMEBOL Sudamericana and CONMEBOL Libertadores (202).
• Nahuel Barrios was the player who completed the most dribbles considering the group stages of the current CONMEBOL Libertadores and CONMEBOL Sudamericana (35).

– Thursday 13 July:

• In pregnancy: Nobleness (chi) vs. Italian Audax (chi)

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stadium: Ester Roa Rebolledo Municipal Stadium

hour: 18:00 (local time) – 22:00 (GMT)

to rule: Flavio de Souza (Brazil)

Video Assistant Referee: Daniel Nobre (Brazil)

background:

• Ñublense and Audax Italiano have never met in CONMEBOL. However, Team Tanús was undefeated against rivals from the same country by CONMEBOL Sudamericana, with two draws and a victory in the previous round of the current edition of the competition.
• Ñublense has not lost either of the two matches it has played at home in the knockout stages of CONMEBOL Sudamericana: 1-0 against Sport Ancash (Peru) in 2008 and 0-0 against Unión La Calera (Chile) in 2022, both first time. Contest round
• Audax Italiano used 19 different players in the group stage of CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2023, the lowest number of all the teams that participated in that event.

• In Asuncion: Freedom (PAR) vs. Tiger (Argentina)

stadium: Chaco Defenders

hour: 20:00 (local time) – 00:00 (GMT)

to rule: Christian Garay (Chi)

Video Assistant Referee: Rodrigo Carvajal (Che)

background:

• Libertad and Tigre have met twice in CONMEBOL tournaments, both in the CONMEBOL Libertadores 2013 group stage. Each team has won one win in their visitor matches.
• Facundo Coledeo recorded 8 fouls in the final third of the field, the second highest record for a player during the CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2023 group stage.
• Alexandre Barboza, of Libertad, was the player with the second most aerial duels won in the CONMEBOL Libertadores 2023 group stage (30 behind the 32 won by Charles Ortiz of Metropolitanos).

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