Palmeiras and Cerro Porteño decide this Wednesday, at 19:15 (Brasilia time), at Allianz Parque, a spot in the quarterfinals of Libertadores. In the first leg of the round of 16, in Paraguay, Verdão won 3-0 and now they can even lose by two goals to qualify. The winner of the match faces Atlético-MG, who eliminated Emelec on Tuesday.
With a good advantage, the tendency is for Palmeiras to enter the field with a mixed team. Abel may decide to preserve some athletes because of wear and tear, as on Sunday the team faces Fortaleza for the Brasileirão
To dream of qualifying, Cerro Porteño needs to think of an offensive tactic to pressure Verdão away from home. At a disadvantage, the Paraguayan team enters the field forced to win by a three-goal difference to take the decision to penalty kicks or by four or more goals to qualify in normal time.
(1.28) Palmeiras vs Cerro Porteño (12.0): predictions and prognosis
Both teams score – No: In summary, Cerro has not been showing strong offensive power in away matches. On the other hand, Palmeiras is in a good defensive phase and has a consistent solidity.
Undeniably, the home team playing in front of their fans, will certainly seek to emerge victorious in this 90-minute match, that is, to leave with 100% success and qualify solidly for the quarterfinals.
More than 2.5 goals: namely, in the first match, Palmeiras was superior to the Paraguayan team in the 90 minutes, even playing as a visitor. So, it shouldn’t be different acting alongside your fan.
Vitória do Palmeiras: finally, the moments of the two teams are different. In this sense, Palmeiras comes packed in national and international competition. Above all, there are 21 games and they have 14 wins, five draws and only two defeats.
