Fortaleza and Deportivo Maldonado face each other this Thursday (2), at 9 pm (Brasília time), at Arena Castelão, for the second phase of the Libertadores. In the first leg, the teams tied 0-0. Equal score again, takes the dispute to penalties.
As the season’s principal, Fortaleza has 100% success so far. The team had four days of preparation for the duel and to adjust the team. Vojvoda faces the challenge of trying to break the opponent’s strong marking. Leão will also count on full Castelão as a force to seek classification.
Brítez and Pikachu are suspended, while Pedro Rocha and Moisés are injured. The doubt remains with Lucas Esteves; the left winger was out of the match against Náutico recovering from muscle discomfort. The team should not have so many changes compared to what was used in the match in Uruguay.
Deportivo Maldonado remains undefeated this season. There have been five games so far, with three draws and two wins. After the duel with Fortaleza in Uruguay, the team beat Boston River by 3 to 2 for the Uruguayan Championship.
Maximiliano Cantera, a 29-year-old midfielder, is missing from the team. Expelled in 2021, when he defended Nacional’s shirt, in the game against Peñarol, Cantera will comply with suspension against the Ceará team. Other than that, the coach can count on the same pieces from the first game.
Bet 1: Stronghold wins – 1.50
Libertadores reached its 2nd qualifying round and it was Fortaleza’s turn to fight for a place in the group stage. Taking into account the technical level of the two teams and with the main favor in favor of Tricolor do Pici, it is a considerable guess for this game to believe in a victory for Fortaleza in normal time.
Bet 2: Fortaleza scores +1.5 goals – 1.66
Fortaleza’s technical level is definitely superior to that of its Uruguayan opponent. In addition, Leão usually scores a lot of goals at home and is going through a good phase. Therefore, it is a good guess to believe that Tricolor will be able to score at least two goals in the match, being a good guess.
Bet 3: +9.5 corners in the match – 1.72
The way Deportivo Maldonado and Fortaleza are expected to play in next Thursday’s game means that there is a tendency for corner kicks, as both teams make use of offensive attacks on the sides of the field, which leads to corner shots. Therefore, it is a considerable guess to believe that the match will have at least ten corners scored.
