It’s decision time! It’s Liberators of America! Palmeiras and Athletico enter the field this Tuesday, at 21:30 (Brasília time), at Allianz Parque, in São Paulo, for the second and decisive confrontation of the semifinal of the continental tournament.
In the first match, played in Curitiba, Athletico won by 1 to 0. With that, Hurricane has the advantage of the tie to advance to the decision. To Palmeiras, it remains to win by two or more goals difference to play their third consecutive final and stay alive in the dispute of the third championship in sequence. If the São Paulo team wins by a goal difference, the decision will be on penalties.
With the return of Gustavo Scarpa, who was suspended in the first leg, Abel Ferreira has another option if he cannot count on midfielder Raphael Veiga, who is a doubt for the match after leaving the Arena da Baixada with a sprained right ankle. If Veiga is in doubt, Danilo is sure to miss tonight. The midfielder fulfills the second and final game of suspension for expulsion against Atlético-MG, in the quarterfinals.
Therefore, Abel Ferreira works with two possibilities to climb Verdão in the event of Veiga’s absence: keeping the team that entered the field at Arena da Baixada, making a simple change with Scarpa in the middle and keeping López in charge of the attack. , or having Ron as a reference again and putting Bruno Tabata to work alongside Scarpa in the creation.
Working at Allianz Parque, Palmeiras are in excellent shape. They have an average of 2.6 points per game at home, which makes the team the second placed in the Libertadores when playing in their domains in the season so far.
Playing at home, Palmeiras has four wins, one draw and no defeat. Palmeiras have an average of 2.6 points per match, with 18 goals scored and two goals conceded.
Hurricane has two casualties for tonight’s showdown. Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari and midfielder Hugo Moura were expelled on the first leg. The assistant and faithful squire Paulo Turra commands the red-black team on the edge of the lawn, while Erick is the natural substitute in midfield.
Acting away from home, Athletico PR is in excellent shape. It has an average of one point per game, which makes Hurricane the fourth placed in the Libertadores when playing outside their domains in the season so far. The team has five wins, one draw and no defeat. Athletico PR has an average of 2.67 points per match, with 11 goals scored and two goals conceded.
In the last five away matches, Athletico PR scored two goals and conceded one. This equates to an average of 0.4 goals scored and 0.2 goals conceded in the last five performances away from Arena da Baixada.
The quotation for both Palmeiras and Athletico-PR to score during the 90 minutes of the match is 2.20 for “yes” and 1.61 for “no”. A bet on a tie with goals pays 6.50. On equal without goals, 10.00.
Other more specific bets can also be placed. The odd that more than 11 corners will be scored is 2.00. Of which exactly 11 will be awarded by the referee, 8.50. For less than 11, it’s 2.20.
