Hurricane You already know your rival in the second phase of the Copa Libertadores: Boston Riverfrom Uruguay, the team of which the country’s president, Luis Lacalle Pou, is a fan, who usually watches the games from the stands while eating a choripán with his children.
The Verdirrojo eliminated Zamora from Venezuela, winning 3-1 in the first leg in Montevideo and 1-0 in the rematch. He has a former Boca on his squad, Silva Torrejón, left back. But there will be a loss at least in the first match: defender Guzmán Rodríguez was sent off when the team was already winning 1-0 and had two more players on the field.
At Olé we give you five keys to the Globo’s rival.
1) He is in a replacement process because he lost several players from last season, in addition to the coach who qualified him for the Libertadores, Ignacio Ithurralde. His current coach is Venezuelan Daniel Farías. It was assembled based on its budget, an even team without clear figures.
2) It has a defensive order that starts from the goalkeeper who transmits confidence. Silva Azambuja is very confident, serious, despite being very young, 23 years old. He is usually a practical team: he defends well and counterattacks with a lot of order.
3) Mathías Acuña, the reference center forward, is very skillful, knows how to play with his back to the goal and provoke offenses near the area.
4) On the wings he has speed and play with Urretaviscaya (author of the 1-0 win in Venezuela) and Olivera (absent due to injury in the rematch in Venezuela), who is very fast and spicy in front of goal.
5) Inside Emiliano Gómez has a tendency to be close to the area, in fact he was a center forward. He returned to the club after a loan to Albacete of Spain. He was a substitute in the rematch against Zamora.
The goal to Zamora
Libertadores Cup – 16-2-2023