Cerro Porteno hosts Fluminense in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores 1/8 finals. The match will be played on Wednesday, July 14th at Estadio General Pablo Rojas (Asunción)
Cerro Porteno last appeared on the pitch at the end of spring. The team lost to Guarani on May 29. The Paraguayan Aperture ended with that match, and, by the way, it cannot be included in the assets of the Cyclone, which became the champion of the country 33 times, including last year. In the past championship, it managed to score only 28 points in 18 matches, and it was the 4th result. And if the Blue-Reds had beaten the middle peasant in the last round, they would have overtaken Nacional Asuncion. So far, Francisco Arce remains the head coach of Cerro Porteno. Perhaps the bosses didn’t fire because of the results in Copa Libertadores: the Paraguayan team scored ten points in the group round and confidently advanced to the playoffs from 2nd place.
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Fluminense looked good in the spring. After all, the Tricolors became the winners in their group, playing against River Plate and representatives of Colombia, Junior and Santa Fe. In this company, Big Flu managed to score 11 points (nine more than the favorite from Argentina). But since then, it seems the Brazilian team has become weaker. Just before the start of the Copa Libertadores playoffs, the Tricolors sold their talent, midfielder Marcos Paulo, to Atletico Madrid. Not everything was good for the club in Serie A. Yes, there were some good matches. For example, thanks to a goal from Andre, Fluminense managed to gain victory over Flamengo. Moreover, the champions were beaten on their pitch! But at the same time, Big Flu clearly lacks stability in the summer. Roger Machado's players ended June with a crushing home defeat to Athletico Paranaense. And in the last round, they gained a comeback victory over Sport Recife due to the interaction of Danilo (two assists) and Lucca (two goals scored).
In 2009, Paraguayans and Brazilians crossed paths in the semifinals of the Copa Sudamericana. Then Fluminense was able to win both matches (0-1 away and 2-1 at home). However, Flu lost to LDU Quito in the final. Cerro Porteno is not impressive now, and Fluminense is not always good away. We bet on the neutral variant with Under 2.5 goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 goals scored
