Sao Paulo hosts Racing Club in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores 1/8 finals. The match will be played on Wednesday, July 14th at Estádio do Morumbi (Sao Paulo)
Inviting Hernan Crespo, the bosses of Sao Paulo hoped that this young specialist, who has authority thanks to his achievements as a striker, will be able to take a step forward with the team. But so far, he cannot get his new charges to show a consistently good game. In Serie A, one of the usual favorites takes a place in the lower part of the standings. And it managed to gain the first victory in the new championship only in the 10th round, beating Internacional away (0-2). However, there were good results in Copa Libertadores in the spring — Paulista Tricolors managed to score 11 points and advanced to the playoffs from 2nd place.
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Racing Club had a great chance to win the trophy last spring. But it seems that the Academy spent too much energy in the semifinal match against Boca Juniors in the Argentine Professional League Cup (a victory was gained in the penalty shootout). Having got tired physically and emotionally, the team from Avellaneda limply lost to Colon in the final, conceding three unanswered goals in the interval from 58th to 88th minute. After that, Racing Club had more than a month to rest, as there were no football matches in Argentina during this period. Because of the coronavirus restrictions (the situation in the country was very difficult at the beginning of summer, and football officials even didn’t allow it to hold Copa America here), the teams abandoned the practice of friendly matches, so now Racing is a kind of dark horse. It is not clear what to expect from it after such a long pause.
Sao Paulo and Racing Club studied each other well. They played twice in the Copa Libertadores in May because they were in the same group. And the viewers saw only one goal in two games — it was scored by Noviglio, who brought Racing an away victory in Brazil. Taking into account how little the teams scored two months ago, one should not expect entertainment in the upcoming game. We recommend betting on Under 2.5 goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 goals scored
