Sao Paulo take on the visitors Universidad Catolica in the second leg of round of 16 in Copa Sudamericana. The match will be played on Friday, July 8th at Estádio do Morumbi (Sao Paulo).
Sao Paulo are more likely to be successful in the Copa Sudamericana. The Tricolors brought back their legend as a player, Rogerio Ceni, to the post of head coach. In general, this brought some progress even in Brasileirao, but it was not difficult, against the backdrop of 13th place in last year's championship. But still, it turns out to be more successful not in Serie A, but in other tournaments. In the cup in June, they defeated one of the main giants of the current Brazilian football, Palmeiras. And in the Copa Sudamericana, Sao Paulo managed to win in their group. And last week we managed to start the playoffs with a confident victory, also on the road.
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Universidad Catolica can definitely view the year as a failure so far. "Los Cruzados" from 2018 to 2021 took the championship titles in the domestic championship. Now the national grandee has 16 sets of "gold" medals. But in the current draw, the favorite is completely blown away: they lose more often than he wins, and goes to the bottom of the table - a failure! Which is not compensated by promotion in the national cup. Moreover, in the Copa Libertadores, only 4 points were taken in the group stage. And it was lucky that Sporting Cristal was able to gain only 2 points at all, so Universidad Católica managed to finish in 3rd place and move to the Copa Sudamericana ... But only to start the playoffs there with a productive defeat at home to the Brazilians. And now we need to think about how to smash the opponent in Sao Paulo in order to get into the quarterfinals.
Sao Paulo, firstly, did not lose to the Chileans. Secondly, it is getting better and better against Universidad Catolica: first 3 draws, then 4-3 in 2013 and finally 4-2 in the first meeting of the current stage. It is unlikely that Universidad Catolica believe in its success and, therefore, they are unlikely to try especially hard in Brazil. Sao Paulo has gained momentum, and it is worth taking a closer look at the bet on the hosts with a "-1 goal" handicap.
Prediction for the match: Sao Paulo to win with -1.0 handicap.
