River visit Bragantino to cement top spot in their group | OneFootball

The match will take place at Nabi Abi Chedid Stadium starting at 9:30 p.m. on Thursday.

River will look to solidify its place at the top of Copa Sudamericana Group H when it visits Brazil’s Red Bull Bragantino this Thursday for the third matchday of the continental competition.

The match will be played at the Nabi Abi Chedid Stadium starting at 9:30 p.m. on Thursday and will feature Colombian referee Wilmar Roldán, while his compatriot Leonard Mosquera will be in charge of VAR. The game will be broadcast on ESPN and the Disney+ platform.

Eduardo Coudet’s team heads into this match after beating Aldosivi of Mar del Plata 3-1 last Saturday at the Monumental Stadium, in the 16th round of Zone B of the Liga Profesional Apertura Tournament.

After taking the lead through a goal by Giuliano Galoppo in the first half, the “Tiburón” managed to equalize through Tomás Fernández in the 27th minute of the second half and made things difficult for River, which, without having much to spare or shining, managed to secure the win late on with goals from Facundo Colidio and Ecuadorian Kendry Páez.

For this visit to Red Bull Bragantino, coach Coudet will repeat 8 of the 11 players who started against Aldosivi, and one of the doubts is the possible inclusion of Páez in the starting lineup or keeping Ian Subiabre on the left wing.

In addition, the other dilemma for the River coach is whether to keep the much-criticized Maximiliano Salas as striker or replace him with young Joaquín Freitas, who has made positive contributions in recent matches.

For its part, Vágner Mancini’s team comes into this match after losing 1-0 to Palmeiras on Sunday at home, in the 13th round of the Brasileirao, where it sits ninth with 17 points.

To face River, coach Mancini has just one doubt: the inclusion of Uruguayan Ignacio Sosa or keeping Matheus Fernandes as central midfielder.

These are the probable lineups and other match details

. Copa Sudamericana – Group H – Third matchday

. Red Bull Bragantino (Brazil) – River Plate

. Stadium: Nabi Abi Chedid, Braganca Paulista.

. Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

. VAR: Leonard Mosquera (Colombia)

Red Bull Bragantino (Brazil): Tiago Volpi; José Hurtado, Pedro Henrique, Gustavo Marques, Juninho Capixaba; Gabriel Girotto, Matheus Fernandes or Ignacio Sosa; Lucas Barobosa, Eduardo Sasha, Henry Mosquera; Isidro Pitta. Coach: Vágner Mancini.__IP__

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