Crisis-hit Tigre host América de Cali in Sudamericana, must win | OneFootball

Tigre will look to claim their first win in Copa Sudamericana Group A when they host Colombia’s América de Cali this Thursday for the third matchday of the continental tournament.

The match will take place at the José Dellagiovanna Stadium starting at 9 p.m. on Thursday and will be officiated by Uruguayan referee Mathías de Armas, while his fellow countryman Leodán González will be in charge of VAR. The game will be broadcast on ESPN 2 and the Disney+ platform.

Diego Dabove’s team heads into this match after losing 1-0 to Sarmiento de Junín last Saturday at the Eva Perón Stadium in Junín, on matchday 16 of Zone B in the Liga Profesional Apertura Tournament.

As for the Copa Sudamericana, El Matador visited Peru’s Alianza Atlético in the opening match and drew 1-1, while in the second game they lost 1-0 at home to Ecuador’s Macará.

Meanwhile, David González’s team comes into this match after falling 1-0 to Deportivo Cali on Saturday away from home in the Valle del Cauca derby on the 18th matchday of Colombia’s Dimayor League Apertura Tournament, where they sit fifth with 30 points, thereby qualifying for the playoffs.

In this Copa Sudamericana, the Cali side drew 1-1 in the opening match against Macará in Ecuador and, in the second, beat Alianza Atlético 2-1 in Colombia.

These are the probable lineups and other match details

Tigre: Felipe Zenobio; Nahuel Banegas, Alan Barrionuevo, Joaquín Laso, Valentín Moreno; Bruno Leyes, Gonzalo Piñeiro, Elías Cabrera, Gonzalo Martínez, Jabes Saralegui; Ignacio Russo. Head coach: Diego Dabove.

América de Cali (Colombia): Jean Fernandes; Omar Bertel, Cristián Tovar, Marlon Torres, Luis Mina; Rafael Carrascal, Josen Escobar, Jan Lucumi, Yeison Guzmán, Tomás Ángel; Andrés Ramos. Head coach: David González.

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