Libertadores: La Guaira v Bolivar before Fluminense play | OneFootball

Fluminense will take the field today (06) at 9:30 p.m. at Malvinas Argentinas Stadium, already knowing the result of the match between La Guaira and Bolívar. Their group rivals also face each other today (06), but a few hours earlier, at 7 p.m. (Brasília time), at the Estadio Olímpico de la UCV.

After a poor start in the Libertadores, the Rio tricolor side finds itself in a difficult situation in the group. With finishing first looking unrealistic, since Flu can only reach 10 points while Independiente Rivadavia already has 9 before this match, Fluminense is battling the remaining teams for second place and, depending on today’s results, the group could be decided either in a head-to-head matchup or even on goal difference.

In this scenario, the ideal outcome for Fluminense is for Bolívar not to win this match, since a La Guaira victory today, followed by a Fluminense win, would blow the group wide open and leave the decision for the next two rounds, with Flu playing at home. A draw is not bad, but it could mean the battle for second place comes down to a head-to-head tiebreaker, with Bolívar holding the advantage for already having beaten the Tricolor. In that scenario, Flu would need to win that possible match 3–0.

Probable lineups

La Guaira

Cristopher Varela; Luis Pena, Guillermo Ortiz, Diego Osio, Jorge Gutierrez, Rommell Ibarra, Franco Caceres, Jose Correa, Juan Luis Perdomo, Jose Ali Meza, Flabian Londono.

Bolívar

Carlos Lampe; Luis Paz, Xavier Arreaga,  Gariglio, Jose Sagredo, Robson Matheus Tome de Araujo Benegas, Leonel Justiniano, Carlos Melgar, Braian Oyola, Dorny Alexander Romero Chalas, John Garcia.

La Guaira and Bolívar face each other today (06) at 7 p.m., with coverage on ESPN 4 and streaming on Disney+.

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