San Lorenzo chase qualification v Recoleta in Sudamericana decider | OneFootball

El Ciclón hosts the Paraguayan side at the Nuevo Gasómetro needing a win to secure its place in the round of 16.

San Lorenzo will face one of its most important matches of the semester this Tuesday when it hosts Recoleta of Paraguay on the final matchday of Group D of the Copa Sudamericana.

The match will be played from 9:30 p.m. at the Pedro Bidegain stadium and will be officiated by Colombian referee Carlos Ortega, while Leonard Mosquera will be in charge of VAR. The game will be broadcast on DSports.

The team coached by Gustavo Álvarez arrives as the group leader after drawing 2-2 against Santos in Brazil in the previous round.

That draw left El Ciclón at the top of the group with 7 points, just one ahead of Deportivo Cuenca and two above Recoleta itself, so none of them has secured qualification yet.

In this context, San Lorenzo knows that a win at the Nuevo Gasómetro will allow it to advance directly to the round of 16 of the continental tournament it won in 2002.

With this decisive match in mind, Álvarez would keep the core of the team that earned a valuable draw at the Urbano Caldeira stadium against Santos.

As for Recoleta, the Paraguayan side comes in on a high after beating Guaraní 2-1 in the local Torneo Apertura.

In addition, the team coached by Jorge González still has a mathematical chance of advancing in the Sudamericana after its 2-2 draw against Deportivo Cuenca in Ecuador.

To qualify, Recoleta needs to defeat San Lorenzo. In the event of a draw, it will have to hope for a Santos win over Deportivo Cuenca to reach the playoff for a place in the round of 32.

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