Up-and-down season, still alive in cups: Estudiantes v Corinthians | OneFootball

Corinthians return to the field in the Copa Libertadores this Wednesday (9) at 9:30 p.m. Brasília time to face Estudiantes at Jorge Luis Hirschi Stadium in La Plata, in the first leg of the quarterfinals. Timão’s opponent comes into the clash during an inconsistent spell this season.

Estudiantes started the season strongly, leading Group A of the Argentine Primera División’s Apertura Tournament with 31 points from 16 matches. In the knockout stage, however, the team was eliminated as early as the round of 16 after losing to Racing. Now, in the Clausura Tournament, the club has only seven points from eight rounds, sitting 13th in Group A with two wins, one draw, and five losses, ahead of only Central Córdoba and Talleres.

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In the Copa Libertadores, the team reached the knockout stage after coming through a group featuring Flamengo, Independiente Medellín (Colombia), and Cusco (Peru), collecting nine points with two wins, three draws, and one loss, finishing behind the Brazilian side and qualifying in second place. In the round of 16, the Argentines knocked out Universidad Católica (Chile) after a 1-1 home draw and a 3-0 win in Chile.

Estudiantes are also still alive in the Copa Argentina. In the round of 32, the team faced Rosario Central, Corinthians’ opponent in the Libertadores round of 16, and secured qualification with a 3-0 win. In the round of 16, they beat Barracas Central 3-1 and are now preparing to face Platense, who were also one of Timão’s opponents in the group stage of the continental tournament.

In their last match before the clash against the black-and-white team from São Paulo, Estudiantes faced Vélez Sarsfield away from home in the Argentine Championship. Coach Cacique Medina chose to rest his key players with the Libertadores challenge in mind and ended up seeing his team lose 1-0.

Playing at home at Jorge Luis Hirschi Stadium, Estudiantes are expected to line up against Corinthians with: Fernando Muslera; Eric Meza, Tomás Palacios, Gonzalo Pirez and Gastón Benedetti; Lucas Piovi, Gabriel Neves, Joaquin Correa and Baltazar Rodríguez; Edwin Cetré and Guido Carrillo

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