Bolívar v Grêmio decide who faces São Paulo today: time, TV | OneFootball

São Paulo will learn this Thursday (30) who their opponent will be in the Copa Sudamericana round of 16, coming from the clash between Bolivia’s Bolívar and Grêmio at 7 p.m. (Brasília time) at Grêmio’s Arena in Porto Alegre (RS).

In the first leg, at the altitude of 3,600 meters in La Paz, Grêmio withstood heavy pressure from the home side, but ended up losing 3-2. Now, they will try to overturn the result in front of their fans in a match that will be broadcast live and exclusively on Paramount+ (streaming and pay TV).

A draw sends the Bolivians through to the next round. A Grêmio win by one goal takes the decision to penalties, while a victory by two or more goals puts the Brazilian club into the round of 16.

The winner will face Tricolor over two matches on the base dates of August 12 and 19. The first meeting will be away from home, and the return leg to decide qualification will be at Morumbi Stadium.

If Grêmio advance, they could face São Paulo twice in a row. In a Brasileirão match already scheduled, the teams will meet on Saturday the 8th in the 22nd round in the South. If the club from Rio Grande do Sul eliminate Bolívar, they will face Tricolor again a few days later, once more at home.

While Grêmio finished 2nd in Sudamericana Group F with 11 points, behind leaders Montevideo City Torque, Bolívar dropped in from the Libertadores, where they finished 3rd in Group C, thereby securing a place in the Copa Sudamericana playoffs.

São Paulo, meanwhile, secured direct qualification to the round of 16 by winning Group C with 12 points, after an unbeaten campaign of three wins and three draws in the first phase of the South American competition.

Dorival Júnior’s squad are enjoying calmer weeks without matches. The Brasileirão derby against Santos was postponed, and this coming weekend is reserved for Copa do Brasil matches, a tournament from which Tricolor have already been eliminated. Therefore, they will only return to action on the 8th, against Grêmio, in the league.

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