Deportivo Riestra visit Montevideo City Torque to climb group table | OneFootball

El Malevo will play this Tuesday from 7 p.m. at the Centenario Stadium, on Matchday 5 of Group F. They need a win to go into the final round with a chance.

Deportivo Riestra will face a decisive test this Tuesday in the Copa Sudamericana. Starting at 7 p.m., they will visit Montevideo City Torque at the Centenario Stadium, for the fifth matchday of Group F, needing to get points to stay alive in the tournament.

El Malevo comes into the match third in the group with 4 points, and needs a win to keep realistic qualification hopes alive heading into the final matchday. The Argentine side had reignited its hopes precisely against Torque, when it earned the first international victory in its history with a 2-1 win in Bajo Flores.

However, it then suffered a heavy 3-0 loss to Gremio, a result that left it trailing again in the fight to advance. In the domestic tournament, the team coached by Guillermo Duró has shown inconsistency in recent weeks and is coming off a 0-0 draw with Lanús in the final round of the regular phase, where it finished last in Zone A.

On the other side will be Montevideo City Torque, leaders of Group F with 9 points, though under pressure to stay on top in a group that tightened after Matchday 4. The Uruguayan side is coming off a 1-0 win over Palestino in Montevideo, a result that allowed it to bounce back after the loss to Riestra in Buenos Aires.

Domestically, the sky-blue side is coming off a 2-1 loss to Nacional at the start of the Torneo Intermedio, a result that snapped a positive run dating back to the end of the Apertura.

The sixth and final matchday of the group will be played on Tuesday the 26th. Montevideo City Torque will visit Gremio, while Riestra will close out its campaign away against .

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