Keeping tabs: Platense rests starters, under pressure v Fluminense | OneFootball

Fluminense’s tricolor opponent in the second leg of the Libertadores quarterfinals is coming off a defeat in the Argentine Championship and has conceded goals in its last six matches

After winning the first leg 2-0 at the Maracanã, Fluminense visits Platense this Tuesday for the decisive Conmebol Libertadores quarterfinal clash. The match will be played at 7 p.m. at Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López, in Florida, Argentina.

Fluminense’s opponent comes into the match under pressure amid a difficult stretch this season. With the rematch against Fluminense in mind, the Argentine side rested several starters over the weekend against Estudiantes in the Argentine Championship and ended up losing 2-1. The result extended Vicente López’s team’s winless run to four matches, and they have also now conceded goals in six straight games.

To reach this stage of the continental tournament, Platense eliminated Chile’s Coquimbo Unido in the round of 16. The team advanced after two draws — 1-1 in the first leg and 0-0 in the second — and a 7-6 victory in the penalty shootout.

For Tuesday’s match, Martin Palermo will have problems in defense and attack. Center back Víctor Cuesta, known in Brazilian soccer for his spells with Internacional and Botafogo, will serve an automatic suspension after receiving his third yellow card in the Maracanã match. Meanwhile, forward Luciano Giménez remains sidelined as he recovers from a shoulder injury. 

Platense’s likely lineup is: Cozzani; Lagos, Vázquez and Mendía; Barrios, Pablo Ferreira and Mainero; Retamar, Togni and Sepúlveda.

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