LC - Football - South America - Libertadores Cup

Deportivo Anzoategui
Las Match
Won at home to Yaracuyanos thanks to a penalty kick to claim the 7th position of the local tournament. Coach Juvencio Betancourt rest Rolando Escobar and FW Edwin Aguilar anticipating this vital match.

Libertadores Cup
In the bottom of the group with just a draw against Peñarol, and a defeat at Arsenal. This first participation in the group stages, after two unsuccessful tries (2009 and 2013), has proven to be a enormous test. Coach Juvencio knows they need to get the victory if they aspire to fight for qualification to next stage, and will not reserve anything.

Suspended:
MF Enmanuel Calzadilla

Santos Laguna
Last Match
Came from behind 2-0 to win 2-4, with two goals in the last 10 minutes of the match to claim the victory. One a fabulous goal from Oribe Peralta. This victory provides a lot of energy and enthusiasm to the team, as they came from behind to obtain the victory in away, which is a boost for this match.

The thing the team needs to put more focus is on defense as they have received almost 3 goals per match in the last four matches. Still on Libertadores Cup they have collect just clean sheets.

Libertadores Cup
Coach Caixinha has stated that this tournament is very important for him and the team, and the two victories have them in the top of group 8.

It is possible that Santos Laguna will rest players like Oribe Peralta (played in mdweek with Mexico and then the weekened) or that he will just play some minutes, the team has a very deep squad. Caixinha wants to secure the ticket to next stage as soon as possible, which will give him a chance to rotate players in the remaining matches of the group stage. The defense needs to return to that level at the begging of February.

Injured:
MF Alonso Escoboza

Match
Despite the political situation in Venezuela, in Puerto La Cruz only minor conflicts, which doesn't put the match at risk. The need of Anzoategui for points will determine the flow of the match, if they can't score soon they will have to open spaces which Santos Laguna will not hesitate to take advantage of.

Prediction
Despite being difficult to play on away at Libertadores Cup, Santos Laguna has on their side the need of Anzoategui to obtain points, which will leave them open spaces, which they have the players to take advantage of that (Darwin Quintero, Oribe Peralta, Javier Orozco). Due to the relatively fragile defense, will take the -0. 25 AH.

11/03/2014 12:00, read 2661 times