Corinthians will host Estudiantes in the quarter-final of the Copa Sudamericana on Tuesday. Timao held Newell’s Old Boys scoreless in the return match of that round of 16 matches moving on 2-1 on aggregate. The Argentines had no trouble getting past Goias, winning 2-0 in that match and eliminating the Brasileiro.
Preview (Corinthians vs Estudiantes)
Corinthians had a one-goal lead going into the second leg of their match against Newell’s. Instead of trying to extend that lead, they gave up 11 shots on goal to Rosario, who was playing for the club. In the end, Vanderlei Luxemburgo’s men’s passive strategy paid off as they advanced into the competition’s last eight for the first time since 2019. The club entered this match unbeaten in six straight home games in all competitions. They have won five straight matches at Corinthians Arena. Their 2-1 victory in the first leg of that tie was the first time this club had ever defeated an Argentine team at the Sudamericana within 90 minutes.
The Sao Paulo-based team has never lost at home during the knockout stage of this competition. They have only lost once within regulation time in their previous 12 games from the round of 16 and on. Time do Povo narrowly defeated fellow Brazilian team Fluminense in the last eight of this competition. They drew both games 0-0 and 1-1, respectively. However, Corinthians has responded effectively to those deficits at home. They came back to win their previous two games played in all competitions at Corinthians Arena. Corinthians has started the majority of their games this month poorly, behind at the break in thrice.
Estudiantes breezed through the Sudamericana’s final eight, reaching this stage for the first time since 2014. The staunch defense Eduardo Dominguez has cultivated has frequently appeared impenetrable. They allowed only three goals in the 10 Sudamericana games played this year. In their last seven competitive games, they have only let up one first-half goal and have only lost one away game at the 2023 Sudamericana. Estudiantes won three straight games in all competitions as the visitors, winning by a combined score of six goals.
Team News
Fagner won’t likely be available for this initial game until early September due to a calf injury. Corinthians may be without him. In the last 16, Luxemburgo made four adjustments to his starting 11 from leg one to leg two. They inserted Caetano, Gil, Fausto Vera, and Wesley in place of Fagner, Murillo, Matheus Araujo, and Guilherme Biro. Wesley and Yuri Alberto’s goals against Newell’s in the first game ultimately decided their round of 16 match. Cassio’s 11 saves in the second leg allowed his team to advance.
Zaid Romero and Emmanuel Mas are not expected to be available for Estudiantes until early September due to ankle problems, although Guido Carrillo and Matias Godoy are anticipated to make a full recovery from their muscular ailments by that time. In their round of 16 matches, Benjamin Rollheiser scored three goals, including a brace in the first leg, and Mariano Andujar only needed to make one save in each match to keep a clean sheet. When they lost their first game in the second stage of the Argentine Primera Division, 2-1 at Belgrano. Mauro Boselli scored the only goal. Despite the fact that both teams are currently in terrific shape, we anticipate Corinthians to win due to their home field advantage and recent success in these significant South American tournaments.
Corinthians 1 – 0 Estudiantes
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