Students – Athletico Paranaense, live: the series is defined in La Plata

With two clear situations and the advancement of its lines, Paranaense advances, it does not shrink in La Plata. Surprised, Estudiantes tries to regain control, but feels uncomfortable. With spaces, the Brazilian team is dangerous.

With danger only with stopped balls, Estudiantes exhibits a superiority that cannot be sealed in the rival area. The Argentine team must intensify the attacks, not only with the laboratory, to overcome a disciplined adversary.

Disordered, confused, without clear, sharp risk situations, the first half ends, in which Estudiantes is slightly superior. From higher to lower, the Argentine team faded away, while Paranaense plays its game: short, fight, tactical sacrifice, with and without the ball. The laboratory, the most valuable of all the Russian Zielinski, but for now it is not enough.

The left side of Estudiantes is nervous, he can’t stand up, he is one of the pieces that are not firm in Estudiantes, who is a little less combative. Paranaense faces him, in an attractive, intense clash, with few clear arrivals. More discussions than football. A shot from Rogel goes very close.

Little by little, Paranaense comes out of confinement, supported by Fernandinho, who advances by surprise through the right sector, almost to the bottom. The show, before a monologue by the Lion, is even, pure claw and friction. There is a strong but loyal leg. An enormous attitude from each other: they know what is at stake.

Almost converted Morel, in a furious outburst of Students, to the attack like never before. Piatti, shifty and Castro, unpredictable, raise the flags of the Argentine team, compact and aggressive. The domain is almost total of the local team, on the wings and with free kicks to the area.

With the ball and the obligation of the locality, Estudiantes took the initiative in the first minutes, supported by a crowd. Paranaense plays with a similar script. Palmeiras waits for his rival in the semifinals of the traditional contest.

Winner of the Libertadores four times, the last one in 2009, counting today with Mariano Andujar and Mauro Boselli from that team in the current squad, much of the success of the season is at stake, which until now has added several disappointments. The team led by Ricardo Zielinski did not reach the final of the League Cup (it fell in the quarterfinals eliminated by Argentinos Juniors), it was out in the 16th round. of the Argentine Cup (against Belgrano) and in the Professional Soccer League he is 23rd. 12 units away from Atlético Tucumán.

Given this reality, the La Plata team has no options in front of a stadium full of fans who take the Copa Libertadores as a contest in which Pincha, by tradition and history, should be the protagonist. In the stadium, there is the Little Prince Sosa, who returned to Estudiantes.

With Leandro Díaz as the only striker, beyond the logical accompaniment of Pablo Piatti, Estudiantes has defined the starters. Ricardo Zielinski does not risk too much, he maintains the logical structure, with a double five, made up of Fernando Zuqui and Corcho Rodríguez. The idea is to attack, but with precautions.

The first match, played last week in Curitiba, finished tied goallesstherefore the winner of the match will advance to the semifinals, in which they will play against Palmeiras, who last night eliminated Atlético Mineiro, in São Paulo, in the penalty shootout. In case of a tie the classified will be defined by a series of five team shots from the penalty spot.

Welcome to live coverage of a decisive match. Students from La Plata much of the season is played from 9:30 p.m., when I try qualify for the semifinals of the Copa Libertadores of America before Athletico Paranaensefrom Brazil, in the revenge match of the quarterfinals.

The match is played at the Uno-Jorge Luis Hirschi Stadium, in La Plata, with the arbitration of Uruguayan Andrés Matonte and Fox Sports television. The arrival of the Lion at the stadium was truly crazy: thousands and thousands of fans accompanied the trajectory of the bus, with high confidence.