The Brazilian Sao Paulo and the Ecuadorian Valle Independiente dispute this Saturday (22.00 Spanish time / DAZN) the final of South American Cup 2022 in Mario Alberto Kempes Stadium. Naa The city of Córdoba in Argentina can see the faces of two former champions of the tournament, known as ‘The Great Conquest’.
Sao Paulo, champions of the Libertadores in 1992, 1993 and 2005, won its only Copa Sudamericana in 2012 who is now coach Rogerio Ceni as goalkeeper and captain. Meanwhile, Independiente del Valle also knows what it means to win this tournament. The Ecuadorians established themselves in 2019 by beating Colón in the final in Asunción 3-1.
The path of the Brazilian team began in the group stage. He is the leader of Group D with 16 points, beating the Chilean Everton (11), in Peruvian Ayacucho (4) and in Bolivian Jorge Wilstermann (two).
In the round of 16 they beat the Catholic University of Chile with a global 8-3, but from the quarters began to suffer. In the quarterfinals, they lost 1-0 Ceara in the first leg, but fell 2-1 in the second leg and had to wait for a penalty shootout (3-4) to advance to the semi-finals, where they faced Goianian, who beat him 3-1 in the first leg. However, in the second leg, Sao Paulo won 2-0, forced penalties and celebrated their place in the final in style (4-2).
The Free Valleyon the other hand, started in the Libertadores and ended up in Sudamericana finishing third in Group D with eight points, behind Atlético Mineiro and the Sports Tolima (11 points) and ahead of America Brazilian (2).
In the round of 16, he lost Lanus 2-1 in the first leg and a goalless draw in the second leg. In the quarters he had no problem eliminating the Sports Tachira with an aggregate of 5-1 and in the semifinals he easily defeated the peruvian melgar by a massive 6-0.
Jonathan Calleri, on Paulista’s attack
probably Ceni, coach of Sao Paulo, Repeat the team that won 4-0 against Avaí on the last day of Brasileirao. The only doubt is on the right side: Rafinha or Igor Vinicius. In the attack, along with Luciano da Rocha, is the Argentine Jonathan Calleri, who served in the ranks of Las Palmas, Alaves, Espanyol and OsasunaBesides others.,
The ‘Tricolor”, one of the biggest teams in Brazil and that added 12 international titles – including two Intercontinental Cups, a Club World Cup and three Libertadores – is not going through the best moment under the leadership of Ceni. Currently, he is eleventh in Brasileirao20 points behind leader Palmeiras.
In Free Valley the only player who is in doubt due to a recent injury is the team’s leading scorer in the tournament, the Argentine Lautaro Diaz although the team doctors announced that he will arrive in satisfactory condition for today’s final. In
“We can already feel the tickle, the nervousness that the fight will start soon and we will win,” said the Ecuadorian striker Jaime Ayoví arriving in Córdoba, where São Paulo fans are expected to have the majority of their fans’ support.
Likely lineups:
São Paulo: Philip Alves; Rafinha or Igor Vinicius, Diego Costa, Léo, Reinaldo; Pablo Maia, Rodrigo Nestor, Alisson, Patrick; Luciano and Jonathan Calleri
Valley Independent: Moises Ramirez; Matías Fernández, Mateo Carabajal, Richard Schunke, Luis Segovia, Jhoanner Chávez; Cristian Pellerano, Marco Angulo, Lorenzo Faravelli, Júnior Sornosa and Lautaro Díaz.
Referee: Wilmar Roldan (Colombia)
stadium: Mario Alberto Kempes, from Cordoba (Argentina)
Time: 22.00 Spanish time (DAZN)
Source: La Verdad
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