CA CERRO VS SPORT ROSARIO PREVIEW & PREDICTION
Cerro and Sport Rosario meet at Estadio Monumental Luis Tróccoli, in a return match for this phase of the Copa Sudamericana (1st Round), after a draw by (0-0) in the first leg. Sport Rosario presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor, so in this game the home factor may be decisive.
CA Cerro:
After the goalless draw outside in the first leg, the home team needs to win at home to achieve the qualification. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses in away matches; against 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses at their stadium. In the last match that they disputed, for the First Division, they lost to Boston River at home (2-3). In the last 10 home matches Cerro has 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches, so there are defensive processes that need improvement. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 16 of the last 18 matches have ended with Over 1,5 goals and 12 out of 18 have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 15 games, they suffered the first goal 9 times and only managed 1 comeback.
El Cerro enters the field for the sixth time in 2018, in a match that marks his second game of international character this season, looking for his first victory of the year, which shows that things are not going well for the Uruguayan club. Now, the team comes from two defeats in a row, both for the Uruguayan Championship, in which it occupies the thirteenth position among sixteen clubs. The performance shown at this start of the year has contrasted sharply with what the team presented last season, when the National Championship Opening in the fourth position and the Clausura in the seventh position ended. However, at least for the Copa Sudamericana the Cerro achieved a goalless draw away from home and now has the advantage of playing in their domains to try to move forward in the continental tournament. No major changes are expected in the starting eleven, in which the Brazilian Felipe Klein must be present.
Sport Rosario:
The away team comes to this second leg after a goalless draw with the advantage of not having suffered goals at home in the first leg. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses in away matches; against 6 wins, 7 draws and 2 losses at their stadium. In the last match they played, for the Primera División, they tied with the Alianza Lima at home (1-1). In the last 10 away matches Sport Rosario has a record of 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 7 times and never got the comeback.
The Sport Rosario, as well as his adversary, has not been making a good start to the season, considering that so far has three losses, three draws and only one victory in 2018 and is now unbeaten for four games, in all competitions that he is disputing. In that period scored only one goal and came to be three games in a row without balancing the adversary network. His last three matches were valid for the Peruvian Championship, which occupies the penultimate position of Group A. In his debut for the Copa Sudamericana, the team had more possession of the ball, but was not efficient in the conclusion and did not achieve more than a goalless draw against his supporter, therefore, now he needs to score goals, to have the possibility of moving forward in the continental tournament. For this duel, the coach is likely to organize the team in 4-4-2 or in 4-2-3-1, without major problems to choose the starting eleven.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / NO @ 1.43
