Thursday morning, at 01:30, Atletico Paranaense and River Plate disputed the latest Recapa Sudamericana act, in which the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana champions, the most important inter-club competitions in CONMEBOL, meet. Gremio champions have been eliminated from this prestigious race, where we are waiting for class shows.
The decisive match will be played in Brazil at Curitiba, which offers a small advantage to Atletico. The South American team is definitely inconsistent. As a result, Atletico comes in the final with a single goal scored in the last three official games, a 1-0 with Bahia in the championship. The draw with Fortaleza (0-0) and the failure with Corinthians (0-2) caused the Café Country press to cast doubt on the quality of the team trained by Tiago Nunes, but Paranaense has a lot of valuable players who can get to the ramp in the finals with rivals in the south.
Neither River Plate has been evolving since lately. “Millionaire” defeated Aldosivi (6-0), but they showed modest defensive performance in the Internacional (2-2) and Atletico Tucuman (0-3). The river ended only in fourth place in the season Argentina has retained its physical form in the Argentine Cup duel, while Atletico Paranaense is only 10th in Serie A, after five stages (two wins, two defeats and a draw).
The moment form of the two does not convince us to count on the winning team in this duel, but we will certainly see a spectacular duel in the last act of Curitiba. Since both teams play their season in this final match, we are counting on a balanced first, with defensive highs. Talent is not missing from the two lots, and the “GG” was the winner of the last direct duel, ending 2-2 in 2006 (Libertadores). However, the odds of 2019 urge us to bet on a tight, tactile duel.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / NO @ 1,75
