Three-time champion of Libertadores (champion in 1992, 1993 and 2005), the São Paulo makes, this Thursday (4), its debut in the 2024 edition of the main South American tournament. Yes, Tricolor is back to the competition which he got used to calling ‘his’.
The Brazilian team is in Group B, and the first appointment is in the Argentine city of Córdoba, against Talleres – Barcelona de Guayaquil (Ecuador) and Cobresal (Chile) also make up the group and drew 1-1 last Tuesday (2).
The intention of Thiago Carpini’s men is erase the bad impression left in the Campeonato Paulista – the team was eliminated by Novorizontino, in the quarter-finals, in the middle of MorumBis – and, who knows, recover the spirit that led the club to recently become champions of the Copa do Brasil and the Supercopa do Brasil.
Talleres may not be among the most traditional teams in Argentina. However, they are having a great campaign in the local league. They occupy second place in Group A with 22 points, two behind Argentinos Juniors. Furthermore, it accumulates seven unbeaten games.
As a result, they arrive on high for the duel against Tricolor and tend to go all out, wanting to show their power right away and, who knows, open up an advantage. In turn, São Paulo must be a cautious team. After all, it is not in a position to stifle any opponent and dominate actions. In fact, inevitably, before the ball rolled, he would sign for a draw.
Talleres has in Federico Girotti their main scorer. And it won’t be anything new if River Plate’s youth player appears on the scoreboard. São Paulo is betting on a return of Jonathan Calleri to increase their offensive power and have a reference man who really bothers the rival defense.
Luiz Gustavo and Rodrigo Nestor continue to recover from injuries and, as a result, are certain absences from Thiago Carpini’s team. Although, who should be the starter is James Rodríguez. The Colombian midfielder was about to leave the club, but was returned to the squad and is likely to start the duel at the Mario Alberto Kempes stadium.
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