Sportivo Trinidense x Fortaleza: see time, where to watch, predictions and probable lineups – Play

It’s time for the ball to roll Strength at 2024 South American Cup. Current runner-up of the tournament, the Pici Tricolor makes its debut in this year’s edition this Wednesday (3) against Sportivo Trinidenseof Paraguay. The game will be played at Defensores del Chaco Stadiumin AsuncionStarting at 7pm (Brasília time).

The two teams compete to qualify for the next phase within the group D. In addition to Fortaleza and Trinidense, Boca Juniors (ARG) It is Nacional Potosí (BOL) complete the key.

The tricolor journey in this South American Championship begins in a decisive week, two days before the final of the Ceará Championship that’s worth one six-time championship unprecedented for the Lion. Trinidense, which made its debut in international competitions in the preliminary phase of this year’s Libertadores, will only compete the Paraguayan Championshipin addition to Sula.

Streaming

The game will be broadcast on the Star+ streaming channel and on ESPN 4. On the radio, Verdinha also shows all the emotions of the match with real-time details in Diário do Nordeste.

How Sportivo Trinidense arrives

The Paraguayan team’s phase is not the best at the moment. In the national competition, the team is second to bottom with just seven points gained in 11 games. In the season as a whole, Trinidense only has three wins, three draws and nine defeats.

The team arrived at South American after falling in the second preliminary round of Libertadores. ““El Triqui”the team’s nickname, went through the El Nacional in the 1st phase and then fell to Colo-Colo.

The team led by the coach José Arrúa comes from defeat for Sportivo Luqueño in the last game of the season. After the stumble, the squad had a full week of training with full focus on the debut against Fortaleza. The expectation is that the team will go to the field with maximum force for the duel.

How to get to Fortaleza

After a goalless draw in the first game of the Ceará Championship against CearáO Strength Now think about getting off to a good start South American and maintain confidence for the decisive game next Saturday, which is worth a hex unprecedented for the Tricolor.

The moment of Lion It’s still not ideal. The team comes from a sequence of four games without wins, with three defeats and a draw. The lack of effectiveness of the attackers has also been a problem for Vojvoda. Even so, the coach reinforces that the work is being done daily and that “the ball will go in at the right time”.

The tricolor commander also highlighted the importance of competing in the Copa Sudamericana with the responsibility of being the current runner-up. Furthermore, Vojvoda highlighted that it is necessary to be smart in an important week like this.

“I like playing the Sudamericana or the Libertadores. The first matches are important. Last year I said that we had to qualify first because we were going to define it at Castelão. I understand that we are in a final, and I want the title! Let’s do the better planning that we have to do, knowing the responsibility we have to represent Brazil (…) But we have to be intelligent. The state championship is very important and I already know that

Juan Pablo Vojvoda

Fortaleza coach

The delegation arrived in Paraguay last Monday (1st) at night. In all, 25 athletes were related to the duel and, initially, Vojvoda did not spare anyone. But the expectation is that he will field a more alternative team, with an eye on Saturday’s final.

The midfielders were left out of the list Caleb and Rossettowhich are in Medical departmentand the captain Tinga in a physical transition phase after recovering from thigh edema. Thaun Lara also did not appear in the relationship.

Probable lineups

Sportivo Trinidense: Victor Samudio; Luis De la Cruz, Gilberto Flores, Cesar Benitez and Sergio Mendoza; Román, Riveros, Salcedo, Andrada and Sinisterra; Fernando Romero. Technician: José Arrua.

Strength: Santos, Dudu, Kuscevic, Cardona, Escobar; Pochettino, Kauan, Kervin Andrade; Pikachu, Machuca and Galhardo. Trainer: Juan Pablo Vojvoda.

Guesses

Technical Sheet | Sportivo Trinidense x Fortaleza

Location: Defensores del Chaco
Date: 04/03/2024
Time: 9pm (Brasília time)
Broadcast: Star+, Verdinha and real time on Diário do Nordeste
Referee: Francisco Gilabert
Assistant 1: Alan Saldoval
Assistant 2: Gabriel Ureta
VAR: Rodrigo Carvajal