Universidad De Chile vs Universidad Católica Match Preview
On Wednesday a Chilean affair will define Group 8's final shape, for Flamengo and Universidad Catolica are struggling to finish at the second place and then claim for assistance from their neighbors to qualify for the next stage; it's clear the top will be on Chuncho's hands no matter what happens this day. Gerardo Pelusso has nourished its team with renewed energies, and that momentum has not left the team, leading Chile's Campeonato Nacional with 25 points. Team's strikers effectiveness during the last month will prove lethal against Colo Colo, who will be visiting them on the weekend. Their opponents is hot on their heels, two points below Universidad in Chile's table standings, and focused on such decisive match team's coach is likely to give an opportunity to his younger players to show their skills and at the same time offer some leisure time to his brightest stars for this Libertadores' match.
Universidad Catolica is in a critical situation; They need to return home with the three points and wait for Caracas to stop Flamengo to claim Group 8's second position. and only then and depending on the result of other matches they might finish between the best sixteen. They know their rival will be distracted with the fight in their Domestic League, and thus they will be eager their second consecutive victory in the Cup (following a sounding victory 2-0 against Flamengo two weeks ago) knowing they've done their best to qualify for Libertadores' third stage and setting a new mark for the years to come. A solid defense has kept Universidad's goal shut many times, receiving an average of only one goal per game, and the solidity of the man between the posts will be once again determinant to feed their American dreams against one of America's favorites.
