After suffering a bad 5-0 defeat against Cruzeiro in the first round of Copa Libertadores fixtures, Estudiantes La Plata will have to pick themselves up quickly if they want to qualify for the competition’s knockout stages. Their 1-0 win over lowly Quilmes over the weekend is hardly an indicator of either strength or weakness, but we may learn a little bit more on Wednesday night. They host a decent Deportes Tolima side who have defeated Corinthians and Guarani up to this point. With their talent, Estudiantes will be favored at home, but their effort last week against Cruzeiro was extremely discouraging.
Copa Libertadores: Estudiantes La Plata Try To Recover, Internacional Host Jaguares De Chiapas
Later on in the evening, a couple of Brazilian sides take center stage. Fluminense have a tricky match against Nacional of Uruguay, while defending champions Internacional face a Jaguares de Chiapas side that won their opening match against Jorge Wilstermann, yet has been struggling domestically. Both sides will be desperate for three points after they had deserved victories snatched away from them in the first set of fixtures.
Thursday night also has two very intriguing fixtures, with Argentinos Juniors hosting Club America and Independiente hosting Peñarol.
Copa Libertadores Wednesday and Thursday Schedule:
Leon de Huanuco vs. Oriente Petrolero: 1-0, full time
Estudiantes La Plata vs. Deportes Tolima: 5:30 pm ET, Wednesday
Fluminense vs. Nacional: 7:50 pm ET, Wednesday
Internacional vs. Jaguares de Chiapas: 7:50 pm ET, Wednesday
Independiente vs. Peñarol: 5:15 pm ET, Thursday
Argentinos Juniors vs. Club America: 7:30 pm ET, Thursday
Junior vs. Gremio: 9:45 pm ET, Thursday
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