Nacional (Uruguay) vs Atletico Goianiense (Brazil)

 

Nacional showed a great display of football to beat Union Santa Fe 2-1 away from home (4-1 on aggregate) and advanced to the Copa Sudamericana quarter-finals. On Saturday, the team lost 2-1 away at Deportivo Maldonado in the Torneo Clausura opener, which stopped an impressive ten-match unbeaten streak of nine victories and one draw in all competitions. In fact, El Bolso remain as leaders in the Uruguayan aggregate table on 47 points after 23 rounds. In fact, Nacional are on eight home wins in a row in all tournaments.

Meanwhile, Atletico Goianiense came from behind to beat Paraguay’s Olimpia on penalties (losing 2-0 away and winning 2-0 at home) and advance to this phase for the first time in history. However, Jorginho’s men are struggling in the league. Last Saturday, the team lost 4-1 away at Flamengo, which means they are sitting in the penultimate spot of the Brasileirao table with 17 points in 20 matches and currently losing their top-flight status. O Dragao succumbed to four defeats across their last five matches, along with a single win (which was in the cup). On away turf, Atletico lost five of the last seven, winning one and drawing one

Luis Suarez is expected to debut for Nacional, where he returned after 15 years in Europe and I can’t imagine that they could be any more motivated for this game.

BET: Nacional -0.5 @ 1.87