Sao Paulo (Brazil) vs San Lorenzo (Argentina)
Sao Paulo are going through difficult times. Last Thursday, the team showed a worrying performance and ended up losing 1-0 away at San Lorenzo, which means they need to win at Estadio Morumbi to stay alive in the Copa Sudamericana. Furthermore, Dorival Junior’s men also lost 2-0 to Atletico Mineiro at home last Sunday, making it five competitive matches without a win (one draw and four defeats) and dropping down to the ninth spot of the Brazilian league table on 26 points. That loss also stopped a six-game unbeaten streak as hosts (winning five and drawing one).
San Lorenzo continue to fight for their second Copa Sudamericana title. Last week, Adam Bareiro’s strike in the second half gave them a massive 1-0 home success over Sao Paulo to keep dreaming of reaching the quarter-finals. With the Argentine Copa Liga Profesional yet to start, El Ciclon put an end to a three-game winless run of one draw and two defeats in regular time. Ruben Insua’s men lost 2-0 to Tigre in their last away game, which broke a four-match unbeaten streak of two victories and two stalemates on the road.
San Lorenzo has been too strong and confident lately for this big handicap, Sao Paulo still won’t have James Rodriguez and Lucas Moura so I’ll go with the visitors to at least go to to the penalties shootout.