Union Santa Fe advanced to this second round by beating Atletico Mineiro 3-2 on aggregate in spite of having lost 2-0 in Brazil on 20th February. The team return to action after an irregular campaign, which finished with a 1-1 home draw against Sarandi Arsenal (under interim boss Martin Zuccarelli after Leonardo Madelon’s departure). That result made it three competitive games without a win (two draws in regular time and one loss). In fact, El Tatengue is winless in their last four home games, having drawn two and lost two.
Emelec hasn’t experienced any trouble to beat Blooming from Bolivia in the first round (they won 3-0 away and 2-0 at home). However, they are going through a difficult time at the moment: following a 0-0 home draw to Macara on Saturday, they earned only 20 points in 18 games in the 2020 Ecuadorian league season and remain only six points away from relegation. Overall, the side is on two winless games (earning a single point) without even scoring. On away turf, Emelec hasn’t claimed any victories in the last nine, drawing two and losing seven.
Union hasn’t played a real game in months, they will have a new coach and some missings due to different reasons, while Emelec is in the terrible form so I expect a tight and close game here.