For the duel against Boca, lThe main doubt for Cruzeirense is that of the Argentine midfielder Álvaro Barreal, with discomfort, although he is expected to be fit for the crucial match.
Seabra must come out with the same eleven that started at La Bombonera, but with a more offensive approach to try to equalize the tie.
The most experienced player on the team, Veteran goalkeeper Cássio warned about the ‘catimba’ (anti-football) that Boca will supposedly use at the Mineirao to prevent the game from continuing.
“They have a team that knows how to play anti-football. I think they will practice it a lot (…) We need to have a good head on the field,” said the 37-year-old goalkeeper.
For its part, Boca is defending the minimal advantage it gained in the first leg to continue moving closer to its third South American title.
The xeneixe team arrives rested for the match, since on Sunday, in the 3-2 victory against San Lorenzo in the Argentine Championship, Coach Diego Martínez barely included young Kevin Zenón in the starting lineup.
With the victoryBoca rose to eighth place in the local tournament, with 17 points in 11 games, six behind the leader Huracán.
The big question is whether he will field the same eleven that won the first leg or whether he will start with a more defensive system to defend his advantage.
This would mean the departure of Jabes Saralegui in the middle and the entry of the veteran Marcos Rojo in the back, with which Boca would form a 5-3-2, keeping the Uruguayans Edinson Cavani and Miguel Merentiel up front.
The match will start at the Mineirao in Belo Horizonteunder the command of Colombian Wilmar Roldán.
Likewise, Argentina’s Belgrano and Brazil’s Athletico Paranaense will clash in Córdoba in a tough match for a place in the quarter-finals, in a tie with a lot at stake and no clear favourite.
Paranaense took the lead by winning the first leg last week 2-1, a match in which the Cordoba team started winning before the minute with a goal from Franco Jara, but the ‘Furacão’ reacted and turned it around with goals from Erick and Christian.
Meanwhile, Bolivia’s Bolívar and Brazil’s Flamengo will decide the ticket to the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores, a match with an unpredictable result, as the ‘mengao’ favorite arrives at the altitude of La Paz with one victory, two goals difference and several absences.
The match is scheduled for the Hernando Siles stadium, 3,600 meters above sea level, and will be refereed by Argentine Yael Falcón.
In the same way, Sao Paulo and Montevideo National They are looking to reach the quarter-finals of the Libertadores in the second leg of the round of 16 at the Morumbis stadium in Sao Paulo, an open tie after the 0-0 draw in the first leg.