The Godoy Cruz team visits Sportivo Luqueño in the fourth round of the Copa Sudamericana with the aim of continuing to advance toward the round of 16, remaining unbeaten so far. For its part, the Paraguayan team will seek its first victory in the tournament. The match will take place at the La Huerta stadium (formerly Nicolás Leoz) at 7 PM (Argentine time), officiated by the Peruvian Roperto Perez, assisted in VAR by his compatriot Michael Espinoza.
Godoy Cruz shares the lead of the group with Gremio, accumulating seven points, but comes off a 3-0 defeat against Riestra that eliminated them from the Apertura Tournament of the Liga Profesional. In the first meeting between both teams, Godoy Cruz clearly defeated Sportivo Luqueño 3-0 at home. Now, the Mendoza team aims to maintain its lead with another victory and move past the local setback.
Sportivo Luqueño, on the other hand, occupies the ninth position in the Paraguayan tournament and needs to accumulate points on all fronts to improve its performance this season. With just one point in three matches, the Paraguayan team will seek its first victory in the Copa Sudamericana.
The likely lineups for the match would be the following: Sportivo Luqueño: Alfredo Aguilar; Rodi Ferreira, Julián Marchio, Ángel Benítez, Sebastián Maldonado; Fernando Benitez, Walter Rodríguez, Darío Ríos, Guillermo Hauche; Rodrigo Cáceres, Federico Santander. Godoy Cruz: Franco Petroli; Lucas Arce, Tomas Rossi, Federico Rasmussen, Andrés Meli; Vicente Poggi, Nicolás Fernández, Daniel Barrea, Santino Andino; Luca Martínez Dupuy, Agustín Auzmendi.
Despite its stumble in the local tournament, Godoy Cruz maintains its strength at the international level and knows that a victory in Paraguayan territory would bring it considerably closer to direct qualification for the next phase. On the other hand, Sportivo Luqueño has accumulated only one point in the tournament and urgently needs to add to improve its position in the group.
