Estudiantes de La Plata will visit Nacional de Montevideo today in a match for Group C of the Copa Libertadores de América, which represents a “classic” in the competition as the duel is starring teams with seven titles and facing one ‘t one of two finals and semi-finals.

The match will be played starting at 9 p.m. at the Gran Parque Central stadium, owned by the Montevideo team, with Colombian Wilmar Roldán as referee and on Fox Sports television.

In this edition, Estudiantes, who reached the group stage after eliminating Chilean teams Audax Italiano and Everton in the preliminary stages, debuted the group with a resounding 4-1 against Vélez Sarsfield in La Plata, while the Nacional fell in their fight against Bragantino. from Brazil by 2 to 0.

This is not just another game. The face between “Pinchas” and “Tricolores” This is historic in Libertadores since 1969, when Estudiantes won the final against the Orientals and in 1971 the Nacional won the trophy for the first time when they won the third against Lima, with goals from Argentine Luis Artime and Luis Cubilla.

Many years passed and a new century came for them to meet again in the 2009 semifinals and the Estudiantes won both games, 1-0 at home and 2-1 at the Centenario with goals from Mauro Boselli, who included the goalkeeper. that Mariano Andujar participated there. clash and now they are part of the current “Pincha” team.

Finally, in the 2018 Cup they met for the first time in the group stage and the Estudiantes won 3-1 at home and tied without a goal in Montevideo.

In total, they have played nine times in the Copa Libertadores with clear Estudiantes supremacy with six wins against two and a draw, with 10 goals for and just three against.

+ Possible formations +

National: Martin Rodriguez; Leandro Lozano, Mathías Laborda, Nicolás Marichal and Camilo Cándido; Felipe Carballo, Diego Rodríguez, Alfonso Trezza and Manuel Monzeglio; Alex Castro and Emmanuel Gigliotti. DT .: Pablo Repetto.

Students: Mariano Andujar; Leonardo Godoy, Agustín Rogel, Fabián Noguera, Jorge Morel and Emmanuel Más; Fernando Zuqui, Jorge Rodríguez and Matías Pellegrini or Gustavo Del Prete; Mauro Boselli and Leandro Diaz. DT: Ricardo Zielinski.

Referee: Wilmar Roldan, from Colombia.

Short: Great Central Park, from National.

start time: twenty-one

TV: Fox Sports.