Vélez vs Flamengo, for the Copa Libertadores semi-final: what time is it, where and how to watch it

Velez Sarsfield Y flamingo They will meet this Wednesday at the José Amalfitani stadium, starting at 9:30 pm, for the first leg of the semifinals of the Libertadores Cup from america. The match will be directed by the referee Wilmar Roldan and broadcast on the television channel Fox Sport.

The rematch will be next Wednesday at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro and the winner will face Palmeiras or Athlético Paranaense. Meanwhile, the final will be played on October 29 in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

The Loud he is again among the top four in America after eleven years, the last time he reached this instance was in 2011 at the hands of Ricardo Gareca. On that occasion they fell into the hands of Peñarol of Uruguay.

For this tricky match, the Liniers side, who just knocked out Talleres de Córdoba in the quarter-finals after winning 4-2 on aggregate, will have to enter the pitch with some mandatory tactical changes. The Cacicco Medina could enter the eleven holders Santiago Caseres Replace Massimo Perrone who has suffered a pneumothorax.

Also, Diego Godin will not be available for this meeting. The Uruguayan central defender has yet to recover from a series of muscle problems that have prevented him from being in the previous five games.

Another of the doubts for the technical director of Vélez Sarsfield passes through the goalkeeper. Under the three sticks it could be Luca Hoyos or the expert Leonardo Burianwhich is already available to the trainer.

The Mengao left Corinthians behind after a 3-0 overall win with goals from Giorgian de Arrascaeta, Gabriel Barbosa and Pedro (current Cup scorer with eight goals). For now Dorival Junior will have to decide who he will replace David Luizwho has viral hepatitis.

Vélez – Flamengo: first leg, semi-finals, Copa Libertadores

• Now: 21:30 (Argentine time).
• stage: José Amalfitani.
• Referee: Wilmar Roldan.
• VAR: Julio Bascuñán, Rodrigo Caravajal and Claudio Urrutia (all Chileans)
• TV: Fox Sport.
• Example: Semi-finals – First leg.

probable formations

Velez Sarsfield: Luca Hoyos; Leonardo Giara, Mattia de los Santos, Valentino Gomez, Francesco Ortega; Nicola Garialde, Santiago Caseres; Luca Orellano, Luca Pratt, Luca Janson; Walter Bou.

Flamingo: Saints; Rodini, Leo Pereira, Pablo, Philip Louis; Everton Ribeiro, Thiago Maia, Joao Gomes, Giorgian de Arrascaeta; Pedro Y Gabriele Barbosa.

Disk

They met 10 times.

Velez wins: two.

Flamengo wins: six.

Extractions: two.

With information from Telam.