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In the South American premier class, the Copa Libertadores, are so slowly the crucial games in the group stage. Some teams already have one leg in the knockout stage, while other teams would have lost points in this phase. Reigning Brazilian champions Palmeiras have a small lead over the Peruvians from Arequipa with six points in the pack, but are placed in Group F of the Copa. Whether FBC Melgar the Brazilians can be dangerous again remains to be seen for now. In the fourth group game Palmeiras will receive at home Junior de Barranquilla. According to the quotas, the Brazilians are favored – pays off at Palmeiras Vs. Junior a tip on the hosts too?
Already in the first round of the group stage, the two teams met. Palmeiras was able to easily prevail on foreign terrain and missed Junior an opening defeat. With currently no single counter on the account, the progress looks very difficult for the Colombians. In front of home crowd, the Brazilians showed consistently strong performances so far. Recently, however, the reigning champion of the Campeonato A was eliminated in the semifinals of the state championship of Sao Paulo. Now the team of Felipe Scolari in the Copa Libertadores is in demand. During the night from Wednesday to Thursday, the game between Palmeiras and Junior can be watched at 01:30 (CET)!
Palmeiras:
With the youngest title in the Campeonato A, Palmeiras has once again set an example. The team of Felipe Scolari is currently the record champion in Brazil in ten titles and now wants to prove that national success on the international stage. Last year, Palmeiras was narrowly eliminated in the semifinals of the South American premier class against Boca Juniors. Also in this season, the goals are set high for the Scolari-Elf. Palmeiras started with victories over Junior and FBC Melgar in the group stage. In the third group game, the Scolari Elf had to take a defeat against San Lorenzo. The ticket for the knockout stage still does not seem to be in danger. Nevertheless, Felipe Scolari wants to make a big step with a home win over Junior. Last season, Palmeiras showed strong performances at national level and was the strongest home team in Serie A with a score of 16-2-1. In this calendar year, Palmeiras again showed sovereign performances at home and had beaten only after Corinthians after regular time. Recently, the Scolari team was eliminated in the semifinals of the state championship. On April 28, the season starts in the Campeonato A. Until then, the team of Scolari can fully concentrate on the Copa Libertadores.
Ricardo Goulart and Dudu are the most valuable players in the current squad of the Brazilian champions. In his previous three Copa games Goulart could participate in three goals of his team. In addition to a goal scored Goulart prepared two more for Palmeiras. Dudu, on the other hand, especially attracted attention with his achievements in the past year. In his 31 appearances in the Campeonato A Dudu scored seven goals and was also able to show 15 assists. In competition-scoring 27 points scorer Dudu was convincing in the last season on the road. Palmeiras has a strong offense, the Junior has already felt in the first leg. With a similar performance in front of home crowd should be in Palmeiras Vs. Junior a prognosis in favor of the hosts can be quite realistic.
Junior:
For the reigning Colombian champion, the fairy tale in the South American premier class seems to end early. With no single point on the account, getting ahead is almost a miracle. Already at the group start against Palmeiras the home advantage could not be used. In the away games against FBC Melgar and San Lorenzo Junior showed a very weak offensive performance. No single goal was scored in the previous group matches. Last season, just barely knocked past the Copa Sudamericana title, the club had hoped for more in the Copa Libertadores. In the final of last year’s Copa Sudamericana Junior de Barranquilla lost on penalties against Atletico PR. Recently, Junior’s achievements were not convincing. Junior has won all competitions only once in the last nine competitive matches. Junior currently occupies the second place in the Colombian Liga Aguila. Junior never lost in 14 league games. After the expected defeat to San Lorenzo was the failure of FBC Melgar for Junior but surprising. At Palmeiras Vs. Junior are not expected to have great chances for Colombians according to odds. For Junior to withstand the bookmakers’ prices, much more needs to be done, especially in the offensive.
In the manageable squad of Colombians Matias Fernandez is the most valuable player. Coach Luis Fernando Suarez, who took over the team at the beginning of the season, is ready with players such as Luis Diaz quite nimble offensive players. Even in the first round, Junior had quite a chance to create against Palmeiras, in the end, the team of Suarez but remained scoreless due to the lousy chances. In this calendar year, Palmeiras was the only team that Junior lost more than one goal difference. In the Allianz Parque of Palmeiras to maintain the defensive stability and also set itself on the offensive accents, but it will probably be a number too big for the Colombians.
Palmeiras vs Junior head to head matches
07.03.19 COP Junior Palmeiras 0 : 2
17.05.18 COP Palmeiras Junior 3 : 1
02.03.18 COP Junior Palmeiras 0 : 3