Colon vs Sao Paulo Today’s Soccer Prediction
Colon
On Saturday, August 11, in his debut match in the 2018/2019 Argentine Championship season, Colon achieved the result that would be enough to guarantee their survival in the South American Cup. As a visitor, he was in the goalless draw with the Patronato.
It was enough to keep his unbeaten record in the new season, which has three official games. In addition to the clash with São Paulo, in Morumbi, the team drew 1 to 1 with Deportivo Moron in the Argentine Cup, winning the decision by penalties.
A strong defensive system is the trademark of the team, which had the least leaked defense of the previous season of the Argentine Super League. In 27 disputed matches, he took 22 goals. In this way, he reached the 41 points (11 wins, eight draws and eight losses) guaranteeing the right to compete in the 2019 version of the South American Cup.
São Paulo
The Uruguayan coach Diego Aguirre ruled out any possibility of putting a reserve team on the field to face the Colon. This thesis was defended by many analysts and fans of São Paulo in social networks. They defended that the club ‘facilitate’ the elimination in the South American Cup so that it could dedicate itself exclusively and exclusively to the dispute of the Brazilian Championship in the final end of season.
On Sunday night, August 12, São Paulo took another step towards winning their sixth title in the Brasileirão by beating Sport, 3-1 in Recife. With that, he closed in the lead the eighteenth round of the tournament, the penultimate of the first round. He has 38 points (11 wins, five draws and two losses). One more than Flamengo, placed second.
Despite the fierce contest, the coach assured that he will take ‘maximum strength’ to the confrontation in Argentina in an attempt to reverse the disadvantage and advance to the third phase of the continental tournament. Those who survive in this battle will face Atlético Junior, from Colombia.
This does not mean, however, that the team that defeated the Sport will be maintained. As usual from one game to another, Aguirre should promote changes in the team taking into account the needs presented by the game according to the style of the opponent and also the physical conditions of their athletes.
One indication of concern with this aspect was the substitution in the second half of the match in Recife of midfielder Nenê and the attackers Rojas and Diego Souzas. Sign that the coach intends to count on them in Argentina.
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São Paulo is the owner of the best income as a visitor in the Brasileirão. Of the 30 points he played, he won 18 (five wins, three draws and two losses). Thus, the fact of playing at the home of the rival should not change the scenario of the first match. As happened in Morumbi, the tricolor will seek the victory and the Argentine team will seek to defend the tie and, if possible, to score goals in the counterattacks.
It is difficult to imagine that the actual São Paulo attack, the second best of the Brasileirão with 30 goals in 18 matches, spent 180 minutes without putting the ball in the net against the same rival. Therefore, the prognosis in the victory of the Brazilian team is a good option to guess for the confrontation of this Thursday.
Bet Tips: Sao Paulo
Odds: 2.37
