Huracan (Argentina) vs Corinthians (Brazil)
Huracán earned a very important point in their visit to CD América de Cali two weeks ago, drawing 0-0 in a hard-fought match. As a result, El Globo secured their place in the Copa Sudamericana for the second semester, and with just one more point (or even a loss by up to three goals), they will advance directly to the round of 16 without having to go through the playoffs. On Saturday, they defeated Independiente on penalties after a 0-0 draw away from home to reach the final of the Torneo Apertura.
With a goal from Matheus Bidu in the 74th minute, SC Corinthians secured a hugely valuable 1-0 away win over Racing Club de Montevideo, climbing to second place in Group C with eight points. They now depend on themselves to qualify for the playoff stage, and could even advance directly to the round of 16 with a win by four goals or more. Their 0-0 draw against Atlético Mineiro left them in eighth place in the Brasileirão, with 14 points from ten rounds, but also extended their unbeaten run to four matches in all competitions (three wins and one draw). Away from home, they have lost just one of their last four, winning two and drawing one. Gustavo Henrique and Rodrigo Garro are out injured, while Memphis is doubtful.
Huracan has already secured the 1st place of this group (unless they lose here by 4+ goals) and next Sunday they play the final of the Argentinian league, so they will rest players most of their starters here. Corinthians needs to win to advance because if they won’t a win by America de Cali will eliminate them, so even though they will have some missings I’ll trust them to win here.