Copa Sudamericana
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This Tuesday, the draw for the initial stages of the Copa Sudamericana took place in Buenos Aires Sheraton in Argentina. All the CONMEBOL big whigs are in Argentina preparing for the beginning of the world’s oldest international tournament, the Copa America which is starting tomorrow.
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If this cup final seems like it snuck up on you, well, you’re not the only one feeling that way because it snuck up on me too. But the winner of the 2009 Copa Libertadores is facing the winner of the 2009 Copa Sudamericana in this one and I’m hoping it’ll be a good one.
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The second leg between Chilean side Colo Colo and Universitario de Sucre from Bolivia takes place tonight at the Estadio Monumental in Santiago. The host side has the obligation of not only winning, but making up the difference that they gave up last week in Bolivia.
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This week in Copa Sudamericana, we have the debut of the Argentine teams, including the latest Argentine champions. We will also see our second Ecuadorian side wrapping up their tie at home and a Chilean side will be debuting and another could be sent home on Wednesday. Also, a Venezuelan side look to make one of the first upsets in international fashion when their Colombian counterparts come to town. And between this week and next, the first stage of the competition is completed.
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This match started off firing on all cylinders and with the folks in attendance gave us great South American nights atmosphere. Both teams seemed intent on surprising one another and attacks on both ends. And since this is the first match for each side in this competition, it felt like there were some nerves to play through on both sides in the opening minutes.
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This is the second match that I recommended you watch this week.
Guarani vs. River Plate, aired LIVE @3:30pm PST on Fox Sports en Español.
Like the other featured match this week, it’s doesn’t pit two teams with similar standings in their local leagues, but rather features one side that is expected to perform well or at least get into the round of 16 against a recent champion.
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Last night’s match wasn’t quite the one sided affair most people expected, including me. What was expected was Colo Colo to come out and run over Universitario de Sucre. But what ended up happening couldn’t have been more different from that.
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Alright well, here is the first of two matches that I recommend you watch this week.
Universitario de Sucre vs. Colo Colo, aired @ 4pm PST on Fox Sports en Español.
Tonight’s match up isn’t necessarily a BIG one but it features one of the best sides in Chilean football at the moment, Colo Colo, against Bolivian side, Universitario de Sucre at the Estadio Olimpico Patria that happens to be at 2750 METERS above sea level.
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This week we have five matches, two of which are return legs of all Brazilian affairs and we have three openers, featuring teams who have yet to play a single minute of Sudamericana action.
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