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Bolívar (BOL) and Palmeiras meet today (16), at 9:30 p.m. (Brasilia time), at the Hernando Siles stadium in La Paz.
Verdão 100% defies altitude
With two wins in two games, Palmeiras tries to maintain the perfect campaign in the third day of the group stage of the Copa Libertadores. The team will have to overcome altitude problems, since the Bolivian city is located at 3,600 meters above sea level. Despite this advantage, Bolívar has not played a game since March. The Bolivian team scored three points in two games of the competition.
Where to look
The confrontation will be shown on SBT – it will be the station’s debut broadcasting the competition – and on Fox Sports. Placar UOL will report in real time.
Probable lineups
Bolivar: Viscarra; Diego Bejarano, Adrián Jusino, Luis Haquin and Jorge Enrique Flores; Fidencio Oviedo, Erwin Saavedra, Cristhian Machado; Juan Carlos Arce, Marcos Riquelme and Víctor Ábrego. Technical: Claudio Vivas
Palms: Weverton; Marcos Rocha, Luan, Gustavo Gómez and Viña; Ramires (Bruno Henrique), Gabriel Menino and Zé Rafael; Raphael Veiga (Gustavo Scarpa), Wesley and Willian. Technical: Vanderlei Luxembourg
Who is in the medical department
Preparing exclusively for the match against Palmeiras, Bolívar has no injured players. Palmeiras does not have Felipe Melo, Esteves and Luan Silva, who did not even travel to Bolivia, for physical reasons. Lucas Lima, after a foot trauma, will be out, as will Patrick de Paula and Luiz Adriano, both saved.
Coaches strategy
Bolívar has not even played friendly matches during these six months without matches, but plans to play aggressively against Palmeiras. Coach Cláudio Vivas talks about adopting a high score and keeping the ball to get a run in this round of the competition.
Vanderlei Luxemburg, for his part, has a record of 14 undefeated matches (seven wins and seven draws) since July and has worked to minimize the effects of altitude on his team. Hence the decision to travel to La Paz in the early hours of Monday and do two training sessions at The Strongest.
