Deportes Tolima will seek to raise its head on Wednesday after losing the final of the Colombian league on Sunday and will try to prevail in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores round of 16 against Flamengo, which according to Brazilian media arrives with several sensitive casualties due to covid-19.
The hosts defeated Atlético Nacional in the final of the Opening Tournament by 2-1but lost the title to their people with a score of 3-4 on aggregate.
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However, that was not the only thing that the Ibagué team lost. during the meeting The winger Andrés Ibargüen and the right back Jonathan Marulanda were injured, they may not be able to play against the Brazilians on Wednesday.
Another of those who seems not to play in the game is winger Anderson Plata, that he is injured and missed the second leg, although the team has not given more details about what ails the man who has been the best player for Vinotinto and Oro in the Libertadores.
“We will try to get the group back as soon as possible and we will start preparing for the match against Flamengo”coach Hernán Torres said after Sunday’s game, in which he was visibly affected by losing the title.
The Mengao, for his part, travels to Ibagué with the loss of his scorer, Bruno Henrique, who broke the ligaments in his knee and he will not play again this year, and veteran central defender David Luiz, who is recovering from injury, is a doubt.
However, the biggest problem for coach Dorival Júnior is that, according to Brazilian media, goalkeepers Diego Alves and Matheus Cunha and midfielder William Arao, among other players, they tested positive for covid-19, so they would not be able to play. Until now the club has not manifested itself in this regard.
Neither will the brand new reinforcement of the club for the second half of the year: Éverton Cebolinha, who according to Flamengo will only be able to debut after July 18. Thus, it is expected that the goalkeeper Hugo Souza and the midfielder Thiago Maia will appear in replacement of the absent ones.
The ‘Fla’, ninth in the Brasileirao with 18 points to 11 behind the leader Palmeiras, comes from leading Group H with 16 points, while the Colombian team was second in D with 11.
The game can be followed from 7:30 p.m. on Espn.
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