Alianza Lima will visit Brazil this Tuesday 27th June to face Athletico Paranaense in the last Group G date of the Libertadores Cup 2023. The small team has no chance of progressing to the round of 16 of the tournament, but on this last day it will be decided whether they are eliminated from all international competitions or enter the Copa Sudamericana.
It is imperative for the blue and white team to win and wait for Libertad to lose their respective game against Atlético Mineiro to finish in third place and gain access to the South American Cup. DT “Chicho” Salas will try to focus his main weapons on an attack in Brazil. However, they cannot count on three footballers as they have not recovered from their injury.
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The last footballer to be put on the victim list was Gabriel Costa. It was known that the extreme was on the list of called-up players who wanted to travel, but was later expelled from the payroll The other two are Gino Peruzzi and Andrés Andrade, who have been suffering from ankle and knee problems respectively for a few weeks.
The Andrade’s injury worsened for a few dayswhile, In the case of Costa, the winger would have been out for the next two weeks due to illness.
Pablo Sabbag will travel to Brazil for the Copa Libertadores game
On the other hand, the one who has recovered from his injury and will be available for this key game is Colombian striker Pablo Sabbag, who sustained a sprain in the match against Atlético Mineiro in Matute.
What time does Alianza Lima vs. Athletico Paranaense play?
The game between Intimates and Furacao on the last day of the group stage of the Copa Libertadores is scheduled for 17:00 (Peruvian time) and 19:00 (Brazilian time).