Copa Libertadores 2024, Wednesday, 14.08.2024 at 02:30
You can easily redeem the Bet365 offer code for the South American Cup matches taking place this week. So if you’re too impatient to wait for the UCL group stage to start, try my San Lorenzo Atletico-MG betting tip.
After all, both clubs take to the pitch on Wednesday in what promises to be a thoroughly even game. However, my San Lorenzo Atletico-MG prediction has identified slight advantages on the side of the Brazilians
One would expect a club with such a high profile as Atlético MG to reach the quarter-finals of the Copa Libertadores. An elimination against the Argentinians would therefore be seen as a bitter setback.
Especially as the club nicknamed “Galo” has repeatedly competed for the title in recent years after winning Serie A in 2021.
However, the new soccer year 2024 has got off to a rather mixed start, at least at national level.
After just 20 match days (and therefore the second half of the season already underway), the Belo Horizonte-based club are in ninth place, which would only guarantee them a place in the 2025 Copa Sudamericana – too little for their supporters who are spoiled for success
San Lorenzo have also lost ground compared to the previous season – and possibly to a far greater extent than the Brazilians.
The Argentinians finished this year’s Apertura in 10th place out of 14, and they could even soon be bottom of the league in the Clausura.
After all, only three other clubs in the 28-team Liga Professional have bettered their points tally after nine matchdays.
Nevertheless, it should be noted that the club has recently been on the road to recovery. After all, “Los Cuervos” have picked up six points from their last five league outings
Now let’s take a look at my San Lorenzo Atletico-MG betting tip, which examines the respective performances of both clubs on the international stage.
South American cup matches beyond the group stage between Brazilian and Argentinian teams are not uncommon, as the two neighboring countries make up the majority of the title contenders.
This is interesting for my soccer bet placed on the handy Bet365 app because the Argentinians were already winless against another Brazilian Serie A club in the preliminary round.
Although Palmeiras (14) collected almost twice as many points as second-placed San Lorenzo (8) in the preliminary round group in question, neither of their two group matches produced a winner – both matches ended 0-0 and 1-1.
Meanwhile,
Atlético Mineiro dominated Group G, which also included Argentinian first division side Rosario Central. With 5 wins from 6 group games, “Gallo” left no doubt that they were entitled to the privilege of advancing as group winners.
After all, the Serie A winners of the 2021 season have also been on the up recently in the league.
Nevertheless, they were unable to secure a win against Cruzeiro at the weekend to finally join the breakaway group at the top of the table (0:0).
San Lorenzo are facing significant personnel problems in the round of 16 clash against Atlético MG. The team will be without the long-term injured Manuel Insaurralde and Gaston Hernandez, who are both out with cruciate ligament ruptures.
These injuries weaken the defense considerably and could lead to increased pressure on the substitutes. Midfielders Malcolm Braida and Eric Remedi are also unavailable.
Braida is struggling with a knee injury, while Remedi is recovering from a pulled muscle. Their absence will weaken the team in the center of midfield and potentially affect the tempo of the game.
San Lorenzo will therefore be forced to find creative solutions and make the best use of their remaining players in order to hold their own against the strong visiting team.
Atletico Mineiro, for their part, will be without their top Serie A goalscorer of the season, Hulk, who is out with a calf injury. Alisson will also not be able to play due to a sprained ankle.
Mauricio Lémo is at best “doubtful” due to a muscle injury, while the first leg will definitely come too soon for Eduardo Vargas after recovering from a knee injury.
The absence of these key players could therefore also pose challenges for Atletico Mineiro, particularly in attack and midfield
The only two competitive matches they have played together were in the 2018 Copa Sudamericana, when San Lorenzo won by a single goal in the first and second legs (1-0, 0-0).
As far as the outcome of Wednesday’s match is concerned, the bookmakers are predicting a relatively even game according to the current San Lorenzo Atlético-MG odds.
When it comes to the number of goals, however, they are much clearer: A successful bet on “Under 2.5 goals” promises surprisingly low odds of less than 1.50 …
Conclusion: Precisely because the Argentine defense is considerably weakened, I would not want to rule out a useful final result for the guests on Wednesday.
The bookmakers are also offering you very low odds for a successful under-2.5-goal bet, which suggests that they are expecting a rather low number of goals.
For my part, however, I suspect that the Brazilians will make efficient use of the gaps that present themselves and perhaps even score several times.
I wouldn’t want to miss out on the great combination bet “DC X2 & over 1.5 goals” at odds of around 2.15, just as I wouldn’t want to miss out on a first-class sports betting bonus
My tip: Double chance X2 & over 1.5 goals
