Olimpia Asuncion and Atletico Nacional set for Copa Libertadores stalemate
Olimpia Asunción vs Atlético Nacional - 09/06/2023
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Olimpia Asuncion and Atletico Nacional will face off on matchday No 5 in the Copa Libertadores Group H on Thursday night. The Group H rivals have already achieved progression to the knockout phase of the tournament.
First place in the group is still up for grabs, however. On Thursday night, Atletico National can seal first place in the group with a victory.
A win for Olimpia Nacional would see the Paraguayan team leapfrog Atletico. Meanwhile, a draw would simply take things down to the final matchday.
Thursday’s match will be the fourth meeting between Olimpia and Atletico dating back to 2022. Olimpia is unbeaten in their previous meetings with Atletico Nacional.
The Paraguayans won their previous meeting with Atletico at home. The teams drew both fixtures played in Colombia.
The reverse Group H fixture in the Copa Libertadores finished 2-2.
Atletico Nacional’s Dorlan Pabon scored in the 26th minute, but Olimpia’s Fernando Cardozo equalised just after halftime.
Atletico went into the lead once more in the 65th minute thanks to a Cristian Devenish goal. Olimpia Asuncion once again levelled the score in the 78th minute.
Facundo Bruera scored with 12 minutes to play. Olimpia’s Manuel Romero was sent off in the 90th minute for a second yellow card.
Olimpia Nacional are coming off a 2-1 win over domestic rival Guarani in the Paraguayan Premier Division.
The Paraguayans have a home record of 4W-4D-3L at home this season. They have thrived in the Copa Libertadores, collecting eight points from 12 points on offer.
Olimpia have played well defensively, allowing just three goals to opponents in the tournament. The team has scored six goals in four matches in the Copa.
Atletico Nacional are unbeaten in six straight matches in all competitions. The Colombians won each of their last two fixtures with identical 1-0 scores.
Atletico did not score many goals in recent games. They scored just one goal per game in each of the last five matches.
The Colombians took 10 points from the 12 points on offer in the group. They outscored their four opponents 8-4. Olimpia were the only team in the group stage to score more than 1.0 goals in a single game against Atletico Nacional.
Thursday’s Copa Libertadores match between Olimpia and Atletico should end like the reverse group stage fixture. The game should end in a 1-1 draw, with Atletico remaining in first place in Group H. The group will go down to the final day.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
CLA
343531
X
1 - 1
2.21
22°
3.00
2.15
3.00
3.25
no
no
no
3 - 0(1 - 0)
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