The Strongest vs Fluminense: lineups, schedule and where to watch

on night of Conmebol Libertadores, Fluminense It is The Strongest face off this Thursday, at 7 pm (Brasília time), at the Hernando Siles stadium, in La Paz, Bolivia. In addition to the opponent, the team from Rio will have to face the feared altitude of 3,625m above sea level, a factor that usually punishes those who face the Bolivians.

Leader of Group D, with 100% performance, the Fluminense seek an early ranking. If you win, it doesn’t depend on any other result, if you tie, just cheer for the match between Sporting Cristal vs River Plate, also on this night, end with a winner. The task has complications, Fernando Diniz should spare many starters for suffering with the long marathon in May, and with injuries to important players.

O The Strongest is in a great phase, leader of the Bolivian Championship, thrashed Vaca Díez in the last round, by 4 to 1, and playing at the altitude of his city, obtains a history of defeating great teams in the liberators. In recent editions, won the Internacional, Santos and Athleticoin the current season, a quiet victory against the four-time champion river plate.

Probable lineup from The Strongest, led by Claudio Biaggio:
viscarra; Saúl Torres, Castillo, Jusino and Roca; Quiroga, Ursino, Chura, Sotomayor and Ortega; triverio.

Recently returning to the command of the Bolivian team, coach Biaggio has Jeyson Chura, 21 years old, recovered from an ankle injury, in addition to no embezzlement.

_{Delegation of Fluminense departing for Bolivia. (Photo: Reproduction/Fluminense Football Club)}

Probable lineup from Fluminense, commanded by Fernando Diniz:
Fabio; Guga, Manoel, David Braz and Esquerdinha; Thiago Santos, Martinelli and Pirani; Isaac, Lele and John Kennedy.

Worried about physical exhaustion, Diniz must preserve the main athletes, choosing only to start with Fábio in the starting lineup. The coach still cannot count on the injured: Alexsander, left knee injury; Marcelo, calf pain; Keno, left thigh; Jorge, right knee; Brown, posterior muscle; and Gustavo Apis, left knee.

Streaming: ESPN and Star+

Arbitration
Referee: Felipe Gonzalez (CHI)
Assistants: Edson Cisternas and Gabriel Ureta (CHI)
Fourth official: Manuel Vergara (CHI)
VAR: Francisco Gilabert (CHI)

Featured photo: Nino in a goal scored in the victory against The Strongest, at Maracanã. Playback/Fluminense Football Club