Speaker 1: Welcome Jan Venido spendingdu to the soccer metrics coup of
Speaker 1: the Bertadora Show, part of the SDH network, the only
Speaker 1: English language show to vite to South America's premier club competition.
Speaker 1: I'm your host Howard Hamilton, the founder of soccer Metrics.
Speaker 1: The couple of Bertadora's returns this week with action the
Speaker 1: group stage. Four teams have perfect records. Eight teams have
Speaker 1: yet to register a point. It's not too late to
Speaker 1: reverse course. Last year's champions Bolta Fogo lost their first
Speaker 1: two group stage matches, but the time to get the
Speaker 1: Libertador's campaign back on track is now. In this episode,
Speaker 1: a preview of the sixteen matches that make up the
Speaker 1: third match day of the group stage. Now the third
Speaker 1: match day features in cameras between the top two teams
Speaker 1: of the group, the seeds one and two the group,
Speaker 1: and teams seeded third and fourth. The second seed team
Speaker 1: will host the first seed team and the fourth seed
Speaker 1: team will host the third seeded team. The featured matches
Speaker 1: this week are Lea Keito versus Flamengo in Group C,
Speaker 1: Libertad versus Salpolo and Group D and Believe Our versus
Speaker 1: pom Maras in Group GI. Now in grip C, Lego
Speaker 1: will host Flamengo in Quito. Liga are the current defending
Speaker 1: champions of Ecuador and they're sixth in Ecuador's Lega Pro,
Speaker 1: having defeated Alcus three to one Flamengo for their part
Speaker 1: our second in the Brazila Raal drawing goalless with Vasco
Speaker 1: de Gama. Liga currently lead the group and Flamengo are
Speaker 1: a point behind in third place. Now Lega have some
Speaker 1: have a couple of vimpe issues with Alex Domingo suspended,
Speaker 1: but everyone else who has seen minutes will be available
Speaker 1: for a selection. The key player for Ligo will be
Speaker 1: Brian Riverirez. He was the best player versus Alcus on
Speaker 1: the weekend. He started to get looks for selection for
Speaker 1: the Ecuadoria national team and the upcoming World Cup qualifiers,
Speaker 1: and he is a creative and goal scoring force for
Speaker 1: l e U. But also the play of Gonzala Plata
Speaker 1: is important. He is the most valuable player for LIGAH.
Speaker 1: He has scored two goals and registered three assists in
Speaker 1: league play. Now that play hasn't carried over to Liberta
Speaker 1: Doris competition yet, but they're gonna need his They're gonna
Speaker 1: need his contributions in Liberta Doors matches in order to
Speaker 1: go further in this tournament. As for Flamengo, they're trying
Speaker 1: to bounce back from the Marcanaso versus Central Court of
Speaker 1: about two weeks ago. They haven't had much time to
Speaker 1: train between between that match and domestic obligations, and the
Speaker 1: manager has not had much time to train the squad.
Speaker 1: An ecuador or Selected eleven, this is a Flamenco side
Speaker 1: that has struggled in the past at altitude. In matches
Speaker 1: over twenty five hundred meters, they've won only thirty one
Speaker 1: percent of the points available, and specifically in Ecuador more
Speaker 1: and even more specifically in Quito, which is the high
Speaker 1: altitude region of the country. They have registered only one
Speaker 1: win in the last forty years three two victory versus
Speaker 1: Liga in Libertadors in twenty twenty, the COVID year. Flamenco
Speaker 1: have a number of players who are unavailable, Alexandro Alan
Speaker 1: and Nico de la Cruz, who is their biggest loss.
Speaker 1: As a result, Flamego will rely even more on their
Speaker 1: key midfielder Georgia and de Ariscueta deor Aguayan is not
Speaker 1: only their most important creator in midfield, he has become
Speaker 1: their leading goal scorer this season. It's a really interesting
Speaker 1: match that will be played in Ecuador. In Group D
Speaker 1: Libert Todd will host South Polo and Auciencio. Libert Todd
Speaker 1: lost their most recent league match versus square And three
Speaker 1: to one. That was their first defeat of the year
Speaker 1: across all competitions, and they still have a large league
Speaker 1: in Paraguay's Upper Tour competition. As for Sal Paolo, they
Speaker 1: defeated Santos two to one and currently lie in tenth
Speaker 1: place in the Berzi Lareo. This is one of the
Speaker 1: two top of the group clashes in libert There's play
Speaker 1: this week. Libert Todd leading group of six points, whilst
Speaker 1: Apolo half four. Libert Todd are also one of the
Speaker 1: four teams yet to allow goal in Group states play.
Speaker 1: Their top performer has been lauren So Malgrejo with seven
Speaker 1: goals and Uga Martinez in central midfield with five assists
Speaker 1: across all competitions. As for Sal Paulo, they have a
Speaker 1: number of players who are out a number of significant
Speaker 1: players with significant injuries. They include Lucas Mora, all Scar
Speaker 1: Luis Gustavo with a pulmonary embolism and Pablo Maya, but
Speaker 1: their most significant injury occurred in the most in the
Speaker 1: last few days when Jonathan Calary suffered an acl tair.
Speaker 1: He's about to have surgery this week and will be
Speaker 1: out for the remainder of the season. So as a result,
Speaker 1: Lucas Subelli, a manager of salth Paolo, has had some
Speaker 1: significant challenges, but he's had a respite with their most
Speaker 1: recent league win. He will choose to rely on Arena
Speaker 1: and Andre Silva, who has become the leading goal scorer
Speaker 1: in twenty twenty five. So that's the encountering Group D
Speaker 1: and Group G. Believer will play in La Paz versus Palmyras.
Speaker 1: Believe are currently third in Bolivia's Premier to Vision, having
Speaker 1: defeated Guabira on the road. Palmeres are the leaders of
Speaker 1: the Brazila Rao, having defeated Forteles away two to one.
Speaker 1: This is the second of the two top of the
Speaker 1: group clashes. Palmyra's lead the group on six points, while
Speaker 1: Believe Ar are currently second on three. Now Believer has
Speaker 1: seen some momentum carry over from new league match play.
Speaker 1: Their offense is firing and they are capable of finishing
Speaker 1: off teams in the last fifteen minutes in league play.
Speaker 1: Their weaknesses, however, are a poor defense in a midfield
Speaker 1: that turns the ball too often in the sent of
Speaker 1: the field, putting pressure on the defense having to defend
Speaker 1: the short field. As for Paul Maras, they're currently leading
Speaker 1: the Brazilian competition. This is a side that has the
Speaker 1: best squad in Brazil. If you look at transfer valuations,
Speaker 1: they're arguably the best squad in the Americas, and this
Speaker 1: is the best start to a league that they have
Speaker 1: ever had. Wetherton has continued to has continued to be
Speaker 1: the best keeper for Pro Maras in the BRAZILA raw
Speaker 1: and in all competitions. This is a very efficient side
Speaker 1: and therefore a very dangerous side. They've won six straight
Speaker 1: across all competitions and they're going to be a significant
Speaker 1: challenge for Bolivar at altitude. Now, the rest of the
Speaker 1: matches in Group A, we have Studient have to say
Speaker 1: a plota hosting Beltafogo the holders. This is almost a
Speaker 1: six pointer for both sides. Carabobo the Venus will inside
Speaker 1: without a point host University Chile, so Chile University God
Speaker 1: having to make that long trip to the far north
Speaker 1: of the continent. Caraboo have been a tougher out than
Speaker 1: their record has indicated. The other teams have really struggled
Speaker 1: to register wins against them. I don't expect University God
Speaker 1: to be any different, but I also don't expect University
Speaker 1: Dodd to finish with less than the point. In Group B,
Speaker 1: Independende del Bay will host River plate Either. They are
Speaker 1: a point behind River and this is a match in
Speaker 1: which both sides need to win. The other Group B
Speaker 1: man match features Barcelona Gaya Kiel hosting Ubercitario la Ou
Speaker 1: pointless in group stage competition so far, Group C will
Speaker 1: see the surprising group leaders Central Kordeva hosting Venezuela's Depertiva Tatra,
Speaker 1: another side without points. Group D will see Alianza Lima
Speaker 1: hosting Taijieras and Cauter between the botom two sides of
Speaker 1: Group D. This is a must win for Latta, who
Speaker 1: are also one of the sides without a point in
Speaker 1: group stage play. Group dcs Colo Colo host Grassing Glube
Speaker 1: and I'm actually played behind closed doors after the tragedy
Speaker 1: that happened two weeks ago. Rassing for their part, are
Speaker 1: looking to bounce back after a surprise loss to Altkubu Karamanga,
Speaker 1: who will be hosting Fortalsa in the other group stage match,
Speaker 1: the home side looking to consolidate first in the group.
Speaker 1: In Group F, Internacional will host Nacional. The Porto Alegre
Speaker 1: side leading a Group Nacional without a point. Baiya will
Speaker 1: host Atletico Nacional in the northern part of Brazil. In
Speaker 1: Group G stral Portagno will host Sporting Cristal. Cristal fighting
Speaker 1: to get back into the top three race. They have
Speaker 1: zero points, but if they win their match and the
Speaker 1: other match does not have a different result, the group
Speaker 1: will tighten up. And in Group H, Olympia under new management,
Speaker 1: will host Tricky Penny Roll. Olympia are looking to get
Speaker 1: out the map after suffering a four nail home defeat
Speaker 1: to Vella Sarsfield, but Penrol will be a very difficult
Speaker 1: proposition for them. And in the other group stage match,
Speaker 1: San Antonio Bulobulo will host Fellas Sarsfield. And the big
Speaker 1: question that I have is can Vellis find more away goals.
Speaker 1: It's going They're going to need some against the San
Speaker 1: Antonio side that have not been straightforward to solve. Now
Speaker 1: as a reminder that over the next three days you
Speaker 1: can follow all sixteen of these matches on either Fiinalts,
Speaker 1: Fubo Sports, or YouTube where the radio broadcast will be streamed.
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Speaker 1: back later in the week to review the third match
Speaker 1: day of the group stage. This has been the Soccer
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