Stadium: Urbano Caldeira

Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)

First Leg: Caracas FC 2 - 2 Santos

Santos (Brasil)

The team allowed Caracas FC to reach a draw as first half end with the score 0-1 in favor of Santos. But the defense fail and came home with a draw that only benefits them because of away goals they score,which could be determinant. Remarks that Santos played with one less player as Dionisio was expelled in minute 55. And then came goals of Caracas Fc.

The team was the best in the group stage where they won their six matches they dispute. Score in everysingle game for an average of two goals per match. And their defend was very strong and barely allowed a goal from Gimnasia LP. The team before last match accumulates two consecutive clean sheets. The team now goes home, where they didn't allowed goal and score 7 goals in three matches for an average over two goals per match.

For this match the team goes trough winning by any score, or drawing 0-0 or 1-1, another 2-2 draw will reach extratimes. Any other draw will get Caracas trought because scoring more away goals.

In local tournament PaulistA, won in home 2-0 against Sao Caetano do Sul the second leg match and claim the Paulista tournament for second time in a row. Next weekend their participation on Seria A begins.

Suspended:

MF Dionisio De oliveira alves

Caracas FC (Venezuela)

The team was able to rescue a draw in home, in a match where Santos had taken the lead in the first half and thanks to a better display on second half where able to take the draw instead of a defeat. Now the team will visit Brasil to fight to achieve qualification to next stage.

The second place that make less points, was in a hard group where they eliminated River Plate. The team showed fair in home winning twice (one to river plate) and lossing once against Colo Colo. In away their performance was the contrary as lost twice, on against Colo Colo, and another against LDU Quito (still in this match the team was already on next stage), and a incredible victory against River Plate in Buenos Aires. The team get three over 2.5 matches and three under 2.5 matches which doesn't gaves us a regularity on the team, but more a irregularity performance. Still their accomplish to get to next stage is to recognize.

The team play in weekend against UA Maracaibo the first leg of the series to proclaim the national champion as Caracas FC won Apertura and UA Maracaibo won Clausura. This first leg finish 0-1 in favor of Caracas, with goal of FW Ronald Vargas and a great performance of GK Javier Toyo. Second leg will be play this next weekend.

Injured:

FW Habynson Escobar (4 to 5 weeks)

MF Alejandro Guerra

FW Rafael Castellín (doubtfoul)

Match:

Santos is strong on home and I expect to continue with their good defense their despite their lack of defending on last match. For Caracas FC defending to mantain the draw is something that could be bad and the best they could should be attack.

Prediction:

For O/U I expect Santos to show tough defending and could conform to 1-0 scoreline as they have showed that hard defense, so for me value is on Under 3. Just that Caracas doesn't show regularity.



Pick : Under 3
Odds : 2.00
Stake : 8 / 10
Bookmaker : 10bet
Date : 2007-05-11
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