The team from Florencio Varela, Defensa y Justicia, has been eliminated from the playoffs. In the international tournament, the team lost 3-2 to Universidad Católica of Ecuador and previously drew 0-0 with “Leão da Barra” and Cerro Largo of Uruguay. Meanwhile, Vitória is in the relegation zone of the Brasileirao with only 6 points in seven matches and comes off a narrow loss to Ceara as a visitor. In the Copa Sudamericana, Vitória lost 1-0 at home to a Uruguayan team.
Both Vitória and Defensa y Justicia need to win to keep their hopes of advancing in the international competition alive. The match will be played at Estadio Manoel Barradas in Salvador, Bahia. Defensa y Justicia, coming off a 3-2 defeat to Independiente Rivadavia in the Apertura Tournament of the Liga Profesional, is looking to earn their first three points in Group B of the Copa Sudamericana.
The possible lineups for the match are as follows: - Vitória: Lucas Arcanjo, Claudinho, Lucas Halter, Neris, Jamerson, Ricardo Ryller, Matheuzinho, Ronald Lopes, Janderson, Carlinhos, Lucas Braga. - Defensa y Justicia: Enrique Bologna, Tobías Rubio, Emanuel Aguilera, Rafael Delgado, Alexis Soto, Kevin Gutiérrez, César Pérez, Lucas González, Francisco González, Abiel Osorio, Gaston Togni.
The match will be officiated by Francisco Gilabert, with Mathias Riquelme in the VAR, and will be broadcasted on the sports channel DSport. The match time will be at 19:00, Argentina time.