Copa Sudamericana: tournament table
№
MP
W
D
L
G
Pts
1
CSD Macara
6
2
4
0
6:3
10
2
Atlético Mineiro
6
3
1
2
8:6
10
3
Sao Paulo SP
6
3
3
0
6:1
12
4
CD Recoleta
6
1
5
0
6:5
8
5
Botafogo
6
5
1
0
15:5
16
6
Torque
6
4
1
1
11:5
13
7
Olimpia
6
4
1
1
10:6
13
8
River Plate
6
4
2
0
9:3
14
9
Tigre
6
2
3
1
8:5
9
10
Cienciano
6
2
2
2
5:7
8
11
O'Higgins
6
3
1
2
8:6
10
12
Santos
6
1
4
1
8:6
7
13
Caracas FC
6
2
3
1
9:9
9
14
Grêmio
6
3
2
1
8:3
11
15
Vasco da Gama
6
3
1
2
10:6
10
16
Bragantino
6
3
1
2
12:5
10
17
America de Cali
6
2
3
1
6:5
9
18
Juventud
6
1
4
1
10:7
7
19
Millonarios
6
2
2
2
7:7
8
20
San Lorenzo
6
1
4
1
6:5
7
21
Racing Club
6
2
2
2
11:9
8
22
Deportivo Riestra
6
1
2
3
4:10
5
23
Audax Italiano
6
2
1
3
7:9
7
24
Carabobo FC
6
3
0
3
6:5
9
25
Alianza Atletico
6
0
2
4
2:9
2
26
Academia Puerto Cabello
6
2
1
3
6:9
7
27
Boston River
6
1
0
5
5:12
3
28
Deportivo Cuenca
6
1
3
2
3:7
6
29
Independiente
6
0
0
6
3:15
0
30
Palestino
6
0
3
3
1:6
3
31
Barracas Central
6
0
3
3
2:8
3
32
Blooming
6
0
1
5
3:17
1
Ultimately, this is a tie that is far from over and if anything, Tolima are still probably slightl favourites to advance. Man for man, they are a touch stronger than Argentinos on paper and with the crowd behind them, they should be able to put the visitors under pressure and try to mount a comeback.
All things considered, backing a home win looks the best way to play as far as the betting is concerned and is exactly where our money is going. Tolima are unbeaten in 6 continental home games overall and that’s a sequence we can see them prolonging, with a 1-0 margin of victory that would force penalties looking on the cards.