1
CSD Macara
10
2
Atlético Mineiro
10
3
Sao Paulo SP
12
4
CD Recoleta
8
5
Botafogo
16
6
Torque
13
7
Olimpia
13
8
River Plate
14
9
Tigre
9
10
Cienciano
8
11
O'Higgins
10
12
Santos
7
13
Caracas FC
9
14
Grêmio
11
15
Vasco da Gama
10
16
Bragantino
10
17
America de Cali
9
18
Juventud
7
19
Millonarios
8
20
San Lorenzo
7
21
Racing Club
8
22
Deportivo Riestra
5
23
Audax Italiano
7
24
Carabobo FC
9
25
Alianza Atletico
2
26
Academia Puerto Cabello
7
27
Boston River
3
28
Deportivo Cuenca
6
29
Independiente
0
30
Palestino
3
31
Barracas Central
3
32
Blooming
1
Ultimately, whilst this should be quite a hard tie to call over the two legs, when analysing this fixture is a standalone clash, it becomes far more apparent who the most likely winners are, and that’s Union Espanola. They are in good form and are typically strong on home soil, meaning they have to be considered favourites on the night.
All things considered, backing the hosts to win looks to provide good value and is something we’re more than happy to do. Sporting Cristal’s struggles on the road are simply too awful to ignore and we can’t envisage anything other than them falling to defeat once again, with a 3-1 margin of home victory on the cards. Union know this is a match they really need to be winning by a comfortable margin and should play in an aggessive, attacking manner to ensure they do exactly that.