1
CSD Macara
8
2
Cienciano
7
3
Sao Paulo SP
9
4
San Lorenzo
6
5
Botafogo
10
6
Torque
12
7
Vasco da Gama
7
8
River Plate
10
9
America de Cali
8
10
Academia Puerto Cabello
6
11
Millonarios
8
12
Deportivo Cuenca
6
13
Caracas FC
8
14
Grêmio
7
15
Olimpia
7
16
Carabobo FC
6
17
Tigre
6
18
Juventud
5
19
O'Higgins
7
20
CD Recoleta
5
21
Racing Club
4
22
Deportivo Riestra
4
23
Audax Italiano
7
24
Bragantino
6
25
Alianza Atletico
1
26
Atlético Mineiro
4
27
Boston River
0
28
Santos
3
29
Independiente
0
30
Palestino
2
31
Barracas Central
3
32
Blooming
1
Ultimately, this looks a tie that’s hard to call over two legs and will be separated by whoever best uses their home advantage. When looking at this first leg as a standalone fixture, Deportivo Cali are clear and obvious favourites and know they really need to establish a lead to take with them to the return fixture.
All things considered, backing a home win on the full time line looks the best way to play as far as the betting is concerned and is exactly where our money is going at a more than reasonable price. Deportivo Cali are pretty strong on their own patch and with Penarol so consistently poor on the road in continental competition, a 1-0 margin of home victory could well be on the cards.