On July 12th at 02:30 AM (CEST) at Neo Química Arena in São Paulo, Corinthians and Universitario will face each other in this knockout match of the Copa Sudamericana. After their disappointing performance in the Copa Libertadores, the Brazilians now have the opportunity to redeem themselves in the Copa Sudamericana. They have more experience in this type of matches compared to their opponents, as the Peruvians of Universitario find themselves for the first time in the knockout phase of this competition.

Corinthians:
In their last match, they defeated Atlético Mineiro with a score of 0-1.
In the last 5 matches, they have won 2 and lost 3 times. They have scored an average of 0.8 goals per match and conceded 0.6 goals.
In the first halves of the last 6 matches, at least 1 goal has been scored.
They have scored at least one goal in 16 of their last 18 home matches.
Under 2.5 goals have been scored in 13 of the last 15 matches.

Universitario:
In their last match, they defeated Academia Cantolao with a score of 1-4.
In the last 5 matches, they have won 3 times, lost 1 time, and drawn 1 time. They have scored an average of 1.6 goals per match and conceded 0.6 goals.
In this season of the Copa Sudamericana, they have obtained 3 victories, 2 draws, and 1 defeat. They have scored an average of 1.14 goals per match and conceded 0.71 goals.
They have conceded at least one goal in their last 7 away matches.
Under 2.5 goals have been scored in the last 4 matches in the Copa Sudamericana.

Head to head:
In the last 10 matches in all competitions, the final result has been Under 2.5 eight times for Corinthians and eight times for Universitario.

Possible Lineups:

Corinthians:
Cassio; Ramos, Caetano, Mendez, Fabio Santos; Giuliano, Vera, Maycon; Adson; Guedes, Alberto

Universitario:
Romero; Corzo, Di Benedetto, Saravia, Bolivar; Urena; Polo, Cabanillas, Flores; Valera, Urruti



BetMines predicts a victory for Corinthians and a final result of Under 2.5 goals.