Santos vs Real Garcilaso Soccer Prediction Today
Santos has this Thursday, May 24, the opportunity to reduce the volume of criticism suffered with the defeat in the San-São classic by Brasileirão. In confrontation for the sixth and final round of the group stage of the Copa Libertadores of America 2018 version will face Real Garcilaso. The meeting, scheduled to begin at 19:15 (Brasília time), will be held at the Urbano Caldeira stadium, Vila Belmiro, in Santos.
The Fish has a guaranteed berth in the round of 16 but still struggles to secure first place. He has nine points, only one more than the Nacional, of Uruguay, second placed, who will face Estudiantes, in Argentina. Argentines and Peruvians, still hoping to qualify, split third with five points.
Santos
While confirming the first place and thus ensuring that the second round of the last 16 will be played at home, Santos has as its main objective to respond to fans after the 1-0 loss on Sunday, May 20 , in the classic against São Paulo, in Morumbi.
The defeat left the team dangerously close to the relegation zone of the Brasileirão, although Santos has a game less than the vast majority of its rivals. However, what has bothered his fans the most is the position of defensive technique used by coach Jair Ventura Filho.
This aspect is even more visible when the team acts away from their domains. It remains closed in the defense waiting for a possibility of counterattack. But even the defensive system is not one of the safest. Therefore, the alvinegro ended up being defeated in the five most recent appointments he made as a visitor.
The coach himself admitted that this situation could lead to his resignation. He said he feared being fired if he did not get quick results. For that, he has two home matches in a row. After Garcilaso, Santos will face Cruzeiro on Sunday, May 27, in the seventh round of the Brazilian Championship.
The coach, who had his first job on a professional team against Botafogo, has already shown that defense is the starting point of his strategy. However, even if he wants to take a more daring stance, the Santos cast does not seem to offer many options for that.
Bruno Henrique, who could give a little more quality to the attack, had his return to the team discarded for the match on Thursday. He suffered a muscle injury in the left thigh that took him off the lawns for about a month. You are still not able to participate in a match.
Another low for the game is the Alisson steering wheel. He had to leave San-San earlier with a knee injury and still has no return prediction.
Real Garcilaso
While still hoping to qualify for the Round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores, the attempt to reach third place and thus gain a place in the second phase of the South American Cup seems to be a more viable goal for the Peruvians.
Even considering this more modest goal, to score at Vila Belmiro is mandatory for Real Garcilaso, who has not won a match for more than a month. His most recent success came on April 10 when he scored 1-0 at Cantolão for the Peruvian Championship Summer Tournament. Since then, he has played six games. He tied three times and suffered three defeats.
On Friday, May 18, as a visitor, he went 1 to 1 with Huancayo in a match for the first round of the Opening Tournament of the Peruvian Championship.
Soccer Prediction of the Day Santos vs Real Garcilaso
The Real Garcilaso could not add a point in the Libertadores acting as a visitor. Santos, on the other hand, has 100% use of its domains.
Prediction Today: Santos
Odds: 1.13
