Jr already installed Santiago de Chile To be faced before Tuesday Colo Colo First Leg of Round of 16 Copa Libertadores 2024.
(“El Pipe is a unique player in his style”: Comesana)
The red and white team arrived in the Chilean capital last Saturday at 10pm (local time) with a 23-man roster.
A few red and white fans greeted the team before everyone settled into the red-and-white 'bunker' at the Sheraton Hotel in Santiago.
(Voices accompanying 'Sharks' in all arenas)
The team trained at the Municipal Stadium this Sunday afternoon and on Monday they will have a final tune-up – on the same stage – before facing 'El Cazic'. Memorial StadiumFans wearing Junior's red and white will not have access there.
Although the red and white team came to this fight due to the inconsistency shown in League II-2024, the Barranquilla team added a win (2-1 against Chico FC), two draws (0-0 against Medellín and 2-2 against Alianza) and one defeat (1 against Bucaramanga). -0), year to reach five points out of a possible twelve at the start of this season in the second match of the season.
(Junior 100 Years: This Is How It Started)
Uruguay's goalkeeper Santiago Mele, Gabriel Fuentes, Didier Moreno, Victor Cantillo, Yimmi Sara, Jose Enamorado and Carlos Bacca form the backbone of the squad with no major news.
The passengers also include some new faces like Andres Colorado, Yanni Quintero and Yaro Moreno. Aside from defender Rafael Perez, he is one of the newest additions this semester after overcoming a serious ankle injury that sidelined him for the first half of the year, though he was already part of the team.
(Delmenico, Pazo and Viera, Eternal Guardians of the Red and White Arch)
Colo Colo, for its part, comes into the tournament in fourth place in the Chilean league with 33 points, four behind leaders University of Chile.
El Cacique drew 0-0 against UT Chile in the Chile Classic last Saturday. In this match, midfielder Arturo Vidal, who is back from injury and will be the first baseman against Junior – new acquisition, experienced defender Mauricio Isla, started.
(When Gabriel Garcia Marquez called Fouad Sir about Junior)
This is the third time Junior and Colo Colo have met. They met for the first time in the 1994 Copa Libertadores, where they drew 1.1 (at the 'Metro') in the first leg of the round of 16 and 2–2 in the second leg. Junior qualified on penalties on that occasion.
