Cerro Porteño and Libertad meet forces at Estadio General Pablo Rojas, in a match for the 9th round of the Professional Division. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which registers 4 victories in the last 4 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 01‑12‑2019, for the Professional Division, which ended with Libertad’s victory by (1‑3). The goals of the match were scored by D. Churín (75 ‘), for Cerro Porteño, and A. Bareiro (54’ and 82 ‘) and D. Viera (66’), for Libertad. The home advantage may play an important role in this match, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and away.
Cerro Porteno :
The home team is currently in 6th position, with 12 points won, after 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost at home to General Díaz by (0‑1). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Nacional Asunción, by (0‑0). This is a stronger team with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games they have recorded 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses as a visitor, with 20 goals scored and 22 suffered; against 8 victories, 2 draws and 5 defeats in his stadium, with 28 goals scored and 19 suffered. For the championship, Cerro Porteño conquered 7 points in 12 possible, after 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 4 games played in their stadium.
For this competition, they did not win 4 games ago. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 8 matches for this competition.
Cerro Porteño has left to be desired in recent games and this affects its results. Now, there is a classic ahead and it could be the great opportunity to turn this situation around. It is true that recent history is not in your favor, but it is necessary to seek growth in competition. It is more than time to have safe actions, to have homogeneity and efficiency. If the team plays together and does not leave spaces to the rival, they can get a victory. In this match, J. Patino Martínez will be absent, for having to serve a suspension.
Libertad Asuncion:
The visiting team is currently in 1st position, with 19 points won, after 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match to Guaireña by (3‑2). In the last match, they won at home against General Díaz by (5‑1). This is a stronger team with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games they have recorded 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses as a visitor; against 13 wins and 2 draws in his stadium. The team comes to this match after a home win for Caracas by (3‑2). For the championship, Libertad conquered 9 points in 12 possible, after 3 wins and 1 loss in the last 4 games that they played as a visitor. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 8 games, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but its attack has marked regularly, since it has always scored at least one goal in the last 8 games for this competition.
The 2020 season has been very positive for Libertad, either in the Paraguayan championship or in the Copa Libertadores. He’s focused on keeping his pace, so he can accomplish great things later. You will play a classic in the current round and the difficulty will exist. However, he does not intend to stumble and is motivated by recent history to try to win. There are positive factors in its favor and if you add good football to that, you can be ahead on the scoreboard. The best available players will play in this match.
