Two clubs chasing qualification for the 2015 Copa Libertadores group stage will do battle today in a match between Nacional and Palestino. The first-stage clash scheduled for 5:15 p.m. ET will be held at the Estadio Gran Parque Central in Montevideo and can be live streamed here. Additional TV coverage can be found on Fox Deportes.
What They're Saying
Nacional manager Alvaro Gutierrez (via La Red 21): "We are all convinced that we can overturn this bad [1-0] result we brought back from Chile. [There are still] tiny, functional details, some movements that we have to fix, but nothing out of this world. These first seven games for us [in the league] will be hard and we expect that it goes well if we have luck like we did last year."
Palestino manager Pablo Guede (via ESPN FC): "It's going to be very complicated. They [Nacional] have to score a goal to tie us and two to win. We intend to play intelligently, without leaving too much open space at the back, protecting a small lead that's of value to us and counterattack."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Palestino's Diego Rosende scored a timely goal in the club's 1-0 victory over Nacional in leg one. It was the 29-year-old's first goal in 45 matches. A defensive presence in the midfield, Rosende will look to control the tempo of the match on Thursday.
Nacional's Projected Lineup (4-1-4-1): Munúa; Diaz, Aja, Santos, Romero; Porras; Pena, Arismendi, Prieto, Fernandez; Alonso
Palestino's Projected Lineup (3-4-3): Melo; Escudero, Lanaro, Diaz; Valenzuela, Rosende, Farias, Vidangossy; Riquelme, Chaves, Valencia
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