Hiram Moreno
The Internacional vs Melgar clash will be the one that ends the quarter-final stage of the 2022 Copa Sudamericana and will give the last ticket to the semi-final round, which begins next August 31. With the first leg ending in a 0-0 tie, both clubs know they have the future in their hands when they hit the field for this match.
Here at JefeBet, we’ll show you the odds of the most important markets of the match, as well as our analysis of the match and predictions for it.
Betting Preview for Internacional vs Melgar 2022 Copa Sudamericana
- Where: José Pinheiro Borda Stadium, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
- When: Thursday, August 11, 2022, 6:15 PM ET
- Moneyline: Internacional (-227) / Tie (+354) / Melgar (+710)
- Asian Handicap: Internacional (AH -1, -130) / Melgar (AH +1, +125)
- Over/Under (2.5): Over (+111), Under (-120).
- Both teams score: Yes (+133) / No (-164).
International Preview
Internacional de Porto Alegre aims to become the third Brazilian team in this Copa Sudamericana to reach the semifinals.This is the team’s best season in the tournament since 2008, the year in which it became champion, since in its two subsequent appearances (2009 and 2014) it failed to advance beyond the round of 16.
This will be the sixth time they have faced a Peruvian team in their history, and they have won the previous two at home by a score of 2-0.Although they will start this match having failed to score in their last two appearances, Internacional has scored at least one goal in their last 11 matches at the José Pinheiro Borda.
Absences: Alexandre Alemao (Suspension), Caio Vidal (Doubt – Injury), Rodrigo Moledo (Doubt – Injury).
Possible starting eleven (4-1-4-1): Daniel De Sousa, Fabricio Bustos, Vitao, Gabriel Mercado, Rene, Gabriel, Edenilson, Mauricio, Carlos De Pena, Wanderson, Braian Romero.
Melgar Preview
Melgar may bear a big responsibility because they are now the only Peruvian representative side still competing in CONMEBOL events, therefore all eyes in their country will be on them. This is the club’s fourth consecutive appearance in this Copa Sudamericana, but it has been the best ever in its history, as the team had never even reached the round of 16 in its five previous attempts.
As a bad omen for them, their most recent elimination in a direct elimination clash in this competition (excluding the 2021 Copa Sudamericana in which they finished second in the group) was precisely against a Brazilian rival, losing 1-4 on aggregate to Bahia after allowing four goals in the second leg, which, curiously enough, was also held in Brazil.
Absences: Leonel Galeano (injury), Pedro Ibanez (injury).
Possible starting eleven (4-1-4-1): Carlos Caceda, Elias Ramos, Alec Deneumostier, Matias Lazo, Paolo Reyna Lea, Horacio Orzan, Cristian Bordacahar, Alexis Arias, Martin Perez, Kenji Cabrera, Bernardo Cuesta.
JefeBet Prediction
Will Melgar have enough to make history? It is important to remember that the Peruvian team won only one away game in continental tournaments in 2022 by beating River Plate 1-2, and it should also be noted that it was the only away game in which they did not go home without being able to score.
In this regard, it is important to highlight the fact that Melgar has never scored a goal in an official visit to a Brazilian team before and lost in each one of those matches: 1-0 to Athletico Paranaense (2021), 4-0 to Atlético Mineiro (2016), 4-0 to Bahía (2021), 2-0 to Cuiabá (2022) and 3-0 to Palmeiras (2019).
As a result, we anticipate Internacional may advance to the next round of the Copa Sudamericana 2022 in this match, after having scored a total of nine goals in its last two home games in this tournament (4-1 against Colo Colo and 5-1 against Nueve de Octubre). They also scored three goals in each of their last two home games in the Brazilian league.
Pick: International Asian Handicap (-1)
