Why is this game against Boston River so important for Peñarol and Leo Ramos?

It is a fact that they will not go directly to the group stage because Liverpool, with a draw – in one of the remaining three games – will already qualify directly, and Nacional, who have already reached it.

If Peñarol qualifies as Uruguay 3, that is third in the annual ranking, he must pass two rounds of the Libertadores to enter a group and thus win the 3 million dollars he is missing today.

If, on the other hand, he reaches fourth place in the Annual and is Uruguay 4, he will have to go through three stages to reach the groups, something that no Uruguayan club has achieved.

The aurinegro want to raise their heads, without the injured Saravia and with the return of Rak

This Wednesday in front of him will be one of the direct rivals he has in that desire to qualify for the maximum continental club tournament.

Boston River will be across the street. It comes from the defeat of four of the five games, after a very good year. Furthermore, after drawing 0-0 with Peñarol, he was eliminated in the definition on penalties of the AUF Uruguay Cup, to which the charcoal burners qualified for the semifinals.

But aurinegro must also look at other results. For example, this Tuesday, Deportivo Maldonado – who had already qualified for an international cup earlier this weekend for the first time in their history – beat Fénix 1-0 as a guest in Capurro and won 4 points in the Annual, when only two commitments remain.

In turn they must be attentive to the results of River Plate and Defensor Sporting, which are above.

But above all those led by Leonardo Ramos must be attentive to their game – bad for months – and at least try to shoot on goal, something that was hardly seen in the defeat against Plaza Colonia (1-0) last Sunday at the Stadio Campione del Century.

Ramos seeks some peace with the aurinegros

Without the injured Rodrigo Saravia – the best in that match -, nor Sebastián Cristóforo, Ruben Bentancourt, Valentín Rodríguez and Máximo Alonso, Peñarol is looking for the three much needed points.

Brian Lozano still doesn’t justify ownership, like Lucas Viatri. They are two players who can give a lot more, but they are not going through their best moment.

Meanwhile, Yonatthan Rak will return to the rear after serving a one-match suspension for receiving five yellow cards.

Why is this game also very important for the Aurinegros?

Not only for the annual ranking and for the possibility of being Uruguay 3 in the future Copa Libertadores de América, but also because the coach Ramos must achieve fluidity in the game and, above all, results.

The coach has a contract until the end of next year, but if in those three remaining dates he goes wrong, or if he doesn’t win the AUF Uruguay Cup, his future could be complicated.

He has not made the seat available – as rumors emerged on Sunday after losing to Plaza Colonia – and has no intention of leaving. But she won’t always depend on him.

Leonardo Carreno

Aurinegros want to raise their heads, without the injured Saravia and with the return of Rak

It’s also an important match for some players whose contracts are about to expire, and others who have a contract for another six months for next year, but who haven’t given up much. To cite a case, the striker Hernán Rivero.

If Peñarol continues to lose points and positions, the Copa Libertadores – even the previous stages, which are the only ones he can qualify for – will already be a great chimera, and there he will start betting on an international second tier tournament such as the Copa Sudamericana. .

With the defeat of Fénix this Tuesday, the aurinegro secured international competition for 2023. But not being in the Libertadores would be a heresy.

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