O Athletic faces the Rayo Zuliano on Wednesday (8), at 19h, at the Iriarte Brigido National Stadium in Caracas, Venezuela. The match is valid for the fourth round of Group E South American.
Hurricane arrives 100% in competition and key leadership, with nine points. In the first battle between the teams, at the Ligga Arena, the Athletic applied a sip of 6 to 0.
The technician Cuca chose to save six holders of the trip to VenezuelaBento, Kaique Rocha, Gamarra, Erick, Fernandinho and Pablo. Besides them, quarterback Thiago Heleno and attacker Canobbio are injured. The Zé Vitor, Gabriel and Nikon reinforcements are not registered. This way, the Hurricane climb will be greatly modified.
The Rayo ZulianoSince the defeat for Athletico, you have not yet won. It was two losses and a draw. The last time he entered the field, he lost 4–0 to Sportivo Ameliano for the third round of South America on April 24.
The team has only one win in the season: in the premiere of the first Venezuelan division against the Portuguese FC, on February 3. Since then, it's five draws and 11 losses. The Maracaibo team is Group E flashlight, without any points, no goals scored and 12 suffered.
Scales of Rayo Zuliano x Athletic
Probable scale of Rayo Zuliano: Corridor; Angel Farias, Hermes Rodríguez, Penilla and Albert Barboza; Edwin Castro, Meleán, Padrón and Montiel; Saimon Ramírez and Colina.
Technical: Elvis Martínez.
Probable Athletic Scale: Léo Linck; Madson, Marcos André, Lucas Esquivel and Fernando; Felipinho, Christian, Alex Santana and Zapelli; Cuello and Mastriani. Technical: Cuckoo.
Where to watch and broadcast Rayo Zuliano x Athletic
Game between Rayo Zuliano x Athletico, for the fourth round of the South American group phase, will be broadcast exclusively by the streaming platform Paramount+.
History of confrontations between Rayo Zuliano x Athletic
- 1 match
- 1 Athletic victory
Date, time and arbitration of Rayo Zuliano x Athletic
- Date and time: 08/05/2024, 7:00.
- Referee: Bryan Loayza.
- Assistants: Cristian Lescano and David Vacacella (both Ecuador).
- VAR: Jorge Balino (Argentina).
Next Athletic Games in South American
- 15/05, 7:00 p.m. Athletic x Danubio, at Ligga Arena – (Star + and ESPN)
- 30/05, 19h: Athletico x Sportivo Ameliano, at Ligga Arena – (Star + and ESPN)
