Racing Montevideo vs Huachipato Prediction: The hosts are slight favorites

In the middle of this week, the elimination round matches in the Copa Sudamericana are on the program. This time we analyze the match between Racing Montevideo and Huachipato for you. The first duel between these two teams ended with a 3:2 victory for Racing Montevideo, and they are in a much better position before the second leg in front of their fans. The match will be played on Estadio Centenario in Montevideo on Wednesday from 01:00 am. The winner of this duel will advance to the round of 16 where will meet the Argentinian team Racing Club.

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Racing Montevideo played quite well in the first match and won 3:2 as visitors, however, it is a big question whether it will be enough before the second leg, which is played at their stadium, where fans create an incredible atmosphere. When it comes to this year's edition of Uruguay’s championship, at this moment Racing are in the last 8th place in the table in Group A, and in the six matches played, this team experienced only one win, two draws, and three defeats. In the last round, Racing were defeated 0:1 at home by Wanderers. Their manager Espinel has everyone fit and ready for this match, so much is expected from Nandin in the attack and Magallanes and Cotugno who scored 2 goals in the first match in the defense.

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Huachipato were defeated in the first match of the round of 32 of the Copa Sudamericana with 3:2 by Racing Montevideo, however, the second leg is an opportunity to fix a lot of things from that first match. In the meantime, this team played a draw in the championship against Cobreloa 1:1, so at this moment Huachipato is in 11th place in the table, and what is not good is that in the last five matches in the elite rank of Chilean football, this team have won only once, however, all that will be forgotten if this team manages to eliminate Racing Montevideo. C. Martinez who scored 2 goals in the first match should be the leader of this team in the second match. 

Neither of these teams are playing at their best level, and they both struggle in the domestic championships. However, in the first match, we saw that Racing Montevideo are more organized and better prepared for this kind of match in the knockout stage. I expect a similar playing style from both teams in this match, both teams to score a goal, but Racing are slight favorites and I expect of them to prove it in front of their fans.