Conmebol Sudamericana: Oriente shares group with Fluminense

 The Conmebol Sudamericana draw left us in group H where we will face Junior Club SA, Club Atlético Unión and Fluminense Football Club.

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Wilstermann to face Sao Paulo, Ayacucho and Everton in the Sudamericana

  Wilstermann's squad was placed in series "D" of the group stage of the Copa Sudamericana, where it will face the clubs Sao Paulo from Brazil, Ayacucho from Peru and Everton from Chile.

Only the first of each group will advance to the round of 16, therefore, Wilstermann's task will not be an easy one, as the favorite to qualify is Sao Paulo of Brazil, champions of the 2012 Copa Sudamericana.

Meanwhile, Bolivia's other representative in this tournament, Oriente Petrolero, was placed in group "H" along with Junior from Colombia, Union de Santa Fe from Argentina and Fluminense from Brazil.

Conmebol Sudamericana: Guabira 3 - 0 Wilstermann, Wilstermann Qualifies

 On Thursday, the Azucareros defeated the Aviadores with goals by Kevin Mina (20' and 50') and Layonel Figueroa (90+3). The match was played at the Gilberto Parada stadium in Montero. The 4-0 win in the first leg favored the cochabambinos.

Guabirá was one goal away from a place in the group stage of the Copa Sudamericana on penalties against Wilstermann.

The Azucareros defeated the Aviadores 3-0 on Thursday in Montero in a rematch of the first phase of this Conmebol tournament, but it was not enough due to the 4-0 defeat of the team from Cochabamba in the first leg.

Mauricio Soria made his debut as coach of the northern side with a victory. His team showed a different attitude to the one they played last week.

Kevin Mina recovered his memory. The Ecuadorian goal scorer scored at 20' and 50'. Laayonel Figueroa closed the scoring with three minutes left in the second half (90+3).

The goal difference (+1) saved Wilstermann from a defeat that could have been embarrassing due to their poor performance at the Gilberto Parada.

On few occasions did they reach goalkeeper Elder Arauz and that was a testament to how little they did offensively.

The qualification to the group stage is an incentive for the Reds from Cochabamba, who will also receive a prize of US$ 900,000.

On March 25, the opponents they will face in the next stage of the tournament will be announced.

Wilster goes for the pass against a Guabirá that dreams of the feat

  Wilstermann will seek to seal its qualification to the group stage of the Copa Sudamericana today (20:30), aware that the 4-0 difference from the first leg gives it an advantage, but does not yet give it the ticket, as Guabirá will try to achieve the feat at the Gilberto Parada stadium in Montero.

"The key is not closed. We must play this match as if it were the first leg", were the words of Wilstermann's technical director, Miguel Ponce, to make it clear that there are still 90 minutes left to ensure the qualification to the group stage and to get the prize of 900 thousand dollars that will give economic stability to the club.

Meanwhile, in Guabirá the motto is "he who fights is not dead". Luis Enrique Hurtado, one of the captains of the Azucarero, said that it is true that "the disadvantage is high, but that does not take away our dream of qualifying, so we will fight from the first minute of the match".

In Wilstermann it is almost a fact that the Chilean tactician will not change the game plan or the starting eleven with which he achieved a 4-0 victory in the first leg, played at the Félix Capriles stadium.

Ponce will have his full potential at his disposal, after he decided to take care of some players who had some muscular fatigue and did not want to risk them in the Cochabamba derby, a match in which Aurora beat Wilstermann 1-0.

In the previous days, the Aviator could not work normally in its complex of the Alalay lagoon due to the heavy rains that were registered in Cochabamba. It was precisely because of this issue that the team brought forward the trip to Santa Cruz to midday yesterday to be able to work in the afternoon on Santa Cruz soil.

In Guabirá, the defeat suffered in Cochabamba for the Sudamericana, added to the bad results in the local tournament (two draws in five matches), caused the departure of coach Víctor Hugo "Tucho" Antelo and his place was taken by Mauricio Soria, who took the reins of the team this Monday.

Without much time to work, Soria will probably decide not to make many changes in the team for the second leg, although it was announced from Montero that one possible change could be the entry of Gustavo Peredo to replace Hurtado.

Guabirá is aware that only a 5-0 victory could give them direct qualification. A 4-0 victory will take the ticket to penalties.

A Guabirá win by a difference of less than 4 goals will give Wilstermann the qualification.

Conmebol Sudamericana 2022: Oriente Petrolero 3 - 0 Royal Pari

 The refineries won with goals by Facundo Suárez (64' and 83') and Leandro Zazpe (94'). They secured their place in the group stage of the Cup. The aggregate score was 6-2, as the first leg favored the albiverdes by 3-2.

Oriente Petrolero is the first Bolivian team to qualify for the group stage of the Copa Sudamericana. The albiverdes defeated Royal Pari 3-0 on Tuesday in the second leg at the Tahuichi Aguilera stadium.

On aggregate, the refineries won the first phase by 6-2, as the first leg, played on March 8, was won by 3-2.

Argentine Facundo Suárez stood out with his two goals (64' and 83'), demonstrating effectiveness. Uruguayan defender Leandro Zazpe sealed the victory four minutes into stoppage time (90+4).

The first half was not very colorful due to the footballing expression developed by both teams. It had some additions such as the duel between the Álvarez brothers. Sebastián is a central defender for Oriente and Gilbert is an attacker for Royal Pari. 

In addition, Julio César Baldivieso made a forced change in defense after 26 minutes due to the injury of the Ecuadorian Roberto Luzárraga. He was replaced by Jeferson Virreira.

The second half was more lively. Erwin 'Platiní' Sánchez changed parts of the midfield and attack to strengthen sectors that were weak in the first half. Juan Mercado, Miguel Ríos, Jamir Berdecio and Hugo Rojas came on.

The changes paid off. Oriente showed another facet, perhaps the one that was not seen in the first half or in Saturday's 1-2 loss to Blooming in the sixth round of the Apertura Professional Division tournament.

In this period, the dynamic Ronaldo Sanchez, who was the one who gave the pass to Suarez, was decisive. With a quick hook to the edge of the area, he stopped almost the entire backline and with an accurate shot he opened the scoring at 64'.

In that period, Suárez's best offensive version was seen. He had company in attack and his partner was Hugo Rojas, who in the 83rd minute overflowed on the right, leaving Marvin Bejarano in the way, and near the end line was able to send a cross back to the scorer of the day who scored the second goal.

The game was settled, although Royal Pari had a couple of chances to score. The clearest was a one-on-one from striker Miguel Murillo with Wilson Quiñónez, who was able to cut off the shot in time.

Oriente was on fire in the final stretch. This attitude allowed them to score the third with four minutes of stoppage time (90+4). Carlos Roca's cross was headed in by Zazpe, who beat Virreira to the ball.

With the 3-0 scoreline, Oriente celebrated an emphatic qualification on aggregate.

Club Bolivar - International Achievements

Bolívar currently ranks ninth in the Copa Libertadores historical ranking, behind only Nacional, River Plate, Peñarol, Boca Juniors, Olimpia, Cerro Porteño, América de Cali and Colo-Colo.

Bolívar is the first Bolivian team to make an international tour. In December 1930 and January 1931, Club Bolívar played five matches in Chile, becoming the first Bolivian team to play outside Bolivia.

Bolívar is the best placed Bolivian team in the historical table of the Copa Libertadores de América, appearing in ninth position.

Bolívar is the only Bolivian club to reach an international final.

Bolívar is the only Bolivian team to be semifinalists in the Copa Libertadores de América in its current format (knockout rounds from the round of 16).

It is also the Bolivian team with the most participations in international tournaments, with 28 Libertadores Cups, 6 South American Cups and one Conmebol Cup.

Bolivar had a good international representation as it is currently ranked 8th (out of 196 clubs) in the Copa Libertadores ranking since its creation in 1960 until the end of the Copa Libertadores 2013 edition.

Bolivar is the 5th team in the Americas with the most participations in the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores with a total of 11 participations.

It also ranks 17th (out of 25) in the 12 editions from 2002 to 2013 of the Copa Sudamericana.

In the 1991 Copa Libertadores, Bolívar defeated Argentinean teams Boca Juniors and River Plate at home, with Paraguayan Miguel Ángel Sanabria, who played for the Bolivian club that year, as a star player.

Bolívar is currently ranked 21st in CONMEBOL's Official Club Ranking, followed by big clubs in the Americas such as Colo-Colo, Racing Club, Club Atlético River Plate, Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro and Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas.

America's Libertadores Cup

1986

América de Cali and Olimpia of Paraguay played against them in the semifinal. In La Paz they clearly defeated América by 2 to 0. The match that broke the Celestial options was played in Cali. Bolívar started winning with a great goal by the great left striker of the Peruvian national team, Jorge "Coqui" Hirano, right at the beginning of the second half. The sky-blue team, with gritted teeth, held on to the victory until the 30th minute, when the locals managed to equalize. In the 39th minute, Ricardo Gareca scored the winner for América. The last match in La Paz still gave the Academy a chance, but Olimpia opened the account and Abdeneve tied it at 27 minutes of the second half. Time was not enough. América achieved 5 points, Olimpia 4 and Bolívar 3. In the total table of that tournament, with its 12 points, Bolívar was behind River and América managed to occupy the third place.

South American Cup

2004

In the final, they played against Boca Juniors from Argentina. The Bolivian club played the first leg at the Hernando Siles Stadium, defeating the Argentinean club by the minimum difference, thanks to Horacio Chiorazzo's goal in the 75th minute. In the second leg, played in Buenos Aires at La Bombonera, the Bolivian team led by Bolivian international Vladimir Soria, lost 2-0 due to goals by Martín Palermo and Carlos Tévez, in the 14th and 28th minutes respectively, and thus the Bolivian club, was runner-up in the continental competition.

Bolivar ended 2004 in 32nd place in the world club ranking, ahead of several traditional clubs, such as Bayern Munich (39th), Cruzeiro de Belho Horizonte (44th), América de México (52nd) and Cerro Porteño (68th), among other clubs.

America's Libertadores Cup
2014

Bolivar reached the semifinals of the Copa Libertadores for the second time in its history, this time in the 2014 edition. During this instance, the Academy defeated León, Emelec and Flamengo in the group stage. They then defeated León again in the round of 16, while in the quarterfinals they beat Lanús from Argentina (after a 1-1 draw in Buenos Aires and a 1-0 win in La Paz). However, in the semifinals they lost to San Lorenzo de Almagro (with a 5-0 defeat in Buenos Aires and a 1-0 win in La Paz) and were eliminated from the competition.

Club Bolivar - International participation

 1960 a 2014

In 1967 Bolívar participated for the first time in the Copa Libertadores de América. It was the beginning of a brilliant history of the light blue academics and the most complete participation of a Bolivian team.

It participated 26 times in the Copa Libertadores de América, followed by The Strongest. Its best participations were in 1986, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2014, reaching the semifinals and/or the third phase of the competition. It is the eighth team with the highest number of points in the history of the competition out of almost 200 teams that have participated in it since 1960.

1960 a 2014

In 1967 Bolívar participated for the first time in the Copa Libertadores de América. It was the beginning of a brilliant history of the light blue academics and the most complete participation of a Bolivian team.

It participated 26 times in the Copa Libertadores de América, followed by The Strongest. Its best participations were in 1986, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2014, reaching the semifinals and/or the third phase of the competition. It is the eighth team with the highest number of points in the history of the competition out of almost 200 teams that have participated in it since 1960.

Wilstermann sees Sucre as an alternative to play the Cup

 Wilstermann's coaching staff sees playing the South American Cup at the Patria stadium in Sucre as an option, as long as Félix Capriles, from Cochabamba, does not arrive fit for the match he must hold next March 10 against Guabirá.

Coach Miguel Ponce commented that if the playing field of the main sports field in the Valley does not improve, "we could think of an intermediate point like Sucre to play the Cup, but let's wait what happens in the following weeks," noted the Chilean.

The president of the aviators, Gróver Vargas, confirmed that the Conmebol competition management is aware of the problems that exist on the Capriles pitch and that they requested a report on the work being carried out. "They are worried about this situation and the best thing would be not to play in Capriles until the South American, because if they don't take risks again and the Wilstermann fan will be deprived of an international match," Vargas warned.

Red receives Blooming

Meanwhile, the reds will receive Blooming this afternoon in Sacaba for the second date of the championship (5:15 p.m.).

Maximiliano Ortiz will replace Francisco Rodríguez, the winger was sent off in the match against Royal Pari. The rest of the team will go with José Escóbar in goal; Carlos Áñez, Santiago Echeverría, Edemir Rodríguez, Maximiliano Ortiz in defense; Cristhian Machado and Moisés Villarroel in contention; Javier Sanguinetti as the hitch; Jean Pierre El Hage (Under-20) and Edzon Pérez as wingers, and Andrés Chávez as the only forward.

This Saturday's session will close with the commitment between Universitario de Sucre and Nacional Potosí at the Patria stadium, starting at 7:30 p.m. The people of the capital go for the second victory.