Nacional Montevideo vs. Banfield (0.25) - Preview

Football, Copa Libertadores

Here the odds are all wrong in my oppinion. Argentinian teams are among the good teams, and surely are the most solid and compact ones, very hard to break, and with Banfield being the best team in Argentina in the last couple of months, I don't really see a reason why they shouldn't be favorites here. They already proved their toughness when they've soundly beaten Deportivo Cuenca by 4-1, at more than 2500 meters of altitude, and a win here too would almost assure them of qualifying, and can take the rest of the games with more ease, especially since they have a hectic schedule in the Clausura coming up (after the trip to Morelia, they will have to play against Estudiantes, San Lorenzo, Velez and Independiente - all in 2 weeks, so it would probably be good if they can afford to rest some regulars in Mexico). Nacional are nothing special, I don't hold the Uruguayan soccer in very high regard, and they showed some poor performances so far, despite beating Cuenca 3-2 in the first match, they showed some real issues when it came to finishing the actions, and also defensive problems, though they were pretty well organized against Monarcas. All in all, I'm going for the better team here! GL!