Emelec hasn't played an official game for over a month and that can hurt the team a lot because they'll be playing against a stronger team that has the championship in progress.

Emelec managed to get through this stage because it was in a weak group, the strongest team was Palmeiras and Emelec lost the 2 games against the Brazilians. The passage to this stage was the positive of the season because in the local championship they were bad and finished in 6th place.

A very important factor is that this game will be played in Guayaquil, a city that is located by the sea, the climate is very similar to what there is in Brazil and there is no altitude here, which is a great advantage for Atletico Mineiro.

Best player on the team, Joao Rojas is training part of his teammates because he is waiting to be transferred to Mexico and it will be a very important absence. Key defenders Joel Quintero and Aníbal Leguimazón are out due to injuries.

Atletico Mineiro is the current Brazilian champion. back in the game after they were down 2-0. A very important victory that will give more motivation and confidence to the players.

Hulk who rested the last game is on the list for this match, Keno, Zaracho, Jair, Mariano and Neto are out.

Atletico Mineiro went first in the group, a complicated group because they had to play in the altitude of Quito against Independiente del Valle and also had the Colombians of Deportes Tolima who have good quality. Atlético Mineiro is coming off 3 straight wins and two of them against Flamengo.

Atletico Mineiro is without a doubt the best team and although the qualifiers are in 2 games i believe that the team wants to resolve the tie in their favor and then in the second game the coach will be able to better manage the players because there are important and complicated games. We will see Atletico Mineiro with more ball, they will have more chances to score and they will end up winning the game.

埃梅莱克已经有一个多月没有参加正式比赛了，这可能会对球队造成很大的影响，因为他们将与一支正在夺冠的更强大的球队比赛。

埃梅莱克之所以能挺过这个阶段，是因为小组较弱，最强的球队是帕尔梅拉斯，埃梅莱克输掉了对阵巴西人的两场比赛。进入这个阶段是本赛季的积极因素，因为在当地锦标赛中他们表现不佳并获得了第 6 名。

一个非常重要的因素是，本场比赛将在瓜亚基尔进行，这座靠海的城市，气候与巴西非常相似，这里没有海拔，这对米内罗竞技队来说是一个很大的优势。

球队中最好的球员，若昂·罗哈斯正在训练他的部分队友，因为他正在等待被转移到墨西哥，这将是一次非常重要的缺席。关键后卫 Joel Quintero 和 Aníbal Leguimazón 因伤缺席。

米内罗竞技是目前的巴西冠军。在他们以2-0落后取得逆转后，取得了一场非常重要的胜利，会给球员更多的动力和信心。

上一场休息的胡尔克在本场比赛的名单上，基诺、萨拉乔、贾尔、马里亚诺和内托都缺席了。

米内罗竞技在小组中排名第一，这是一个复杂的小组，因为他们必须在基多的高海拔地区对阵 Independiente del Valle，并且还有实力出色的哥伦比亚球员Deportes Tolima。

米内罗竞技取得 3 连胜，其中两场对阵弗拉门戈。毫无疑问他们是最好的球队，虽然预选赛是在 2 场比赛中进行，但我相信球队希望以有利于他们的方式解决平局，然后在第二场比赛中，教练将能够更好地管理球员，因为有重要的比赛。我们将看到米内罗竞技有更多的球，他们将有更多的得分机会，最终会赢得比赛。