Gameday in Toyota City for the first leg of the quarter final between Nagoya & Urawa.

Nagoya is going with a good 11 but of course the important fact is that their key player in front, Mateus, is on the bench. It’s very problematic for them and shows that they are not 100% focus on this cup.

On their side, Urawa is going on this game with a solid 11, Scholz is back so it’s really good for their defense. Karlsson is starting and with big confidence after he scored on last game against Frontale.

In J League Nagoya is ranked 12 with 6 wins, 8 draws & 8 losses for 18 goals scored & 24 goals conceded. They are not that far of the relegation zone and we can see that offensively they are in trouble.

Urawa is ranked 8 with 7 wins, 11 draws & 5 losses for 30 goals scored & 21 goals conceded.

Urawa was expected to be a top team this season, it tooks time but they are performing much better than at the early of the season. Top3 looks impossible this season so they put a lot of importance on this competition.

I expect 1-1 or 1-2.