Audax Italiano play host to Nublense at the Estadio Municipal de Concepción in the second leg of their Copa Sudamericana round of 16 clash on Friday early morning. No goal was scored in the first leg of the tie between fellow Chilean rivals Nublense and Audax Italiano seven days ago. With last week’s first leg ending in a stalemate, this tie is still up for grabs, with Ecuador's LDU Quito already awaiting the winners in the last 16. I anticipate another cagey contest in the all-Chilean affair. Despite conceding most of the ball to their opponents at Estadio Municipal de Concepcion last week, Audax Italiano held out for a 0-0 draw and retain hope of continuing their quest in the Copa Sudamericana. Audax Italiano continued to struggle for results as they suffered a disappointing 1-0 loss to 10-man Deportes Copiapo in the Chilean Primera Division in their last outing on Sunday. Approaching Thursday's second leg against domestic rivals Nublense, both teams are tied on 19 points in the Chilean Primera Division, with 12th-placed Audax sitting two spots above their opponents, and both remain dangerously close to the drop zone. However, for this encounter, I am expecting a win or a draw for Nublense for the following reasons:

Firstly. Although Audax Italiano are within 90 minutes of reaching the Copa Sudamericana's last-16, they have now failed to win any of their last five matches. That run has featured back-to-back losses at home to O'Higgins and Palestino in the cup and league respectively, plus Sunday's dismal defeat to 10-man Copiapo, when despite having an extra player for 40 minutes Audax were still beaten 1-0. They have also failed to find the back of the net in each of the last four matches in the process.

Secondly. Like the home side, Nublense failed to find their feet last time out as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Deportes Magallanes in the Primera Division. Their most recent outing saw the club come desperately close to ending such a sorry sequence, but Ismael Sosa's first-half strike was eventually cancelled out by a late equaliser for their hosts. They are enduring an even longer winless streak, having failed to taste victory in any of their last eight matches across all competitions; losing three and claiming five draws since May’s 1-0 victory over Copiapo.

Both teams are struggling badly going into this game, and neither side has found the net with any regularity of late. But with a place in the last 16 on the line, both will have to come out of their shells at some stage. The match is likely to end in a draw, but Nublense can make their possession count this time around and get a goal for the win in the process. So, it is a draw or a win for Nublense for me.

周五凌晨，意大利Audax将在Concepción市政体育场主场迎战Nublense，进行南美杯16强第二回合的比赛。7天前，同为智利对手的努布伦塞和意大利奥达诺在首回合比赛中没有进球。上周的首回合以僵局告终，这场比赛仍然悬而未决，厄瓜多尔的基多LDU已经在等待16强的获胜者。我预计这将是一场由智利人主导的微妙较量。尽管上周在康塞普西翁市政体育场(Estadio Municipal de Concepcion)被对手丢了大部分球权，但意大利队坚持到0-0战平，并保留了在南美杯继续征战的希望。上周日，意大利队在智利甲级联赛的最后一场比赛中0- 1负于10人的科皮亚波队，他们继续为取得成绩而苦苦挣扎。在周四的第二回合对阵国内对手Nublense的比赛中，两支球队在智利甲级联赛的积分都是19分，排名第12的Audax比对手高出两个名次，两支球队都离降级区很近。然而，对于这场比赛，我希望Nublense获胜或平局，原因如下:

首先。尽管意大利队距离南美杯16强还有90分钟的时间，但他们在最近的五场比赛中一场也没赢。在这轮比赛中，奥达克斯分别在主场背对背输给了奥希金斯和巴勒斯坦人，在杯赛和联赛中，再加上周日惨败给10人的科皮亚波，尽管有40分钟的额外上场时间，奥达克斯仍然以1比0被击败。在此过程中，他们在过去的四场比赛中都没能打进一球。

其次。和主队一样，努布伦塞在上一场比赛中也没能站稳脚跟，他们在西甲联赛中被马哲伦队1-1逼平。他们最近的一场比赛让俱乐部绝望地接近结束这样一个令人遗憾的系列赛，但伊斯梅尔·索萨上半场的进球最终被主队扳平。他们经历了更长时间的无胜连胜，在所有赛事的最后八场比赛中没有一场获胜;自5月1-0战胜科皮亚波以来，他们已经输掉了3场比赛，取得了5场平局。

两支球队在这场比赛开始前都很挣扎，最近双方都没有找到任何规律的进球。但在16强的争夺中，两人都必须在某个阶段走出困境。这场比赛很可能以平局结束，但Nublense这次可以让他们的控球权发挥作用，并在此过程中获得一个进球。所以，对我来说，这是Nublense的平局或胜利。