Penarol vs Colo Colo Match Preview

For the 5th round of the Copa Libertadores, Penarol face Colo Colo from Chille, at the Campeón del Siglo Stadium in Montevideo.

The two consecutive defeats from Colo Colo (2-1) and Jorge Wilstermann (3-1), placed Penarol at the bottom of the group. With just three points so far, they have to win all the remaining games, today against Colo Colo and Atletico Paranaense after twenty days.

Penarol is a team that concedes and scores goals with ease. Since they only need a victory in order to qualify, they are under pressure and have to attack. Striker Jimenez is anavailable tonight.

On the other hand, Colo Colo, after winning their current opponent with 2-1 at home, they have traveled to Brazil, where they suffered a 2-0 defeat to Atletico Paranaense. In their domestic league, due to the pandemic, they are not competing at the moment, so the players are not fully fit and prepared for today's match. They have better chances than their opponents to qualify and so they will also seek a victory here.

Colo Colo has six points in total, as many as Jorge Wilstermann. In the last round of the group stage, they will host the Bolivians in Santiago. Tonight's only missing for the team is the injured Nicolas Blandi.

Penarol needs the victory to keep fighting for the ticket to the next round of the competition. On the other side, Colo-Colo also need a positive result to keep their hopes alive for qualifying in the next phase. I will pick over 2,5 goals to be scored offered at 1,90 odds.