The Sol de America defeated the Colombian Independiente Medellin 2-0 on Thursday in a match of the first phase of the 2018 Copa Sudamericana played at the Luis Giagni stadium in Villa Elisa, near Asuncion.
The two goals were scored by Sol de America's idol, forward Pablo Zeballos, at 21 and 50 minutes.
The rematch between Sol de America will be played on May 10 at the Atanasio Girardot stadium in Medellin.
DIM vs. Sol de America: this is how they played
DIM: Gonzalez; Anchico, Murillo, Mosquera, Pertuz; Moreno, Ricaurte, 8.Hernandez, Moreno; Caicedo and Castro.
Sol de America: Ortiz, Mino, Villalba, Acuna, Velazquez, Alvarez, Vera, Vera, Gimenez, Villagra, Zeballos
PREMATCH
Both teams are currently in fourth place in their respective leagues, but Sol de America has been making a comeback after returning to the path of victory this weekend, while 'the Red of the Mountain' suffered a defeat last Sunday, 2-0 against league leaders Atletico Nacional.
| Country | Time |
| Mexico | 7:30 p.m. |
| Peru | 7:30 p.m. |
| Colombia | 7:30 p.m. |
| Ecuador | 7:30 p.m. |
| Venezuela | 8:30 p.m. |
| Bolivia | 8:30 p.m. |
| Paraguay | 9:30 p.m. |
| Chile | 9:30 p.m. |
| Uruguay | 9:30 p.m. |
| Argentina | 9:30 p.m. |
| Spain | 2:30 a.m. |
'El Danzarín' has already overcome the rough patch it went through last month and places its hopes for victory in forward Ernesto 'Pinti' Alvarez, the top scorer of the Paraguayan Apertura tournament with six goals.
The contribution of forward Pablo Zeballos will also be important, as he scored two of the three goals scored by the Villa Elisa team in their 3-1 victory against Sportivo Luqueño on Sunday.
Independiente Medellin, led by Spanish coach Ismael Rescalvo, arrives with the notable absence of Argentine forward German Cano, injured in the last league game and unable to contribute his goals in the Sudamericana match. Midfielder Daniel Catano and defender Jorge Segura also remained in Colombia due to injury.
With these absences, the Independiente Medellin expedition consists of 18 players for their match in Paraguay, with youth players Ever Valencia and Rivaldo Correa as newcomers, as well as the inclusion of experienced fullback Julian Anchico, after recovering from a viral illness that prevented him from playing in the Paisa derby.
Independiente Medellin vs. Sol de America: probable lineups
Sol de America: Gerardo Ortiz; Diego Vera, Federico Acuna, Gustavo Velazquez, Emilio Villalba; Rodrigo Ruiz, Marcos Dure, Martin Gimenez, Richard Franco; Pablo Zeballos and Ernesto Alvarez. Coach: Diego Gavilan.
Independiente Medellin: David Gonzalez; Julian Anchico, Jesus Murillo, Hernan Pertuz, Elvis Mosquera; Didier Moreno, Andres Ricaurte; Mauricio Gomez, Yairo Moreno; Juan Fernando Caicedo and Leonardo Castro. Coach: Ismael Rescalvo.
Source: EFE