Paranaense defeated The Strongest in Group B of the Copa Libertadores.

Atlético Paranaense received The Strongest for Matchday 2 of Group B of the 2022 Copa Libertadores . Despite the many goal-scoring opportunities created, the reigning Brazilian champions of the Copa Sudamericana only managed to score one goal.

With favoritism in the second round of the group stage against The Strongest who came from a 1-1 draw in Bolivia against Libertad, Paranaense did the job, winning with David Terans' penalty goal (65').

Atlético Paranaense and Libertad are the leaders of Group B with four points. The third and fourth place belongs to Caracas and The Strongest. In the next match, Libertad will host Paranaense, while The Strongest will play at home against Caracas.

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After drawing (1-1) with Libertad in their debut in the Copa Libertadores, The Strongest will visit Atlético Paranaense, who drew 0-0 with Caracas in their debut in the competition. Follow the minute-by-minute updates, statistics, incidents, goals, interviews, and results of the match that will be played at the Arena da Baixada stadium.

What time is The Strongest vs. Atlético Paranaense?

Peru, Mexico, Colombia, and Ecuador: 5:00 p.m.

Bolivia and Venezuela: 6:00 p.m.

Paraguay, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil: 7:00 p.m.

Spain: 12:00 a.m. (Friday, April 15)

The Strongest vs. Atlético Paranaense: TV channels and how to watch

The Strongest vs. Atlético Paranaense will be one of the most attractive matches of the Copa Libertadores matchday. The match will take place at the Arena da Baixada stadium and will be broadcasted in South America on ESPN and Star+; in Argentina, through Fox Sports Argentina, while in the United States, the channels with the rights are beIN SPORTS CONNECT, beIN SPORTS, and beIN SPORTS en Español.

The Strongest vs. Atlético Paranaense: how the teams arrive

While in Matchday 1 of the Copa Libertadores Paranaense rescued one point, in the beginning of the Brasileirao, the Curitiba team suffered a 4-0 defeat on Sunday in their visit to Sao Paulo and the loss pressured the departure of Alberto Valentim and his Argentine assistant coach Lucho González.

Less than 24 hours before their match in the Copa Libertadores, Paranaense officially announced Fabio Carille as the coach on Wednesday, who left Santos and was the Brazilian league champion in 2017 with Corinthians.

Goalkeeper Santos and defender Ábner, champions with Brazil in the Tokyo Olympics, lead Paranaense's squad, which also includes Colombians Nicolás Hernández and Luis Orejuela and Argentine Tomás Cuello.

Uruguayans David Terans and Agustín Canobbio, Ecuadorians Bryan García and John Mercado, and locals Thiago Heleno, Leo Cittadini, and Vitinho are other players with international experience.

The Strongest, led by Argentine coach Cristian Díaz, is in third place in the Bolivian League with 14 points, only 2 points behind surprising leader Atlético Palmaflor.

In the last match of the Bolivian Championship, the eighth round, the 'Tigre' lost 1-0 in their visit to Aurora.

The Colombian striker Jair Reinoso, 36 years old and one of the top scorers in Bolivian football, leads the team's foreign legion, which includes experienced Paraguayan defender Ismael Banegas, 34 years old.

The Strongest vs. Atlético Paranaense: probable lineups

Atlético Paranaense: Bento, Orejuela, Pedro Henrique, Halter, Abner, Hugo Moura, Cristian, Terans, Cuello, Cirino, and Vitor Bueno. DT: Mauricio Souza.

The Strongest: Vizcarra, Wayar, Castillo, Banegas, Aponte, Saucedo, Calleros, Cascini, Vaca, Esparza, and Triverio. DT: Cristian Leonel Diaz.