Gumarelo arrives at this match after having defeated Deportivo Santaní by 3-0 and thus managed to reach the semifinals of the Paraguay Cup. The team will have the return of their top scorer, Óscar "Tacuara" Cardozo. Libertad can extend their lead in the standings to 9 points.
On the other hand, Resistencia drew in the previous round against Sportivo Luqueño and thus managed to break the streak of defeats they had accumulated in the championship. Their main objective is to stay in the top category. Currently, the team needs to continue adding all possible points.
Background between both teams
Libertad and Resistencia have played 16 matches since 1976 to the present, resulting in 9 wins for Gumarelo, 5 draws, and 2 victories for Triángulo Rojo. As for the games played in Tuyucuá, there are 5 matches with wins for the albinegros and 2 draws.
Possible lineups for the match
Libertad: Martin Silva; Iván Piris, Diego Viera, Alexander Barboza, and Matías Espinoza; Antonio Bareiro, Álvaro Campuzano, Lucas Sanabria, and Rubén Lezcano; Lorenzo Melgarejo and Óscar Cardozo. Coach: Ariel Galeano.
Resistencia: Marino Arzamendia; Ariel Benítez, Alexis Villalba, Pablo Adorno, and Marcelo Benítez; Jesús Araujo, Aldo Quiñónez, Diego Aguilera, and Walter Pacheco; Christian Martínez and Nelson Da Silva. Coach: Carlos Recalde.
Match officials
Main Referee: Carlos Paul Benítez.
Assistants: Héctor Medina and Nancy Fernández.
Fourth Official: Marco Franco.
VAR: Fernando López.
AVAR: Eduardo Britos.