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Rosario Central will host Internacional at the Gigante de Arroyito on Tuesday in the first leg of their 2024 Copa Sudamericana playoff-round clash. The home side have particularly struggled for results in recent weeks and will hope they can find better luck when they return to continental action this week.
They featured in the Copa Libertadores earlier in the season kicking off their group stage run with a 1-0 home victory over Penarol. They would, however, go on to win just one of their subsequent five matches in the group, ultimately finishing in third place and dropping down to the Copa Sudamericana.
Internacional, meanwhile, kicked off their Sudamericana group stage campaign with back-to-back goalless draws against Belgrano and Real Tomayapo. They then won three of their final four games to secure a second-place finish in Group C with 11 points from an obtainable 18.
The visitors have, however, endured a difficult run of form of late, prompting the dismissal of head coach Eduardo Coudet after a year at the club. Pablo Fernandez has now taken charge of the side and will be looking to rectify things as soon as possible.
Rosario Central vs Internacional Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Tuesday's game will mark the third competitive meeting between Rosario Central and Internacional.
- The two sides faced off for the first time in the last 16 of the 2005 Copa Sudamericana, with the visitors winning the two-legged clash 2-1 on aggregate.
- Rosario Central have lost their last five competitive matchups against Brazilian opposition.
- Colorado are without a clean sheet in their last four games across all competitions.
Rosario Central vs Internacional Prediction
Rosario Central are on a four-game winless streak and have won just two of their last 13 games across all competitions. They are without a win in their last three matches at the Gigante de Arroyito and will be looking to snap that streak on Tuesday.
Internacional have lost two of their last three games and are without a win in their last six. They have, however, performed fairly well on the road in recent weeks and should avoid defeat here.
Prediction: Rosario Central 1-1 Internacional
Rosario Central vs Internacional Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Draw
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Five of the hosts' last six matches have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in each of the visitors' last six matches)
