Independiente - Santos Prediction, Picks and Tips
This last eighth-round key of the Copa Libertadores was postponed due to Independiente's participation in the Suruga Bank, a contest that he won a couple of weeks ago in Japan (he beat Cerezo Ozaka with scoring of attacker Silvio Romero, his most recent reinforcement) . After that the Argentine team could debut in the Superliga just last Friday tying 2-2 in his visit to Newell's, a very lively match in the first half which ended up winning the 'red' thanks to a double by Gigliotti.
Their matches in the group stage for the continental tournament were very close and of their three wins only the one against Venezuelan Deportivo Lara had more than one goal difference (2-0). It is favorite if we take into account the critical situation of Santos. The 'peixe' is in the zone of descent of the Brasileirao, dragging a long streak of negative results, and to this is added the elimination of Copa Brasil suffered last week. Although he finished first in his group, he went without scoring in the last two dates.
Less than 2.5 goals were in 5 of the 6 Independiente games per group stage. Less than 2.5 goals were in 5 of Santos' 6 matches per group stage. Gigliotti scored two goals in the group stage with Independiente. In his 10 visits for Brasileirao, Santos could not score more than one goal per game.
Our recommendation tip for Independiente - Santos : Independiente to win @ 1.93