Macara
- Macara boss Guillermo Sanguinetti has instilled a strong sense of defensive discipline into his players since taking charge in April 2025, while the team’s high-intensity counter-attacking style is proving a nightmare for opposition teams to deal with.
- A compact 4-3-3 and disciplined low-block is the base of Macara’s tactics, but the key to their style of play is what they do when they win the ball back - transitioning at pace and looking to break quickly.
- Macara are currently top of Copa Sudamericana Group A with eight points from four games, while Alianza Atletico sit bottom with one point from the same number of matches, making this group stage fixture a crucial game for both sides with places in the next phase of the competition at stake.
Alianza Atletico
- Ariel Munoz is Alianza Atletico’s primary goal scorer with one goal and one assist in three Copa Sudamericana games, and he is the team’s most likely threat on the road in a 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 system, which is based on possession, short passing and trying to crowd the midfield to control space.
- The Peruvians have lost three and won two of their last five matches in all competitions, including a 2-1 away defeat to Deportivo Garcilaso, a 0-2 loss at home to America de Cali and a 2-0 win away at Juan Pablo II College.
Head-to-Head
- Macara are unbeaten at home in Copa Sudamericana (D2 from 2 games), but are yet to win.
- Macara won the reverse fixture 2-0 in Copa Sudamericana Group A 2 weeks ago.
Key Players
- Ariel Munoz is Alianza Atletico’s primary goal scorer with one goal and one assist in three Copa Sudamericana games, and he is the team’s most likely threat on the road in a 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 system, which is based on possession, short passing and trying to crowd the midfield to control space.
- Franco Posse is Macara’s sharp shooter in the forward line with two goals in four Copa Sudamericana matches and the hosts look much more likely to secure the win on home soil than their visitors on Friday.
Betting Insights
- Back Macara to win at 1.78 as they have shown their superiority in the group so far and beat Alianza 2-0 two weeks ago.
- Both teams to score is at 1.87, with over 2.5 goals at 2.03, and both bets could be profitable given Macara are averaging 1.50 goals per home game in the Copa Sudamericana so far.
