This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Santos at Estádio Urbano Caldeira when the Copa Sudamericana tournament arrives in town and Universidad Católica with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 6200 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
It's no vacation for neither Santos nor Universidad Católica as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Santos form and stats
Santos was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Copa Sudamericana. Libertad was too strong.The Santos manager Bustos and his gang return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Fluminense. The Santos goalkeeper Paulo was crucial in the match against Fluminense last time out, making six saves. Goalkeeper Paulo got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.11 out of ten. Paulo topped it up with a clean sheet.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Santos, as the Serie A home game vs Coritiba is only four days away.
Universidad Católica form and stats
They also participated in Copa Sudamericana last season. This ended in the 1st round.Two away matches in a row for Universidad Católica, whose manager Rondelli could celebrate last time after the win against 9 de Octubre. As you can tell from the results above, Universidad was very dominant against 9 de Octubre, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Díaz (2) and Martínez (2) providing the goals.
A new game in only three days for Universidad Católica, the Liga Pro home match versus Independiente del Valle. Busy days.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  I. Díaz De León 4 goals | W. Cevallos Caicedo 3 goals |
Santos missing players
Universidad Católica missing players
| Santos | Universidad Católica | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 10 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 29 | 15 | Scored | S | 21 | 38 | ||
| 27 | 13 | Conceded | C | 12 | 26 | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 84% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 44% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | ||
| 5 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4.9 | ||
| 6 | 5.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.2 | ||
| 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.4 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 10.4 | 11.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 11.8 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.7 | ||
| 31% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 32% | ||
| 14.7 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 9.5 | ||
| 5.4 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Banfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Santos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Union La Calera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Universidad Católica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sao Paulo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Coritiba | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Corinthians | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Atletico Mineiro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Ceará | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Avai | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Cuiabá | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Bragantino | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Juventude | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Atlético GO | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Flamengo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Fluminense | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Santos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Palmeiras | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | America Mineiro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Fortaleza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Botafogo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 18 | Internacional | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 19 | Goias | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 20 | Atletico PR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
