We have reached the final round of group matches in the 2021 Copa Libertadores. On Tuesday, the 25th of May we have a meeting between Independiente Santa Fe and Atlético Junior at the Estadio Nemesio Camacho El Campín.
The hosts begin this game sitting bottom of the group and they have already been eliminated from the competition.
¡Agéndate León 🦁!🏆 Fecha 6 @libertadores🆚 @JuniorClubSA🗓 Martes 25 de mayo de 2021⏰ 17:15🏟 Bellavista pic.twitter.com/wYasJ5HSvs— Independiente Santa Fe (@SantaFe) May 24, 2021
¡Agéndate León 🦁!🏆 Fecha 6 @libertadores🆚 @JuniorClubSA🗓 Martes 25 de mayo de 2021⏰ 17:15🏟 Bellavista pic.twitter.com/wYasJ5HSvs
The visitors are in third place on 8 points, guaranteed a place in the Copa Sudamericana Round of 16 but know a win could see them finish second and remain in the Copa Libertadores.
Independiente Santa Fe come into the match having suffered a 2-1 defeat at the hands of River Plate in the Copa Libertadores last time out.
They found themselves 2-0 down after only 6 minutes of the game in Buenos Aires and it looked as though they were going to suffer a humiliating defeat.
However, Independiente Santa Fe prevented the hosts from scoring a third goal and managed to find the back of the net themselves in the second half, all be it only a consolation goal.
That result means Independiente Santa Fe have failed to win any of their last 7 fixtures in all competitions. Five of those matches have come in the Copa Libertadores, meaning the Colombian team have yet to record a victory in the group stage of the competition this season.
Independiente Santa Fe have failed to score more than a single goal in each of their last 5 home Copa Libertadores games and have seen under 2.5 goals in 7 of their last 9 at home in the competition.
Atlético Junior come into the match having defeated Fluminense 2-1 away from home in the Copa Libertadores. It was a great result for the Colombian team on the road and they opened the scoring 10 minutes before half-time.
Atlético Junior doubled their lead in the 50th minute and despite conceding with 15 minutes remaining, they held on for a big win.
That victory was the first recorded by Atlético Junior in 5 attempts. However, they have been difficult to beat and Atlético Junior have lost only one of their last 9 games in all competitions.
Away form in the Copa Libertadores shows Atlético Junior have seen both teams score in each of their 6 most recent away fixtures in the competition.
Midfielder Kelvin Osario could be recalled the starting XI for Independiente Santa Fe and exciting 15-year-old Hollman McCormick could feature in the match for the hosts.
Atlético Junior are likely to stick with the team which started the win over Fluminense unless fitness forces a change.