Deportivo Maldonado vs Fortaleza | where to watch, schedule, lineups

Deportivo Maldonado vs Fortaleza – liberators | Deportivo Maldonado x Fortaleza face each other for the first leg of the second phase of the Libertadores, this Thursday (23), at 9 pm (Brasília time), at the Domingo Burgueño Miguel Stadium, in Maldonado, Uruguay. See below for probable lineups, technical data and how to watch the game.

It will be the first clashes between the clubs in history. Fortaleza first played the continental competition in 2022 and made history by reaching the round of 16 – being eliminated by the traditional Estudiantes, from Argentina.

For this season, the club retained coach Juan Vojvoda and strengthened well – the expectation is to match or even surpass last year’s campaign. Pikachu and Brítez are out of the match in Uruguay due to suspension. Pedro Rocha, Lucas Crispim and Moisés are in the DM.

Deportivo Maldonado, in turn, managed to qualify for the pre-Libertadores stage, after being third in the Uruguayan Championship in 2022. This season, the team has already played three games for the Apertura, with one win and two draws. Highlight of the team, midfielder Maximiliano Cantera is suspended due to an expulsion in 2021.

How to watch Deportivo Maldonado vs Fortaleza

Deportivo Maldonado x Fortaleza will only be broadcast on Star+ and Paramount+ streams.

Date: 23/02.

Location: Domingo Burgueño Miguel, in Maldonado, Uruguay

Time: 21h.

Probable lineups:

Deportivo Maldonado: Kings; Cotugno, Cayetano and Ferreira; Alfaro, Piriz, Queiroz, Fernandez and Cantera; Darias and Spinelli.
Technician: Fabian Coito.

Strength: Fernando Miguel, Tinga, Titi, Benevenuto, Bruno Pacheco; Lucas Sasha, Caio Alexandre, Hercules, Pochettino; Galhardo and Lucero.
Technician: Juan Vojvoda.

Datasheet

LIBERATORS – SECOND PHASE (IDA)

Local: Domingo Burgueño Miguel (Maldonado, Uruguay)
Date: 02/23/2023.
Time: 9 pm.
Referee: Carlos Betancourt (COL).
Assistants: Wilmar Navarro (COL) and Sebastian Vela (COL).
VAR: John Perdomo (COL).