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América de Cali will seek in Maracaná a comeback in the round of 16 of the South American, with the pressure of reverse the 2-1 of the first leg and to end a drought of more than 30 years without winning in Brazil.

Photo: EFE – Ernesto Guzmán Jr

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América de Cali travels to Rio de Janeiro with the mission of trying what seems an impossible double: turning an adverse series and, incidentally, breaking a black streak that already exceeds three decades without winning in Brazil. The stage could not be more symbolic: the mythical Maracaná stadium, where Tonight will face Fluminense in the return of the round of 16 of the South American Cup.

In the first leg, played in Pascual Guerrero, the scarlets were complicated very early. A Yerson Candelo autogol and a definition of Agustín Canobbio put the Brazilians up 0-2 in just 15 minutes. Cristian Barrios's discount kept America alive, but made it clear that Diego Raimondi's team will have to correct concentration errors if he wants to dream of the rooms.

A statistical wall

The challenge is not just football, also historical. America has not won in Brazilian territory since 1993, when Flamengo surprised 1-3 in the Libertadores. Since then, there are 33 years of frustrations: just two victories in total, against Santos (1984) and that Flamengo, in front of a balance of 13 losses and seven draws. A statistic that weighs and makes the mission tougher this Tuesday.

The Global Marker favors Fluminense 2-1, which with a draw will suffice to settle in the next phase. For America, the equation is clear: it must score at least two goals and not receive any to classify direct; Any tie in the global would force the penalty shootout. The pressure is maximum, but the Vallecaucanos have already demonstrated character in the previous round, when they eliminated Bahia after drawing in Brazil and winning at home.

Renato Portaluppi team arrives with confidence. He knew how to hit quickly in the first leg and now has the support of his people in a stadium where he usually becomes strong. In addition, Maracaná is a field in which America has never won, which reinforces the favoritism of the Carioca team.