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América Mineiro vs Defensa y Justicia Live Stream, Predictions
América Mineiro will come up against Defensa y Justicia in Wednesday’s Copa Sudamericana clash.
Scroll down for all of our predictions, poll and stats for the América Mineiro v Defensa y Justicia game - along with the latest match odds.
📏 Form Guide
América Mineiro
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América Mineiro will want to continue from where they left off last time out with a 2-1 Serie A victory vs Fortaleza.
In that game, América Mineiro had 28% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. For América Mineiro, the goalscorers were Breno Cascardo (2') and Felipe Azevedo (33'). At the other end, Fortaleza had 16 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Tomás Pochettino (26') was the scorer for Fortaleza.
It’s been all too rare in recent games that América Mineiro have shown defensive steel. In fact, América Mineiro have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 matches, shipping 10 goals on the way. That pattern might not be continued into this game, however.
Defensa y Justicia
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Following on from tasting defeat last time out to Rosario Central in Superliga action, Defensa y Justicia and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.
In that match, Defensa y Justicia managed 60% possession and 16 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Defensa y Justicia was Rodrigo Bogarín (10'). Rosario Central got 22 shots at goal with 7 on target. Carlos Quintana (13') and Víctor Malcorra (55') scored for Rosario Central.
A series of dependable displays from the Defensa y Justicia defensive players has seen the number of goals they’ve conceded standing at 4 from their past 6 clashes combined. During the same time, their own attack force has managed to score 10.
👥 Head to head
The previous league contest between the two was Copa Sudamericana match day 2 on 20/04/2023 when it ended Defensa y Justicia 2-1 América Mineiro.
📰 Team News: América Mineiro
The América Mineiro manager Vágner Mancini does not have any fitness concerns at all ahead of this clash thanks to a completely injury-free squad available to select from.
📋 Team News: Defensa y Justicia
Due to a completely healthy group available for selection, the Defensa y Justicia manager Julio Vaccari has no fitness worries to report coming into this game.
🔮 Prediction
We’re inclined to think that Defensa y Justicia should have enough to score against this América Mineiro team, but that realistically won’t be as many as they will have scored against them.
We’re predicting a close game with a 2-1 victory for América Mineiro when the full-time whistle blows. Definitely a tough call.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Andre Moura, 00:04 20/05/2023

🏟️ Team Focus:
América Mineiro
Formed: 1912
Stadium: Estádio Raimundo Sampaio (23,018)
Captain: Adilson Juninho
Chairman: Alencar da Silveira Jr.
Manager: Vágner Mancini
Competitions: Serie A position 20, Copa do Brasil (Round of 16), Copa Sudamericana (Group F)
⭐ Key Player: Aloísio

Normally taking to the field in the Striker position, Aloísio was born in Araranguá, Brazil. Having made his senior debut playing for Grêmio in the 2006 season, the skilful Forward has accumulated 3 league goals in this Série A 2023 season so far in a total of 5 appearances.
Defensa y Justicia |
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América Mineiro |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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1 |
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7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 18 | WWWLW |
2 |
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7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 15 | WWWDD |
3 |
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7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | LDWWL |
4 |
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7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | WLWWW |
5 |
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7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | WWLWL |
6 |
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7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | LLWWW |
7 |
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7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | LWWWL |
8 |
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7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | DWDDW |
9 |
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7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | WLWWD |
10 |
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7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | WDLDW |
11 |
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7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | WDDDL |
12 |
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7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | LDDDW |
13 |
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7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 7 | WWLLD |
14 |
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7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 7 | LWLLW |
15 |
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7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 7 | WLLLL |
16 |
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7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -7 | 7 | LLLWD |
17 |
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7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 6 | LDDLL |
18 |
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7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 5 | LDLDL |
19 |
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7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -11 | 4 | LLDLW |
20 |
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7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -10 | 2 | DLDLL |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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1 |
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17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 40 | WDWLW |
2 |
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17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 35 | WDDWW |
3 |
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17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 31 | LWWWD |
4 |
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17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 31 | WWWDW |
5 |
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17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 30 | DLWDW |
6 |
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17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 29 | WWDDL |
7 |
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16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 28 | DWWLW |
8 |
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17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 28 | WLWLD |
9 |
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17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 26 | WDDDW |
10 |
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17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 24 | DWLWW |
11 |
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17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 23 | LDDWL |
12 |
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17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 23 | LDWWD |
13 |
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17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 23 | LDDWL |
14 |
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17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | -1 | 22 | WDDLD |
15 |
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17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 21 | WDWWL |
16 |
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17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 20 | LLLWL |
17 |
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17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | -7 | 20 | DLLWL |
18 |
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17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | -5 | 19 | LDWDD |
19 |
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17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | -7 | 19 | LWLDL |
20 |
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17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | -3 | 18 | WLWLD |
21 |
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17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 18 | LWLDD |
22 |
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16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 18 | DLLLL |
23 |
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16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | DLDLD |
24 |
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17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | -4 | 17 | LWDWL |
25 |
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17 | 2 | 9 | 6 | -7 | 15 | WDLLD |
26 |
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17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -10 | 15 | DDLLL |
27 |
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17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -11 | 14 | WLLLW |
28 |
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16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -13 | 12 | DLDLW |
América Mineiro |
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Millonarios |
América Mineiro |
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Corinthians |
Internacional |
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América Mineiro |
Botafogo |
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América Mineiro |
América Mineiro |
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Defensa y Justicia |
América Mineiro |
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Fortaleza |
Peñarol |
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Defensa y Justicia |
Defensa y Justicia |
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Racing Club |
América Mineiro |
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Defensa y Justicia |
Rosario Central |
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Defensa y Justicia |
Defensa y Justicia |
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Estudiantes de La Plata |
San Lorenzo |
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Defensa y Justicia |
América Mineiro |
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Fortaleza |
América Mineiro |
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Cruzeiro |
América Mineiro |
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Cuiabá |
América Mineiro |
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Fluminense |
América Mineiro |
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Atlético Goianiense |
América Mineiro |
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Internacional |
Rosario Central |
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Defensa y Justicia |
San Lorenzo |
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Defensa y Justicia |
Barracas Central |
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Defensa y Justicia |
Banfield |
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Defensa y Justicia |
Platense |
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Defensa y Justicia |
Boca Juniors |
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Defensa y Justicia |
Aloísio | 3 |
Alê | 1 |
Breno Cascardo | 1 |
Danilo Avelar | 1 |
Everaldo | 1 |
Nicolás Emanuel Fernández | 8 |
Santiago Solari | 4 |
David Barbona | 2 |
Tomás Cardona | 2 |
Gastón Togni | 2 |
América Mineiro |
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Atletico PR |
Grêmio |
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América Mineiro |
América Mineiro |
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Internacional |
Peñarol |
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América Mineiro |
Atlético Mineiro |
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América Mineiro |
Coritiba |
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América Mineiro |
América Mineiro |
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Vasco da Gama |
Flamengo |
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América Mineiro |
América Mineiro |
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Palmeiras |
Bahia |
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América Mineiro |
Peñarol |
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Defensa y Justicia |
Defensa y Justicia |
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Belgrano |
Argentinos Juniors |
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Defensa y Justicia |
Defensa y Justicia |
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Millonarios |
Defensa y Justicia |
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Tigre |
Arsenal de Sarandí |
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Defensa y Justicia |
Defensa y Justicia |
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Lanús |
Godoy Cruz |
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Defensa y Justicia |
Defensa y Justicia |
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Sarmiento |
Unión de Santa Fe |
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Defensa y Justicia |