Esperance hopes to return by qualifying from Sun Downs Square African club Mamelodi Sundowns will meet its opponent, Esperance of Tunisia, in the second leg of the CAF Champions League semi-finals, on Friday, April 26, 2024, at Loftus Versfeld Stadium.
South African club Mamelodi Sundowns will meet its opponent, Esperance of Tunisia, in the second leg of the CAF Champions League semi-finals, on Friday, April 26, 2024, at Loftus Versfeld Stadium.
The first-leg match last weekend at the Hamadi Al-Aqrabi stadium in Rades saw the home team prevail with a score of (1-0), and the task will not be easy for both sides in the return match, as each team will aspire to achieve the result that will qualify it for the final match, facing the winner of the semi-final. The second final between Al-Ahly and Mazembe.
Confrontation data
Esperance of Tunisia achieved a small victory in the first leg of the semi-finals of the African Champions League, at the expense of its guest, Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa, with a score of one goal free of charge, scored by Brazilian striker Yann Sass in the 41st minute of the first half after a wonderful pass from his compatriot Rodriguez made him go one-on-one. Goalkeeper Williams puts the ball into the net twice.
Coach Miguel Cardoso’s team will enter the return match aspiring to maintain its slim lead, armed with its defensive solidity after conceding only one goal in the last nine matches in all competitions, as well as not suffering any loss in 16 consecutive matches, since the defeat (3-1) away from the field against Sudanese Crescent last December.
The Bab Souika team did not compete in the Tunisian League in the middle of this week, and continues to lead the table in the coronation group with 13 points, moving away from its direct pursuer, Monastir, which is in second place, by six points, with six more matches remaining until the end of the local season.
On the other hand, just three days after the Champions League semi-final first leg in Tunisia, the South African club Mamelodi Sundowns played a strong match in the local league against its guest, Sekhukhune, who is fourth in the table, and was able to achieve a victory (2-1). ), thanks to goals from Tašryk Matheus and Tabelo Morena.
Thanks to this victory, coach Rulani Mokoena’s team continued to lead the South African league table with 56 points from 22 matches, a full 13 points behind the Stellenbosch team, which is in second place with 43 points from 24 matches, and has eight more matches remaining until the end of the season.
The yellow team will aspire to play the second final match at the continental level in the same season, after reaching the final of the first edition of the “African Super Cup” and achieving the title after defeating Wydad Casablanca of Morocco with a score of (2-1) in the aggregate of the two home and away matches last November.
Possible formations of the two teams
Mamelodi Sundowns : Williams / Modiba, Cotezi, Mvala, Boutwell / Mudawa, Allende, Kekana / Zwane, Sereno, Maseko
Esperance : Mamich/Ben Ali, Ben Hamida, Meriah, Tougay/Taqa, Chaalali, Ahlou/Ghacha, Sass, Rodriguez.
Coralogy predictions: Mamelodi Sundowns win / Correct score for Mamelodi Sundowns win (1-0) / Less than 2.5 goals scored in the match
