Deportivo Cali vs Melgar – The opening leg of Deportivo Cali‘s Copa Sudamericana round-of-16 clash against Melgar will take place in Colombia on Thursday.

While the hosts were eliminated from the Copa Libertadores, the visitors finished top of their group and will now compete in the second tier of South American play.

Deportivo Cali qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage with a 2-0 win over Boca Juniors, whom they defeated in the Clausura phase of the Categoria Primera A final previous season.

Jhon Vasquez’s hat-trick and Santiago Mosquera’s goal gave Colombia a 3-0 win over Always Ready in the second leg of their last-16 tie, allowing them to reclaim second place in Group C.

So they went into the final round of games tied with Corinthians on goal differential, but although the Brazilians drew, Boca Juniors’ 1-0 victory denied Rafael Dudamel’s team a place in the last 16. They couldn’t recover from Alan Varela’s 54th-minute opener.

Los Verdiblancos, whose domestic campaign was put on pause after they finished 19th in the Apertura, will look to get their season back on track with a victory and move closer to the quarterfinals.

Deportivo Cali vs Melgar – Betting Analysis

After a tough Copa Sudamericana group stage match against Meglar, they face a good team. The visitors beat Ciencano 2-1 over two legs to qualify for the Copa Sudamericana group stage after finishing fifth in Peru’s premier tier.

Despite a poor start against Cuiaba (2-0), they bounced back with victories against River Plate (2-0) and Racing Club (1-0) to take control of their group.

Nestor Lorenzo’s team overcame a three-point deficit to the Argentinians with a 2-1 victory against Cuiaba thanks to a late Cristian Bordacahar double.

El Domino, fresh off a 1-0 win against Atletico Grau to maintain their lead atop Peru’s Primera Division Apertura standings, will travel to Deportivo Cali for the return leg in pursuit of another win.

Deportivo Cali vs Melgar – Head -to -Head

Deportivo Cali vs Melgar
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Our Prediction: Over 1.5 Goals

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