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Venezuela's Trujillanos seek to defeat Bolivia's The Strongest in Copa Libertadores

Xinhua, March 2, 2016 Adjust font size:

Venezuela's Trujillanos arrived in Bolivia's capital city of La Paz on Tuesday with their mindset on winning against local team The Strongest on Wednesday.

The match, the second one in the Group 1 stage of the Copa Libertadores de America 2016 will, take place in the Hernandez Siles Stadium.

Trujillanos' coach, Horacio Matuszyczk, upon his arrival in Bolivia's capital, said he was confident his players would get a good result with a defensive formation - two lines of four.

However, Matuszyczk added he was aware that his team should take care against their opponent as they are on an emotional high after recently winning 1-0 away to Sao Paolo, Brazil.

"We have focused on trying to make this a good match with a good result. We have a complete team, no one is injured," said Trujillanos' coach.

Trujillanos come into the match after losing 4-0 against Argentinean side River Plate in Venezuela.

"Against River Plate, a difficult opponent in the group, we had a great first half and made mistakes in the second half. However, we still have five matches left and we are still eager to qualify," said the coach.

In contrast, the Bolivian side are expected to present an attacking formation against Trujillanos and are currently choosing their best forwards.

Bolivian strategist and The Strongest coach, Mauricio Soria, said the key to advance is not to lose even one point in home matches and try to get as many away wins as possible, like what happened last week when they defeated Sao Paulo.

The match will kick off at on Wednesday at 16:15 local time (20:15 GMT). Endit