There was a lot of expectation in Paraná for the match between Patronato and Olimpia of Paraguay, key in the fight for qualification to the knockout stages of the Copa Libertadores. But all that mood was watered down, literally. A deluge that affected the city of Entre Rios throughout the day on Wednesday forced Conmebol to suspend the game and reschedule it within 24 hours, possibly at the Colón stadium in Santa Fe.
The state of the court of Patronato de Paraná that caused the suspension of the match against Olimpia for the Libertadores.
"The Directorate of Competitions and Operations of CONMEBOL informs that the game to be played between Patronato (ARG) vs. Olimpia (PAR) for the CONMEBOL Libertadores 2023 has been modified in date and stadium," was the information officially published by CONMEBOL.
The stage of the 'Presbítero Bartolomé Grella' was toured on several occasions by the officials of Conmebol and the referee body headed by the Venezuelan Jesús Valenzuela Sáez. Around 18:00 p.m., and after evaluating different options, the decision was to postpone the meeting until Thursday and move it a few kilometers, on the other side of the Paraná River. It will start at 19:00 (Argentine time).
Patronato wants to continue the positive international streak against Olimpia of Paraguay, which has not won in Argentina since 1984, for the fourth round of Group H.
Patronato has not won two games in a row since January 24 (the final of the Copa Argentina that allowed it to qualify for the Libertadores and the first round match of the current edition of the federal tournament), and since October 23 if the same competition is counted.
The state of the court of Patronato de Paraná that caused the suspension of the match against Olimpia for the Libertadores.
In the Libertadores, those led by Walter Otta are third with 3 units and in the qualifying zone for the Copa Sudamericana, after the 4-1 thrashing of Melgar of Peru for the previous date, in a historic match for being the first time the competition was played in Entre Ríos.
Group H is headed by Nacional de Medellín, Colombia, with 7 points, followed by Olimpia 5; Board of Trustees 3 and Melgar 1.