Santa Fe, to come back against Deportes Iquique to avoid a great embarrassment in the Libertadores

This afternoon (5 pm, ESPN and Disney+ TV) Santa Fe will seek a comeback in Bogotá in the second leg of the second phase of the Copa Libertadores against a Chilean Deportes Iquique that dreams big after having won 2-1 in the first leg in Chile.

The match will be played at the Techo stadium because El Campín, where the Bogota club usually plays at home, is occupied by the setup of the concerts that Shakira will give on Wednesday and Thursday.

Santa Fe, which is ranked 13th in the Colombian league, is also well rested for Tuesday's match, as its game against Atlético Bucaramanga in the Apertura Tournament this weekend was postponed due to another concert, that of Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, which took place last Friday at El Campín.

The main doubts that the Colombian coach, the Uruguayan Pablo Peirano, will have will be those of midfielder Yilmar Velásquez and winger Omar Albornoz, who missed the first leg due to injury and have already returned to training with the team, so they could reappear against Iquique.

They will join the rest of the team, whose main figures are experienced players: goalkeeper Andrés Mosquera Marmolejo, Argentine centre-back Emanuel Olivera, midfielder Daniel Torres and top scorer Hugo Rodallega.

They are joined by other players who have excelled at the start of the season, such as winger Santiago Mosquera and creative Alexis Zapata.

Deportes Iquique, meanwhile, dreams of qualifying for the group stage of the Copa Libertadores for the second time in its history, after having played in the 2013 edition.

Led by Miguel Ramírez, they are coming into the match after their 4-2 defeat on Friday against Audax Italiano, a result that has seen them fall to second to last place in the Chilean league, where they have yet to score any points. However, the first leg win has motivated the Chileans, who arrived in Bogotá early Monday morning.

Among the travelers are Argentine goalkeeper Leandro Requena, the tireless striker Edson Puch, 38 years old, who scored both goals in the first leg, midfielder César González and forward Steffan Pino.

The winner of this tie will face the winner of the duel between Boca Juniors and Alianza Lima in the third phase.