Overview
- Puerto Cabello, which stunned Atlético Mineiro 2-1 on Thursday, sits top of Group B after the first matchday.
- Cienciano visits Uruguay’s Juventud at Estadio Centenario for its group-stage debut in the clubs’ first-ever meeting.
- A win in Montevideo would put the Peruvian side in a strong early position in the race to advance.
- Cienciano’s attack is expected to run through Carlos Garcés, Ale Hohberg and Neri Bandiera in a 4-2-3-1 setup.
- Juventud enters in poor domestic form, bottom of Uruguay with four points from 10 matches and six straight losses.