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Cerro Porteño’s lineup to face Recoleta FC today

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Cerro Porteño will visit Recoleta FC in the eighth round of Paraguay’s 2026 Clausura tournament, with kickoff set for 6:30 p.m. Paraguay time.
  • The team sits 10th with seven points and needs a win to capitalize on leaders 2 de Mayo’s draw and reduce its deficit.
  • Gustavo Costas made three changes, bringing Manuel Roffo, Lucas Merolla and Carlos Chena into the starting lineup.

Cerro Porteño has its lineup set for a match it cannot afford to overlook. The Azulgrana visit Recoleta FC today in the closing game of the eighth round of Paraguay’s 2026 Clausura tournament, looking to take advantage of leaders 2 de Mayo dropping points.

The match starts at 6:30 p.m. Paraguay time. Derlis López will referee, with José Armoa assigned to VAR. Cerro Porteño enters the game in 10th place with seven points from two wins, one draw and four losses.

The gap at the top remains substantial. Cerro trails 2 de Mayo by 11 points after the leader drew 2-2 with Sportivo Luqueño on Tuesday. Libertad is nine points ahead, Nacional eight, Sportivo Trinidense seven and Olimpia six.

Coach Gustavo Costas has made three changes after Cerro’s 1-1 draw with Libertad in his team’s previous match at La Nueva Olla. Manuel Roffo returns in goal for Roberto Junior Fernández. Lucas Merolla replaces Agustín Almendra in a five-man defense, while youth player Carlos Chena starts instead of Juan Manuel Iturbe.

Cerro Porteño’s starting lineup is Manuel Roffo; Iván Ramírez, Gustavo Velázquez, Lucas Quintana and Lucas Merolla; Guillermo Benítez and Jorge Morel; Ariel Gamarra and Carlos Chena; Ignacio Aliseda; and Pablo Vegetti.

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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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