Comments and predictions for Fortaleza vs Colo-Colo: Home advantage is not enough

Latest Fortaleza vs Colo-Colo team information

Fortaleza are dealing with a number of injuries ahead of Tuesday's game, with Diogo Barbosa and Emanuel Britez both ruled out with ankle sprains.

Moises Vieira is out with a thigh injury, Pedro Augusto is still nursing a groin injury, and Tinga has yet to recover from an ankle injury he suffered at the start of the season.

There are also concerns over the condition of Gustavo Mancha – who was forced off injured in the recent draw with Sao Paulo and remains a doubt.

Colo-Colo have fewer problems, but will be without Alexander Oroz – who is expected to be out for several weeks with a fitness issue.

The absence of the Chilean striker has limited options for coach Almiron in attack as the team needs to revive their campaign.

Latest predicted lineup for Fortaleza vs Colo-Colo

Fortaleza:
Ricardo; Mancuso, Mancha, Kuscevic, Pacheco; Martinez, Rossetto, Sasha; Pikachu, Lucero, Lopes

Colo-Colo:
Cortes; Opazo, Vegas, Saldivia, Wiemberg; Cepeda, Pizarro, Pavez, Zavala; Correa, Rodrigues

Latest Fortaleza vs Colo-Colo football review

This is only Fortaleza's third appearance in the Copa Libertadores and the Brazilians' second in the group stage. They had a shaky start to the season, losing 3-0 at home to Racing Club, but have been given a chance to survive after controversial events in Santiago.

In the third match, Fortaleza looked to have secured all three points when they took the lead in the 19th minute at Atletico Bucaramanga, but an 89th-minute penalty saw them settle for a disappointing 1-1 draw.

Preparing to face Colo-Colo for the fourth time in history, Leão do Pici will hope to take advantage of home advantage – something that has not happened in the previous three meetings, with all three matches ending in victories for the away team.

However, the home team are on a worrying run of form, failing to win in their last seven games in all competitions, including four consecutive draws. This poor performance has seen them drop to 15th place in the Brazilian National Championship, with just seven points after seven rounds.

The first leg of the tie was marred by tragedy when two fans were killed when they were hit by a tear gas canister fired by police during a crowd control operation. The chaos led to crowds spilling onto the pitch, forcing the game to be abandoned and later awarded to Fortaleza.

For Colo-Colo, this is a chance to take revenge and salvage a disappointing season. The 1991 Copa Libertadores champions have only won two points from their first three games and are bottom of Group E, facing the risk of being eliminated early once again.

The Chilean side have been eliminated from the group stage in 10 of their last 13 appearances – a poor record for a team of their calibre.

Their domestic form has not been any better, with El Cacique currently sitting 10th in the Chilean league. Coach Jorge Almiron is under pressure in his second season in charge, despite leading Colo-Colo to the title last season.

Colo-Colo have won just one of their last seven games in all competitions, drawing four and losing two. This poor run has left fans questioning the direction of the team as they travel to Brazil, where they need a positive result to progress.

Latest Fortaleza vs Colo-Colo score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Fortaleza vs Colo-Coloas follows:

• Sportsmole:Fortaleza 2-2 Colo-Colo

• WhoScore:Fortaleza 1-1 Colo-Colo
• Our newspaper predicts:Fortaleza 1-1 Colo-Colo

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