Both safely through to the knockout rounds of this year's Copa Libertadores , Group H top dogs Velez Sarsfield and second-placed Penarol will meet on Thursday night in Montevideo.

As the two teams have already clinched their place in the last 16, only first place in the group will be up for grabs at Estadio Campeon del Siglo.

Match preview

Fighting back from two goals down to preserve a long unbeaten home record in the Copa Libertadores, Penarol turned their penultimate group fixture on its head, beating Paraguay's Olimpia 3-2 to secure qualification.

After a disastrous first half, Leo Fernandez , Maximiliano Olivera and Eric Remedi all found the net, ensuring the Uruguayan giants would join Velez Sarsfield in the next stage of a competition they have won fi

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