The #CopaLibertadores returns this week! Venezuela's Estudiantes de Mérida will host Alianza Lima on Wednesday but thanks to COVIS-19, their preparations have been less than ideal. DT Martín Brignani has not been able to return to Venezuela #FutVe https://twitter.com/FUTVEEnglish/status/1305129833417015299

It looks increasingly likely that José "Budha" Torrealba will be on the bench taking direction from Brignani via the telephone! #FutVe

Furthermore, in this enforced break, Estudiantes have lost the services of Edward Morillo, Jaime Moreno, Matías Draghi and Alexis Messidoro leaving Los Rojiblancos a little short of squad depth #FutVe

Before the break, Estudiantes lost to Racing and Nacional but all bets are off now and you cannot really infer anything from previous performances. Estudiantes will certainly have some rust to blow off - they haven't played a competitive fixture in 6 months (March 12) #FutVe

Opponents Alianza are in indifferent form but have at least played 6 matches and had a chance to reach something approaching full match fitness. They have won only 1 match since the restart of football in Perú #FutVe

Alianza can count Venezuelan international Rubert Quijada, future Man City full back Kluiverth Aguilar, former River Plate midfielder Josepmir Ballón and Peruvian wonderkid Oslimg Mora in their ranks. This will be a tough test for Estudiantes #FutVe