SportsMall previews Wednesday's Copa Libertadores clash between Atlético Mineiro and River Plate, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
semi-final 2024 Libertadores Cup When does Tuesday start? Atlético Mineiro welcome silver river Arena MRV in the opening match of that tie.
In the last eight matches, Gallo eliminated defending champion Fluminense by a 2-1 aggregate score, while the Argentinians won their tie against Colo-Golo by the same aggregate score.
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Playing in front of their home fans has proven to be a huge advantage for Mineiro in this tournament, as the Belo Horizonte team boasts a 100% record in this year's Libertadores at Arena MRV.
Two goals in the second half of the second leg against Flughafen were enough to overturn an early 1-0 deficit, as they have now won three consecutive home games without conceding.
Gabriel MilitoWin's men come into the tournament on a five-game unbeaten streak in all competitions, advancing to the Copa do Brasil final against Vasco da Gama at the weekend (3-2 on aggregate).
This will be the first time that Gallo reaches the Libertadores semifinals in 2021, as they tied both games against Palmeiras and were eliminated on away goals.
Atlético have never lost a home semi-final match against Libertadores in regulation time, beating Newell's Old Boys in this instance in 2013 and drawing 1-1 with Palmeiras in 2021.
Caló has won three of four meetings against River Plate in this competition, including both home games against them by a combined margin of 4-0.
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For the first time in four years, River Plate is once again among the final four of the Copa Libertadores, maintaining a 100% home record in the competition this season.
Marcelo GallardoWin's team is undefeated in this year's competition and has failed to win only two of the 10 matches it has played in the competition so far.
The Argentines have won two of their three previous Libertadores semi-final matches, including their last defeat at this stage of the competition in 2020 at Palmeiras (2-0).
Since their 1-0 victory in the second leg of the quarter-final against Colo-Colo, River Plate has not won in three consecutive games in all competitions, drawing 1-1 at home to Vélez Sarsfield on Friday.
River Plate hasn't been trailing for a second in this year's Libertadores and hasn't lost a competitive streak since July, when it scored its first goal against Godoy Cruz in the Argentine Primera División campaign (2-1).
The Millonarios have won four games in this competition in regulation time on Brazilian soil, the most recent in the semifinal against Palmeiras in 2020 (2-0).
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Miniro will be left without Matias Zaracho For another appointment while recovering from a hernia problem. Bernard AND Witchcraft Not likely to occur with knee injuries.
Detour There was a double in the return victory against Fluminense Everson It is not necessary to make a stop to collect the clean sheet.
On the River Plate side, poor martinez I could miss this game due to an ACL issue. rodrigo alendro My shoulder hurts and Agustín Santa Ana He is recovering from a knee injury.
Facundo Collideo In their previous Copa Libertadores match, the captain scored the only goal franco armani He made two stops to get the shutout.
Atlético Mineiro Possible starting lineup:
Everson; Lyanco, Battaglia, Alonso; Scarpa, Franco, Vera, Arana; Bernard; Detour, Hulk
Possible starting lineup for River Plate:
Armani; Bustos, Pezzella, González Pirez, Acuña; Lancini, Barreiro, Fernández; Mesa, Borja, Collideo
We say: Atlético Mineiro 1-1 River Plate
It looks like a fairly close game and we expect the first leg to be played between two solid defensive units, but neither has a decisive advantage.
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