Atletico Mineiro vs. River Plate: Match Preview, Odds & Prediction

On Tuesday, Atletico Mineiro will host River Plate in the first leg of their 2024 Copa Libertadores semifinal matchup at Arena MRV.

In the Round of 16, Galo beat the defending champions Fluminense 2-1 in the end, while the Argentines also won their match against Colo-Colo by the same score.

Previous Matches and Head-to-head 

The Mineiro club from Belo Horizonte has been undefeated in the Libertadores this season at Arena MRV, thanks in large part to the support of their home supporters.

As they had won three straight home matches in this event without surrendering a goal, they overcame a 1-0 disadvantage from the first leg by scoring twice in the second half of leg two of their game with Fluzao.

With a 3-2 aggregate victory against Vasco da Gama in the Copa do Brasil semifinals last weekend, Gabriel Milito's squad enters this encounter on a five-match winning streak across all competitions.

After losing both matches against Palmeiras on the road in 2021, Galo will not return to the Libertadores semifinals until this year.

With their 2013 semifinal victory over Newell's Old Boys and their 2021 1-1 draw with Palmeiras, Atletico have never lost a Libertadores semifinal match played at home in regular time.

With a score of 4-0 in their two home encounters, Galo has swept River Plate in this tournament, winning three of four games.

With a perfect home record in the Copa Libertadores this season, River Plate is back in the last four for the first time in four years.

So far this year, Marcelo Gallardo's squad has gone winless in the competition, dropping just two of their ten matches.

In their last three Libertadores semifinal road matches, the Argentines have won twice, including their most recent participation in 2020, when they defeated Palmeiras 2-0.

After a 1-0 triumph against Colo-Colo in the second leg of their quarterfinal encounter, River Plate has lost its last three matches in all competitions. On Friday, it played to a 1-1 draw at home against Velez Sarsfield.

Since their July 2-1 loss to Godoy Cruz in the Argentine Primera Division competition, River Plate has not trailed in the Libertadores tournament for a second this season.

On Brazilian land, Los Millonarios have won four matches in regular time, with their most recent victory coming in 2020 in the semifinals against Palmeiras (2-0).

Atletico Mineiro vs. River Plate Team News

Bernard and Cadu doubt whether they will participate due to knee problems, while Matias Zaracho will miss Mineiro's next match due to his recovery from a hernia.

They beat Fluminense in the second leg thanks to two goals from Deyverson and a shutout from Everson, who made no saves.

Pity Martinez could not play for River Plate because of an anterior cruciate ligament injury; Rodrigo Aliendro is nursing a painful shoulder; and Agustin Sant'Anna is still nursing a knee ailment.

In their most recent Copa Libertadores match, Facundo Colidio scored the only goal, while captain Franco Armani made a pair of saves to preserve the shutout.

Our Predictions

Full time draw @ 2.95 on Sky247.ng

We anticipate the first leg to be a close contest between two solid defensive groups, with neither side having a significant advantage.

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