River Plate vs Cruzeiro (MG)
River Plate is scheduled to hold the first leg of the last 16 of the Copa Libertadores this weekend. They will act as hosts to host Cruzeiro at El Monumental on Wednesday (24/7).
A week earlier they had just undergone a tiring party against Gimnasia y Esgirma and managed to win on penalties after the 1-1 score lasted until the extra round. Thanks to the hard work, they also qualified for the last 16 of the Copa Argentina.
The return to El Monumental will bring fresh air to River Plate. Because, they keep a record of unbeaten there since May with 3 wins and 1 draw. In fact, they managed to score 15 goals, 2 clean sheets, and only conceded 3 times.
Cruzeiro himself faces a more hectic schedule due to playing until Sunday (21/7) in the Brazilian League. Unfortunately, they only brought home the score from the Bahia headquarters even though the hosts had played with 10 people since 42 minutes. With that result, Cruzeiro means only winning 1 time for the last 6 parties in all competitions, namely against Atl Mineiro in the Copa Brasil, while the remaining 2 draws and 3 defeats. Such trends will certainly invite problems in El Monumental because the hosts are appearing to be on the wind. Four years ago Cruzeiro had arrived there at the same event and managed to steal a single goal. Too bad they were humiliated 0-3 in the second leg due to the red card incident.
Our Prediction: 1
Odds: 1.66