River will visit tonight Atlético Mineiro of Brazilin a match corresponding to the first leg of the semifinals of the Libertadores CupThe history between the two is quite limited, but it favors the Brazilians.
The Argentine team led by Marcelo Gallardo comes from eliminating in the quarterfinals Colo-Colo of Chiliwhile the Mineiro He did the same before one of the great candidates, such as Fluminense.
In history, River and Atlético Mineiro they faced each other only in four games.
The first of them was in 1978for Group A of the semifinals. In the first of these meetings, River won 1-0 with a goal from Juan José López in it Monumental. While in Brazilhe Mineiro also took the victory 1-0, with a score of Marinho at 83 minutes.
None of these results were enough for these teams, since the other team in the group was Boca, which ended up advancing first and then won the title.
The last two confrontations between River and Atlético Mineiro They date from the quarterfinals of the edition 2021 of the Libertadores Cup.
On this occasion, the Atlético Mineiro, who had just eliminated in the round of 16 Mouth In a series full of controversies, he left no room for doubt and beat those led by Marcelo Gallardo in both parties.
In the first leg, the Brazilian team achieved a valuable 1-0 in the Monumental thanks to the goal of Ignacio Fernandezwhich complied with the former law. In the return match, the Mineiro finished the series with a resounding 3-0 thanks to the goals of Matias Zaracho (in duplicate) and hulk.
In this way, the record for now shows 3 games in favor of the Brazilian team and one for the Argentine team.
This Tuesday, River He will seek to twist history against a team that caused serious complications in previous matches.
The first leg will take place tonight, starting at 9:30 p.m., while the return match in a week, also at the same time, at the Monumental.
Source: Ambito
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