Copa Libertadores: River v Palmeiras in quarter-final first leg | OneFootball

River will host Palmeiras from Brazil this Wednesday for the first leg of the Copa Libertadores quarter-finals, in what could be a true anticipated final.

The match is scheduled for 21:30 at the Monumental stadium and can be watched on Telefe, Fox Sports, and Disney+. The referee will be Venezuelan Jesús Valenzuela, while his compatriot Juan Soto will be in charge of the VAR.

River arrives at this crucial clash in good form, as they are leading Zone B of the Torneo Clausura with 18 points, three more than their runner-up Deportivo Riestra, and in the last match, they defeated Estudiantes de La Plata 2-1 as visitors.

The team of Marcelo Gallardo reached the quarter-finals after dominating Group B, finishing first with 12 points. In the round of 16, they struggled to eliminate Libertad from Paraguay, a series decided by penalties where goalkeeper Franco Armani was the hero to secure the qualification.

Regarding the starting eleven, Gallardo has two uncertainties: one in defense, with the contest between Lucas Martínez Quarta and Lautaro Rivero; and another in midfield, where it will be decided if the playmaker will be Colombian Juan Fernando Quintero or Juan Portillo.

Palmeiras, on the other hand, was dominant in Group G, finishing with 18 points, being the best in the group stage of the Cup.

The team of Portuguese Abel Ferreira, also competing in the Brasileirao, had no trouble in the round of 16, eliminating Universitario from Peru with an aggregate score of 4-0.

These are the probable line-ups and other details of the match

River: Franco Armani; Gonzalo Montiel, Paulo Díaz, Lucas Martínez Quarta or Lautaro Rivero, Marcos Acuña; Kevin Castaño, Enzo Pérez, Ignacio Fernández; Juan Fernando Quintero or Juan Portillo; Maximiliano Salas and Sebastián Driussi. Coach: Marcelo Gallardo.

Palmeiras: Weverton; Agustín Giay, Gustavo Gómez, Murilo Cerqueira, Joaquín Piquerez; Mauricio or Facundo Torres, Lucas Evangelista or Andreas Pereira, Aníbal Moreno, Felipe Anderson; José Manuel López and Vitor Roque. Coach: Abel Ferreira.

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