River Plate vs Atletico Mineiro Match Analysis and Prediction

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Copa Libertadores competition is back with quarter-final first leg match between River Plate and Atletico Mineiro. This fascinating fixture is scheduled for 03:30 of 12^th August 2021 at Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti in Argentina.

River plate will hope for better results in this match, they suffered a 2-1 loss to Godoy Cruz in a game where they had 57% possession, 16 shots with five on target and a goal from Julián Álvarez (50′). Godoy Cruz in that match had 43% possession 19 shots with four on target and goals form Martín Ojeda (16′, 66′).

Atlético Mineiro on the other side comes into this match following a 1-2 over Juventude in their last match. In that match, they had 65% possession, 20 shots with four on target and goals from Hulk (77′) and Nathan Silva (90′) while their opponents had 35% possession, six shots with only one on target and a goal from Paulinho Bóia (45′).

Atletico Mineiro is sitting at the top of Serie A at the moment while River Plate has a lot of experience in Copa Libertadores and they are playing at home, so a draw sounds like a reasonable prediction in this match.

River Plate vs Atletico Mineiro head to head

With the current Copa Libertadores format, River Plate and Atlético Mineiro will meet each other for the first time. However, they have faced each other twice in the 1978 edition, with both sides claiming a win.

Home

Godoy Cruz 2-1 River Plate
Boca Juniors 4-1 River Plate
River Plate 1-1 Huracan
Lanus 0-3 River Plate
River Plate 4-0 Union Santa Fe

Away

Juventude RS 1-2 Atletico Mineiro
Bahia 2-1 Atletico Mineiro
Atletico Mineiro 2-0 Paranaense
Atletico Mineiro 2-0 Bahia
Atletico Mineiro 3-0 Bahia

River Plate team news

Javier Pinola has been sidelined with a forearm fracture and David Martinez is expected to fill in for him at centre-back. Agustin Fontana, Robert Rojas and Matias Suarez remain on the treatment table. The rest of the squad is intact and ready for a clash.

Atletico Mineiro team news

Matias Zaracho has been ruled out with an abductor muscle tear. Guilherme Arana has been given a few days off, however he has completed his duty in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics campaign with the Brazilian national team.