Last week, River Plate started its semifinal series in the Copa Libertadores facing Atlético Mineiro in Brazil, where they suffered a heavy defeat. Now, the Argentine team will be looking for revenge this Tuesday.
River Plate is the only Argentine team remaining in the competition after eliminating Talleres in the round of 16 and Jorge Almirón's Colo Colo in the quarterfinals. The opponent at this stage is Atlético Mineiro, led by Gabriel Milito, who left defending champion Fluminense behind and won 3-0 in the first leg.
The Copa Libertadores semifinal schedule shows that River Plate was the visitor in the first match held in Belo Horizonte on Tuesday, October 22, while the deciding match will take place in their stadium, the Monumental, one week later.
In the event of a tie on aggregate, the decision will go to penalties, as the rule of the away goal with double value in case of equality was eliminated starting in 2022. To advance to the next stage, River Plate needs a victory by at least three goals or by four goals to turn the tie in their favor.
The Copa Libertadores schedule indicates that the second leg of the semifinal between River Plate and Atlético Mineiro will take place on Tuesday, October 29, at the Monumental at 21:30 hours. The final is scheduled for Saturday, November 30.
