River Plate vs Internacional

River Plate, newly crowned champions of the Argentine professional league, will play the first leg of the decisive round of the Copa Libertadores looking to retain the title they last won in 2018.

Internacional have gone through a period of poor form in their last few games. The team will be looking to bounce back from their good performance in the first leg of the Libertadores group stage, but should have a tough task when they travel to the Estadio Monumental.

River Plate's season in Argentina's professional league has been magnificent. The team has won 19 of its 27 matches and lost just four.

The team's offensive output has been the highest of the season with a total of 50 goals, an average of around two goals per game, while defensively they have been the second least beaten team.

Playing at home has been one of the team's great strengths this season, with a total of 15 wins in 17 official games, of which only one was unanswered.

The transfer window has already opened for River Plate, with the arrivals of Piti Martínez, Colidio and Ramiro Funes Mori, but none of them will be starters in this match.

In recent times, Internacional have managed to maintain a level of performance far removed from their best moments. The team has struggled to win in recent games and has gone five games without a loss.

Scoring goals has been another difficult situation for Internacional lately, and the team has only managed to score one goal this last term, despite being relatively strong defensively, as they have not conceded on three occasions.

Thanks to recent results, Internacional are close to qualifying for an international tournament, although a total of eight points separate them from the relegation zone.

In terms of games played away from home, Inter have not suffered any defeats but have won just one of their three matches.