River Plate vs Cruzeiro Prediction 23 July 2019

On July 23 2019 at 23:30 at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti in the upcoming regular match of the CONMEBOL Libertadores the local River Plate will play against their guests Cruzeiro. This will be the match of the Round of 32 between the current owners of the title and the difficult opponents from Brazil.

At the group stage of the competition River Plate gained ten points with 10:5 goal difference and took their second position without a single loss. In those matches they drew Internacional twice, outplayed Palestino and drew them and also won against Alianza and drew it as well. Yet, at the moment they are by far not in their best conditions as the Argentinian championship hasn’t started yet.

As for Cruzeiro, they have their matches in the national championship and the series of mistakes they have made sent them down to the bottom of the standings of the Campeonato Brasileiro. Yet, in the Copa Libertadores they seem to be feeling a lot better as they have gained 15 points in their six matches played with 11:2 goal difference. In those matches they outplayed Emelec once and lost to them and also won against Huracan twice and Deportivo Lara twice.

The Argentinians are considered to be the obvious favorites of the upcoming match as they are deservedly carrying the title of the best team of the South America. Anyway, Cruzeiro will do their best to change the situation. We think that the worst thing the guests may end up with this time will be a loss with one goal difference as they are in comparatively good conditions due to the practice they have all the time.