After the victory over Talleres in the round of 16, Millonario is already thinking about the tie that will be played in mid-September.
Updated on 08/22/2024 – 07:54hs ART
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After a preview full of nerves, comings and goings and a transfer market that did not stop for a single moment, River managed to eliminate Talleres from the 2024 Copa Libertadores with a 3-1 aggregate after the victory at the Monumental Stadium and thus qualified for the quarterfinals of the continental competition to play against Colo Colo.
After eliminating the Cordoba team without having played a great game in Nuñez, The Millionaire made it to the next round and will now face the Chilean team led by Jorge Almirón. A key that will have the first leg in the week of September 18 in Chile and the return leg in the week of the 25th, in the Monumental Stadium.
In this way, facing the next objective seeking continental glory, Marcelo Gallardo will have a little less than a month to prepare the squad with all his reinforcements at his disposal. Time required to get players to the desired performance.
In the middle of the series against Colo Colo, River will have to play the superclásico against Boca on the 15th date of the Professional League, on Sunday, September 22 at La Bombonera.
It is worth noting that, as well as the Millionaire was imposed on Workshops on a global score of 2-0, Colo Colo reached the quarterfinals after beating Junior from Barranquilla with a 1-0 in the first leg and a 2-1 in the return leg. In addition, in the group stage they finished second with 6 points in their group.
The history of River vs. Colo Colo
Being one of the teams with which he played the most at continental level, River has already had 29 encounters against Colo Colo between official and friendly matchesOf these, the Millionaire won 17, the Chileans 6 and there were a total of 6 draws. The last time they faced each other was on the last date of the group stage of the 2022 Copa Libertadores: Sandunga 4-0 at the Monumental.
