River Plate vs Colo-Colo Prediction: Will Colo Colo withstand the pressure?

In the middle of this week, there is no UEFA Champions League but the second matches of the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores are on the program, and this time we analyzed the duel between River Plate and Colo Colo for you. The start of the meeting between these two teams is scheduled for 03:30 at the beautiful Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires. Colo Colo were the more concrete team on the field in the first match, controlled the tempo, were close to scoring the winning goal on several occasions, and had the phenomenal Arturo Vidal, but remained without a triumph - 1:1. This was not a match that the average viewer could enjoy. One would say a typical knockout match in this competition.

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River Plate's players have been playing very well since the legendary Marcelo Gallardo sat on the bench of this team again. This was probably best seen in the last round of the Argentinian league, when this team celebrated in a big derby against Boca Juniors, in the middle of La Bonbonera, and that match ended with a score of 0:1. However, the primary goal this season will be the trophy in the Copa Libertadores, and in the first match of the quarter-finals, this team drew away at Colo Colo, in a very hot atmosphere, so the impression is that the team from Monumental have a great opportunity to reach the placement in the semi-finals.

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Colo Colo generally plays very well in this edition of the Copa Libertadores, and this team drew in the first quarter-final match at their stadium against River Plate, in a match they were dominating. If we look back at the games of the Chilean team in the championship, at the moment Colo Colo are in second place in the table with as many as seven points less than the first-placed Universidad de Chile, however, it should also be mentioned that the leader in the table have two more matches than this team, so it portends an uncertain fight for the title of the champion of Chile. 

Marcelo Gallardo mostly returned to the club in order to give the River Plate fans the trophy again in the Copa Libertadores, so I expect this team to qualify for the semifinals. However, I expect a match similar to the first one, both teams to play without too many risks, and I don’t expect many goals in this encounter.