Can minnows Fluminense humble River Plate?

River Plate and Fluminense clash this Wednesday at the Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti (Monumental de Núñez) for a match of the Grp.A of the Copa Libertadores.

After facing Vélez Sarsfield in Argentine League, River Plate turn their attention to the Copa Libertadores where they challenge Fluminense. Ahead of the contest, Martín Demichelis's team is on a scoring run that has seen them score at least one goal a game in their past 4 matches in the Libertadores 2023.

Considering only the Copa Libertadores, there have been three games played between the two teams, with 2 wins for Fluminense, 1 draw and 0 wins for River Plate.

Considering the Libertadores 2023, from River Plate's most influential players, Rodrigo Aliendro participated in 4 games, and Franco Armani has played the most minutes (360). Lucas Beltrán is the current best scorer with 3 goals. As for Fluminense, Lelê has entered the pitch 4 times, and Fábio is the one with more minutes played (360). Germán Cano has scored 5 goals, the most across Fluminense's squad.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Fluminense winning 5x1. River Plate are given the favouritism to win this match.