The Millionaire will seek to secure its place in the round of 16 ahead of schedule against a Mexican club that caused a surprise in its debut against Inter
The second matchday of Group E of the Club World Cup concludes with the clash between River and Rayados de Monterrey. If they win the match, the Millonario could secure their place in the next stage of the world tournament, but the Mexican club will try to stop them and will look to replicate the strong performance they had against Inter Milan, the favorite in the group.
The Núñez team comes into this match after a 3-1 victory over the Urawa Red Diamonds, with goals from Colidio, Driussi (injured), and Meza. Although the result seems quite positive, the reality is that River still has many problems when they can't find their rhythm, especially in the defensive area, their main weakness, so they will need to adjust several things ahead of their next match.
River está bien en ataque, le falta mejorar la defensa y la fluidez general
Meanwhile, Rayados are coming off a great match against Inter. Despite dominating the match in terms of offense and possession, the Italian team couldn't come back in a match they started losing to a header from the ageless Sergio Ramos and ended up drawing 1-1 thanks to the well-executed set piece finished by Lautaro Martínez.
A pesar de la edad, Sergio Ramos sigue siendo figura
Both teams last faced each other at the beginning of last year, in a friendly during the summer preseason. Back then, they drew 1-1, with goals from Rodrigo Aguirre for the Mexican team and Marcelo Herrera for the Banda.
In addition to this friendly, Argentinians and Mexicans played in the 2002 Copa Telefónica Movistar, with a 1-0 victory for the Regios thanks to the lone goal from Guillermo Franco, and another preparation match in 2023, where River won by the same score with a goal from Lucas Beltrán.
La última vez que jugaron empataron 1-1
Time and TV for River vs Monterrey
The second match for the Millonario in Group E against Rayados de Monterrey will be this Saturday at 10:00 p.m. at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Los Angeles. The match will be broadcast by DSports, Telefé, Disney+ Premium, and DAZN, the latter completely free on its official website.
Possible Lineups
River (4-3-1-2 or 4-3-3):
Goalkeeper: Franco Armani
Defenders: Gonzalo Montiel, Germán Pezzella or Paulo Díaz, Lucas Martínez Quarta, and Marcos Acuña
Midfielders: Kevin Castaño, Enzo Pérez, Ignacio Fernández, and Franco Mastantuono
Forwards: Facundo Colidio and Miguel Borja
Rayados de Monterrey (3-4-1-2):
Goalkeeper: Esteban Andrada or Santiago Mele
Defenders: Gerardo Arteaga, Victor Guzmán, Sergio Ramos, Stefan Medina, and Ricardo Chávez
Midfielders: Óliver Torres, Jorge Rodríguez, and Sergio Canales
