River Plate welcome Sporting Cristal to El Monumental on Thursday for their second match in Group D of the 2023 Copa Libertadores.
The four-time winners got off to a miserable start after losing to The Strongest in their curtain-raiser earlier this month, but Enzo Francescoli has an immediate chance to respond when Peruvian side Sporting Cristal travel to Buenos Aires. The Lima-based club are currently bottom of Group D after losing their first game against Fluminense.
Official broadcasters
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- United States: beIN SPORTS
- Canada: beIN SPORTS Canada
- German: N/A
- Australia: beIN SPORTS 3
- Hong Kong: N/A
- India: N/A
- Malaysia: N/A
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River Plate vs Sporting Cristal match kick-off time
- UK: 1am BST
- United States: 8pm ET
- Canada: 8pm ET
- Germany: 2am CET
- Australia: 10:00 ACT
- Hong Kong: 8am HKT
- India: 5:30am IST
- Malaysia: 8am MYT
River Plate vs Sporting Cristal pre-match analysis
This is the second match for both of these clubs in the 2023 Copa Libertadores groups. They both lost their opening matches, so the emphasis to pick up points here is absolutely huge. As things stand, Fluminense sit in first with two wins from two, while The Strongest are in second with a win and a defeat.
Los Millonarios have a number of notable figures upon whom they can call on for this showdown. Chief among those are former Everton and Newcastle forward Salomon Rondon, veteran workhorse Enzo Perez and ex-Manchester City midfielder Bruno Zuculini.