How and Where to Watch: River Plate vs Santa Fe in the Copa Sudamericana on beIN SPORTS

River Plate and Santa Fe will decide their place in the Copa Sudamericana quarterfinals at the Monumental after a 0-0 draw in Bogotá, with the tie still completely open and live on beIN SPORTS.

River Plate vs. Santa Fe — Live on beIN SPORTS

River Plate and Independiente Santa Fe meet again this Wednesday, August 26, for the second leg of their Copa Sudamericana Round of 16 tie, following a scoreless draw in the opening match in Bogotá.

The 0-0 result from the first leg leaves everything to be decided in Buenos Aires. Santa Fe created the clearest chances at El Campín and even hit the post twice through Nahuel Bustos, while River managed to hold on and will now have the advantage of deciding the series in front of its home crowd.

The winner of the tie will advance to the quarterfinals, where Vasco da Gama is already waiting.

River Plate Preview

River Plate enters the match needing to improve its attacking production after a first leg in which it struggled to create clear scoring opportunities. Even the introduction of Thiago Almada was not enough to significantly change the flow of the game.

The team coached by Eduardo "Chacho" Coudet has also endured an inconsistent start in domestic competition. River comes into this clash after a 2-2 draw against Vélez Sarsfield despite holding a two-goal lead, making this continental match an important opportunity to regain confidence.

Gonzalo Montiel and Marcos Acuña, who missed the first leg in Bogotá through injury, have both been medically cleared and are once again available as options for the Argentine coach.

Santa Fe Preview

Santa Fe arrives at the Monumental knowing it missed a major opportunity at home. Pablo Repetto’s side was the better team for long stretches of the first leg and created enough chances to take an advantage into the return match.

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Hugo Rodallega will once again be one of the team’s main attacking references, while Nahuel Bustos will look for redemption after coming extremely close to scoring in Bogotá.

The Colombian side will need to maintain the same confidence and personality it showed at El Campín, although it now faces the challenge of playing at a packed Monumental expected to push River toward the next round.