River Plate won in their visit to Talleres in the first leg of the Libertadores round of 16

With a goal from Chilean defender Paulo Díaz, River Plate defeated Talleres as a visitor by 0-1 (partial 0-0) in a lackluster first leg match between Argentine teams for the round of 16 of the 2024 Copa Libertadores, played this Wednesday at the Mario Kempes stadium in Córdoba.

In a match with few chances And with a game well below expectations, Millonario unbalanced five minutes from the end with a header from Díaz (85) against Talleres, who played more than half an hour with one man less due to the expulsion of Lucas Suárez (59).

The rematch will be played at the Monumental stadium on Wednesday 21st, and the winner will face the winner of the tie between Colo Colo of Chile and Junior de Barranquilla of Colombia in the quarter-finals.