River will likely be unchanged from the demolition victory over Union. The number of international players available returned against Union and will start again here. Alexander Bernabei will be suspended for his headbutt against Colon, but he is set to depart for Celtic anyway in the coming days.
River Plate will enjoy Julian Alvarez while they can with the now-Manchester City forward set to end his time in Argentina on July 6. Alvarez's return to the side coincided with a demolition job on Union with a 5-1 victory that made up for the disappointment of 1-0 defeat to Colon, having not scored in their opening three games. Lanus finally picked up their first win of the league campaign last time out, recovering from Alexander Bernabei's red card to win 1-0 against Colon. Despite a shaky start in Liga Profesional, Lanus have only lost two of their last 14 games in all competitions. 3:1
River Plate are undefeated in 22 of their last 24 matches (Liga Profesional). River Plate have scored at least 3 goals in their last 3 matches against Lanus in all competitions. River Plate have won their last 3 matches against Lanus in all competitions. River Plate have seen over 2.5 goals in their last 3 matches against Lanus in all competitions. Lanus have failed to win their last 5 away matches (Liga Profesional).