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Copa Libertadores Preview: River eye revenge in Superclasico

River Plate are targeting revenge against Boca Juniors in the Copa Libertadores on Thursday.

Marcelo Gallardo's River were beaten 2-0 by their Buenos Aires rivals in the Argentine Primera Division's Superclasico on Sunday.

"The most important thing is that within four days we have revenge. We play... the cup," he told a news conference.

"Let us use a positive anger to win an important game at home.

"It hurts to lose these matches, you have to chew the anger, but within four days we can generate some negative into a positive."

The loss marked River's second straight in all competitions, while they have failed to score in both of those defeats.

Argentine outfit Estudiantes need a turnaround in form when they host Colombia's Santa Fe in their first leg.