Overview
- River Plate will open their Group E campaign against Urawa Red Diamonds at Seattle’s Lumen Field on June 17 at 8 pm BST, with global free streaming on DAZN.
- The Argentine champions arrive unbeaten in their last 18 matches; pundits predict a 2-0 win.
- Seventeen-year-old Franco Mastantuono will make his swansong appearance for River Plate before joining Real Madrid on a record €45 million transfer in August.
- Urawa Red Diamonds, 2022 AFC Champions League winners, will rely on Ryoma Watanabe, who has scored six goals in 17 appearances this season.
- Group E features Inter Milan, favored to win the section, plus Mexico’s Monterrey, adding depth to River Plate’s group.