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Santa Fe vs. River Plate: 2016 Recopa Sudamericana Leg 1 Preview and More

The first leg of the 2016 Recopa Sudamericana takes place on Friday as Colombian side Santa Fe host Argentinian giant River Plate at El Campin in Bogota, Colombia.

River are the current champions of the Copa Libertadores, and Santa Fe hold the Copa Sudamericana, setting up this South American contest of winners.

Santa Fe are one of Colombia's most successful teams of all time, but River live up to their super-club billing as the Millionaires on the continent.

The Buenos Aires team won their third Copa Libertadores after beating Mexico's Tigres UANL 3-0 in the final last year, automatically qualifying for the Recopa to face the Cardinals.