River Plate will head to the Estadio Florencio Sola this weekend to meet with a struggling Banfield side as the league leaders look to further cement themselves as the favourites to win the Argentine Primera Division this season with a healthy gap at the top.
The Estadio Beira-Rio sees Internacional and Vasco da Gama lock horns on Sunday with both sides struggling in the first handful of games in the Brazilian Serie A as Vasco da Gama aim to rocket out of the relegation zone.
Last place in the Canadian Premier League takes on fifth place with just three points keeping HFX Wanderers FC and Valour FC adrift of one another after eight games in the league so far.
It’s all or nothing for Spezia and Hellas Verona this Sunday night at the Mapei Stadium as both clubs finished on the same amount of points and must now battle in a relegation playoff scrap to determine who heads into Serie B.
The league leaders in Serie A are back in action this Sunday in the Brazilian Serie A with Botafogo set to welcome Fortaleza to the Estádio Nilton Santos off the back of a tough run of form since we entered June.
Will it be third time lucky for Istanbul Basaksehir? The Istanbul club will play in its third Turkish Cup final on Sunday against Fenerbahce. Basaksehir lost the final in 2011 and 2017.
Maritimo will host Estrela Amadora in the second leg of the Portuguese Primeira relegation/promotion playoff. The first leg ended in a 2-1 win for Estrela Amadora. The second-division club is just one match away from achieving promotion to the Primeira.
Egyptian side Al Ahly hold a 2-1 advantage over Moroccan outfit Wydad ahead of the second leg of their CAF Champions League final showdown on Sunday night.
Malmo go into Allsvenskan round 13 atop the standings, with 28 points from 33 points on offer. The Sky Blues are two points ahead of second-place Elfsborg and can extend their lead on matchday 13 against IFK Varnamo.
San Lorenzo go into Argentina Pro Liga round No 20 just five points off first-place River Plate. The Saints can close the gap with River Plate, but they will need to defeat Central Cordoba and hope Banfield take points off the league leaders.
Rosario Central are eight points off first-place River Plate in the Argentina Liga Pro. The Rabble can cut River Plate’s lead to five points with a win over Barracas Central on matchday No 20.
The Estadio Libertadores de América plays hosts to Independiente and Sarmiento this weekend with both sides aiming to rocket up the table in what has been a tough first half of the season for the two sides.
Argentina Pro Liga teams Club Atletico Platense and Tigre will meet on Saturday at the Estadio Ciudad de Vicente Lopez. Both clubs are looking to end their current poor runs of form in the Liga.
Atletico Mineiro will aim to keep pace with the top two in Brazil’s Serie A when they welcome Red Bull Bragantino to Estadio Governador Magalhaes Pinto on Saturday.
Derry City are trying to chase down Shamrock Rovers at the top of Ireland’s Premier Division. City go into the weekend four points behind Rovers and on a poor run of recent form.
Matchday five of the Copa Libertadores takes place this week where Flamengo of Brazil will take on Racing Club of Argentina at the Maracana with the Brazilian Serie A side five points adrift of their opposition here.