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Internacional vs. Tigres UANL: Sobis expecting backlash on Porto Alegre return

Internacional will host Tigres UANL in the first leg of its Copa Libertadores semifinal Wednesday.

Porte Alegre native and Tigres UANL forward Rafael Sobis is bracing himself for a hostile reception when he returns to boyhood club Internacional.

Internacional welcomes the big-spending Mexicans club to the Estadio Jose Pinheiro Borda for Wednesday's Copa Libertadores semifinal first leg in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre.

Tigres' trip to South America marks a return for Brazilian Sobis, who emerged from Inter's youth ranks in 2004 and spent two-and-a-half years at the club before moving to Real Betis.

The 30-year-old later returned to Inter on loan from Al-Jazira in 2010-11.