On the 20th of July, Argentinos Juniors hosts Boca Juniors at Estadio Diego Armando Maradona in a Superliga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 4th placed Argentinos Juniors, recorded a 3-1 win against Barracas Central. Fausto Mariano Vera struck first for Argentinos Juniors in the 16th minute on a penalty kick, then Neri Bandiera tied it up for Barracas Central in the 22nd minute on a penalty kick. Argentinos Juniors should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while 11th placed Boca Juniors is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Talleres Córdoba. Marcos Rojo scored the first goal for Boca Juniors in the 78th minute on a penalty kick, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Talleres Córdoba couldn’t manage to score, and Boca Juniors took the shutout win. Boca Juniors is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 draw each.
Marcos Rojo has been the most prolific scorer on Boca Juniors in the last five matches with 2 goals. Both Nicolas Reniero and Fausto Mariano Vera have been the hottest scorers for Argentinos Juniors in the last five each having scored 2 goals.