In this week 22 match, on Sunday Oct 2nd, Argentinos Juniors will play host to River Plate in a clash of the Superliga in the ever popular Capital Federal derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which is great football weather. 6th placed Argentinos Juniors is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Colón. Gabriel Ávalos struck first for Argentinos Juniors in the 24th minute on a feed from Lucas Villalba, then Gastón Verón added another in the 32nd minute In the end, Colón was frustrated by Argentinos Juniors’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Argentinos Juniors ended the match with the shutout victory. Argentinos Juniors is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while river Plate sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Talleres Córdoba. Diego Ortegoza struck first for Talleres Córdoba in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Héctor Fertoli, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, River Plate couldn’t muster any offence and Talleres Córdoba ran away with the shutout win. River Plate should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
Argentinos Juniors and River Plate last played eachother at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti on the 10th of April. River Plate was victorious by a score of 4 to 2. Matias Ezequiel Suarez struck first for River Plate in the 6th minute, then Joaquín Fernández added another in the 9th minute on a feed from Elías Gómez.
Miguel Borja has been the most prolific scorer on River Plate in the last 5 matches with 2 goals. Argentinos Juniors is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Gastón Verón and Gabriel Ávalos each having 2 goals in their last five.