On the 16th of October, River Plate will play host to Rosario Central in a Superliga match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. River Plate is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Patronato. Miguel Borja struck first for River Plate in the 54th minute on a feed from Juan Quintero, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Patronato couldn’t manage to score, and River Plate took the shutout win. River Plate should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while 23rd placed Rosario Central is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Defensa y Justicia. Neither Rosario Central nor Defensa y Justicia could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 18 and 9 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season River Plate won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Rosario Central is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Buonanotte and Almada each having 2 goals in their last 5. River Plate’s most prolific scorer has been Miguel Borja. The attacker has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.