Feb 21st features a match where River Plate will travel to Rosario to battle Newell’s Old Boys in a clash of these two closely matched Superliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 29 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. In their last match, Newell’s Old Boys recorded a 0-3 loss against Argentinos Juniors. Gabriel Ávalos scored the first goal for Argentinos Juniors in the 11th minute, then Galarza added another in the 63rd minute on a feed from Gabriel Ávalos In the end, Newell’s Old Boys couldn’t muster any offence and Argentinos Juniors ran away with the shutout win. Newell’s Old Boys is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while river Plate is fresh off their 4-1 win against Patronato. Paulo Díaz struck first for Patronato on an own goal in the 6th minute, then Julián Álvarez got the equalizer for River Plate in the 21st minute on a feed from Marcelo Herrera Finally they completed the comback in the 31st minute on a goal by Julián Álvarez to cap off a wild match. River Plate is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season River Plate won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Julián Álvarez has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored four goals for River Plate. Gonzalez has been the most effective weapon for Newell’s Old Boys lately. The Argentinian attacker has netted 2 goals in his last five matches.