On Sat Mar 5th, in week 5, San Lorenzo will host River Plate in a clash of the Superliga in the ever popular Buenos Aires derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which is great football weather. San Lorenzo sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Argentinos Juniors. Zalazar scored the first goal for Argentinos Juniors in the 29th minute, but Ricardo Centurión got the equalizer for San Lorenzo in the 65th minute squeezing out at least the one point for San Lorenzo. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10, while river Plate is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Racing Club. Ezequiel Barco struck first for River Plate in the 26th minute on a feed from Joaquín Fernández, then De La Cruz Arcosa added another in the 43rd minute. River Plate is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
River Plate is fortunate enough to have Julián Álvarez in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Both Franco di Santo and Alexis Soto have been the hottest scorers for San Lorenzo in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.