In this week 7 match, on Sunday Mar 20th, River Plate will play host to Boca Juniors in a clash of the Superliga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 1st placed River Plate, recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Gimnasia La Plata. Joaquín Fernández struck first for River Plate in the 30th minute on a penalty, then Julián Álvarez added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a penalty In the end, Gimnasia La Plata was frustrated by River Plate’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. River Plate ended the match with the shutout victory. River Plate should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while boca Juniors is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Estudiantes. Luis Advíncula scored the first goal for Boca Juniors in the 54th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Estudiantes was frustrated by Boca Juniors’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Boca Juniors ended the match with the shutout victory. Boca Juniors is looking for direction having 3 win and 1 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 win and 1 draw each.
Boca Juniors is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Villa Cano and Darío Benedetto each having 2 goals in their last five. Julián Álvarez has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored four goals for River Plate.