On the 24th of April, in this week 12 match, Atlético Tucumán and River Plate will play a match in Capital Federal in a meeting of these two Superliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 2nd placed River Plate, recorded a 0-1 loss against Talleres Córdoba. Diego Valoyes struck first for Talleres Córdoba in the 53rd minute on a feed from Gastón Benavídez, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, River Plate was frustrated by Talleres Córdoba’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Talleres Córdoba ended the match with the shutout victory. River Plate is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10, while 13th placed Atlético Tucumán is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Defensa y Justicia. Augusto Lotti struck first for Atlético Tucumán in the 16th minute, but Miguel Merentiel got the equalizer for Defensa y Justicia in the 58th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Defensa y Justicia. Atlético Tucumán looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points 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 draw each.
Atlético Tucumán hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Ramiro Angel Carrera and Marcelo Ortíz, and they each have 1 goal. Joaquín Fernández has been the most prolific scorer on River Plate in the last five matches with 3 goals.