On Jul 31st, River Plate hosts Sarmiento at Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Superliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 10th placed River Plate, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Aldosivi. Agustín Palavecino struck first for River Plate in the 71st minute, then Lucas Beltrán added another in the 73rd minute on a feed from Miguel Borja In the end, Aldosivi 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 is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while sarmiento sits at 21st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Colón. Luis Miguel Rodríguez scored the first goal for Colón in the 20th minute from the penalty spot, then Lisandro López got the equalizer for Sarmiento in the 58th minute on a feed from Gastón Sauro. Sarmiento is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Sunday May 1st, River Plate won by a score of 7 to 0. Tomás Pochettino scored the first goal for River Plate in the 34th minute, then Julián Álvarez added another in the 35th minute In the end, Sarmiento 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.
Jonathan Torres and Javier Toledo are the top scorers for Sarmiento in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. River Plate’s most prolific scorer has been Lucas Beltrán. He has netted three goals over the last five matches.