In this week 12 match on the 7th of August, Platense will travel to Buenos Aires to battle Boca Juniors in a clash of these two mismatched Superliga teams. Boca Juniors is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Patronato. Axel Rodríguez scored the first goal for Patronato in the 23rd minute, then Alexander Sebastian Sosa added another in the 40th minute on a feed from Raúl Lozano In the end, Boca Juniors couldn’t muster any offence and Patronato ran away with the shutout win. Boca Juniors is looking for direction having 4 win and 6 losses in their last 10 matches, while 6th placed Platense is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Barracas Central. Platense had 18 on net, and Barracas Central had 4, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Platense is looking for direction having 3 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Boca Juniors won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Platense hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Juan Esquivel and Ayrton Enrique Costa, and they each have 1 goal. Marcos Rojo has been the most prolific scorer on Boca Juniors in his last five matches with three goals.