In this week 1 match, on Monday Jun 6th, Defensa y Justicia will play host to River Plate in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Superliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Defensa y Justicia recorded a 0-2 loss against Boca Juniors. Villa Cano struck first for Boca Juniors in the 41st minute on a feed from Frank Fabra, then Juan Ramirez added another in the 78th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Defensa y Justicia couldn’t manage to score, and Boca Juniors took the shutout win. Defensa y Justicia is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while river Plate is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Tigre. Mateo Retegui struck first for Tigre in the 5th minute on a feed from Cristian Exequiel Zabala, then Joaquín Fernández tied it up for River Plate in the 58th minute. River Plate should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
Defensa y Justicia and River Plate last played eachother at the Estadio Norberto Tito Tomaghello on Sat Apr 2nd. River Plate was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Joaquín Fernández scored the first goal for River Plate in the 40th minute, then Simon added another in the 63rd minute.
Julián Álvarez has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored four goals for River Plate. Josué Ayala and Miguel Merentiel are the top scorers for Defensa y Justicia in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.