In this week 17 match on the 4th of September, River Plate will host Barracas Central at Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Superliga teams in the anticipated Capital Federal derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, River Plate recorded a 1-1 draw against Tigre. Solari struck first for River Plate in the 37th minute, but Mateo Retegui got the equalizer for Tigre in the 70th minute earning Tigre at least a draw. With 18 points in their last 10 matches River Plate should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Barracas Central recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Colón. Paolo Goltz scored the first goal for Barracas Central on an own goal in the 36th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Colón was frustrated by Barracas Central’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Barracas Central ended the match with the shutout victory. Barracas Central is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Barracas Central’s most prolific scorer has been Cristian Colmán. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Pablo Solari has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored four goals for River Plate.