In this week 15 match, on Sunday Aug 21st, River Plate hosts Central Cordoba SdE at Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti in a Superliga match. 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. River Plate sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Arsenal de Sarandi. Neither Arsenal de Sarandi nor River Plate could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 13 and 12 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. River Plate should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while 16th placed Central Cordoba SdE is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Colón. Claudio Riaño struck first for Central Cordoba SdE in the 18th minute, then Silvio Martínez added another in the 66th minute on a penalty shot In the end, Colón was frustrated by Central Cordoba SdE’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Central Cordoba SdE ended the match with the shutout victory. Central Cordoba SdE is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season River Plate won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Both Renzo López and Silvio Martínez have been the hottest scorers for Central Cordoba SdE in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Both Matias Ezequiel Suarez and Solari have been the hottest scorers for River Plate in the last five each having scored 2 goals.