On the 22nd of July, River Plate will play host to Gimnasia La Plata in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Superliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, a perfect day for football. River Plate is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Vélez Sarsfield. Lucas Beltrán scored the first goal for River Plate in the 7th minute, then Walter Bou tied it up for Vélez Sarsfield in the 20th minute . River Plate is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 5th placed Gimnasia La Plata, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Colón. Neither Gimnasia La Plata nor Colón could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 20 and 6 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Gimnasia La Plata should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, River Plate won by a score of 4 to 0. Joaquín Fernández scored the first goal for River Plate in the 30th minute on a penalty shot, then Julián Álvarez added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a penalty shot In the end, Gimnasia La Plata couldn’t muster any offence and River Plate ran away with the shutout win.
Brahian Alemán has been the most prolific scorer on Gimnasia La Plata in the last 5 matches with two goals. Julián Álvarez has been the most prolific scorer on River Plate in the last five matches with 3 goals.