On the 17th of February, in this week 2 match, River Plate will host Patronato at Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti in a meeting of these two evenly matched Superliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 27 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. River Plate sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Unión Santa Fe. Mauro Luna Diale struck first for Unión Santa Fe in the 58th minute from the penalty spot, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, River Plate couldn’t muster any offence and Unión Santa Fe ran away with the shutout win. River Plate looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while patronato sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Argentinos Juniors. Thiago Nuss struck first for Argentinos Juniors in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Patronato couldn’t manage to score, and Argentinos Juniors took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season River Plate won the head to head battle with 1 win. Both Agustín Palavecino and Braian Romero have been the hottest scorers for River Plate in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals.