On Nov 28th, Rosario Central plays host to River Plate in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Superliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, a perfect day for football. Rosario Central is fresh off their 3-1 win against Atlético Tucumán. Pedro Emmanuel Ojeda struck first for Rosario Central in the 21st minute on a feed from Lautaro Emanuel Blanco, then Emiliano Vecchio added another in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time. Rosario Central is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, River Plate recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Platense. Alvarez struck first for River Plate in the 10th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Platense couldn’t muster any offence and River Plate ran away with the shutout win. River Plate is on a hot streak lately, with 9 wins in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, River Plate was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Rafael Santos Borré struck first for River Plate in the 37th minute, then Gonzalo Ariel Montiel added another in the 56th minute on a penalty At the end of 90 a dissapointed Rosario Central couldn’t manage to score, and River Plate took the shutout win.
River Plate is glad to have Alvarez in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored six goals. Both Marco Ruben and Emiliano Vecchio have been the hottest scorers for Rosario Central in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.