Week 20 brings us a match on Sep 18th where San Lorenzo plays host to River Plate in a meeting of these two closely matched Superliga teams in the ever popular Buenos Aires derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. San Lorenzo sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Colón. Neither Colón nor San Lorenzo could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 9 and 11 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. San Lorenzo is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while river Plate sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Banfield. Alejandro Cabrera struck first for Banfield in the 27th minute, then Miguel Borja tied it up for River Plate in the 71st minute. River Plate should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Estadio Pedro Bidegaín, River Plate won by a score of 1 to 0. Paulo Díaz struck first for River Plate in the 37th minute on a feed from Ezequiel Barco, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, San Lorenzo was frustrated by River Plate’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. River Plate ended the match with the shutout victory.
River Plate’s most prolific scorer has been Miguel Borja. The attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches. San Lorenzo is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Andres Vombergar and Ignacio Méndez each only have 1 goal in their last 5.