Match Report
3 points and 1 places separated them: River Plate 2nd with 31, Deportivo Riestra 3rd with 28. Recent form told a different story for River Plate: only 44th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Against a league average of 0.98 goals per team per game, River Plate ran at 1.31 scored and 0.56 conceded, Deportivo Riestra at 1.19 and 0.75.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on River Plate. Deportivo Riestra entered with four wins in a row. Recent form was uneven: 6/15 points for River Plate, 13/15 for Deportivo Riestra.
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, capacity 61,321, hosted the game. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
River Plate: Giuliano Galoppo (25') · Deportivo Riestra: Antony Alonso (12'), Pedro Ramírez (51')
Key stats
Possession: River Plate 83% · Deportivo Riestra 17% · Total shots: 21-6 · On target: 9-2 · Corners: 15-1