Match Report
6 points and 6 places separated them: River Plate 1st with 27, Newell's Old Boys 7th with 21. Newell's Old Boys ranked just 39th in the league on five-round form despite their 7th table position. Against a league average of 1.05 goals per team per game, River Plate ran at 1.86 scored and 0.71 conceded, Newell's Old Boys at 0.93 and 1.07.
River Plate had not lost in 6 games. 6 games without a win framed Newell's Old Boys's arrival. The last-five ledger: River Plate 9/15, Newell's Old Boys 2/15.
9 meetings are on record — 6 won by River Plate, 3 by Newell's Old Boys, 0 drawn, at 3.44 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 33% of meetings won.
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti staged the fixture, a ground that holds 61,321. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: River Plate 67% · Newell's Old Boys 33% · Total shots: 11-6 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 5-3