Match Report
8 points and 4 places separated them: River Plate 2nd with 31, Platense 6th with 23. Platense had been under-performing their position — 59th on five-round form against 6th in the table. Per game in the league, River Plate were scoring 1.31 and conceding 0.56, Platense 0.81 and 0.69, against a competition average of 0.98 goals per team per game.
River Plate were unbeaten in 15, having scored in 10 consecutive games. 5 matches unbeaten backed Platense's arrival.
8 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — River Plate 5, draws 3, Platense 0, at 1.88 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 38% of the wins in this matchup.
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti staged the fixture, a ground that holds 61,321. Half-time and full-time told different stories: River Plate led 2-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-1.
Goal scorers
River Plate: Facundo Colidio (7'), Maximiliano Salas (39'), Miguel Borja (90') · Platense: Ronaldo Martínez (24')
Key stats
Possession: River Plate 66% · Platense 34% · Total shots: 11-9 · On target: 6-3 · Corners: 2-4