River Plate take on the visitors Gimnasia La Plata in the round 9 match of Argentine Liga Profesional. The match will be played on Friday, July 22th at Estadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti (Buenos Aires).
River Plate are seriously disappointing this season. The "Millionaires" quite actively collects trophies in recent years. They finally won another championship title (36th in history). Before that, "gold" was taken already in 2014. But in the current draw, the grandee does not show the ability to defend his champion title even close. Problems accumulate not only in the Liga. The Grand has already got relegated of the Copa Libertadores: they left the group, but in the first round of the playoffs they were eliminated from their fellow countrymen Veles Sarsfield (0-1, 0-0). In the domestic arena, it turns out to advance in the cup. But in the championship, Gallardo's wards have too many misfires. So the revenge with Veles did not work: they missed the away victory due to the opponent's goal in the 93rd minute.
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Gimnasia in 2022 have noticeably improved. The "Wolves" never took either the league title or the national cup. And even the 2nd place could not be taken after 2005. And last season it was possible, after changing mentors, to finish in 11th position. But after a pause, the wards of Nestor Gorosito look quite combat-ready. In Copa Diego Maradona, only bad luck did not allow the representative of La Plata to reach the playoffs - in the group round, the team was able to collect a very respectable 24 points. Yes, and in the Liga it turned out to show a good start. Gimnasia in the first rounds of the new draw is gaining an average of 2 points per match - a good result for the Argentine championship with its density and level of competition. On the other hand, the last rounds are not successful: 0-2 with Atlético Tucuman away, 0-0 at home with Colon.
River Plate has won 3 of the last 4 head-to-head matches, and only once did everything end in a draw. Already this calendar year, within the framework of Copa Diego Maradona, the giant in their native Buenos Aires defeated Gimnasia 4-0. Judging by the odds, everyone is confident in the victory of River Plate. But the grandee is in a fever, so we will limit ourselves to a neutral bet on "over 2.5".
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 scored goals.
