River Plate take on the visitors Sarmiento Junin in the round 11 match of Argentinian Liga Profesional. The match will be played on Monday, August 1st at Estadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti (Buenos Aires).
River Plate is not having its best season yet. The "Millionaires" in 2021 were able to finally become the champion of Argentina. No, with Marcelo Gallardo in the previous draws it was possible to win a lot of things, including twice the Copa Libertadores. But there were no victories in the Liga after the 2014. So far they are not particularly successful in attempts to protect the status of a champion. In Copa Diego Maradona and Cope Libertadores, after a confident performance in the group stage, relegation to the playoffs followed. Yes, at the same time, the grandee continues to fight for the cup and won both last rounds in the championship. But even after that, there is a serious backlog from the leader in the table: 15 points against 22.
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Sarmiento has improved a little this year. Los Guerreros were back in Argentina's top flight in 2020. But there were rather mediocre results in the last draw: they finished in 24th place out of 26 participants. The wards of Israel Damonte more than adequately held Copa Diego Maradona in the spring, gaining 21 points there - this is more than Tigre and Aldosivi, who made it to the playoffs from the other group. In Liga Profesional, although the results are more modest, but it turns out to score more than an average point per game, and stay in a comfortable zone in the middle of the standings. However, the latest results did not bring cause for optimism. Yes, they defeated Defensa y Justicia 2-0 at home. But all 3 other recent matches ended in defeats.
In total, 5 meetings were held between the clubs, and Sarmiento never won. River Plate has won three times, including 7-0 in the spring as part of Copa Diego Maradona. River Plate has its own problems. But Sarmiento does not shine and playing in Buenos Aires won’t make things easier. We bet on the victory of "millionaires" at home in the 1st half and the match.
Prediction for the match: River Plate to win in the first half and in the match.
