Protagonists of a century-old rivalry full of historical crosses, Mouth and River will animate another episode of this Saturday Superclassic of the Argentine football in the Candy boxon the fifteenth date of the Professional League.
The duel between the most popular clubs in Argentina finds the eternal rivals tied in the standings with 21 points and far from the leader Velez (30), although the climate is very different from one side to the other.
Mouththe local team, comes from losing a classic against Racing (2-1) which left them far from the top positions again, immersed in an irregular campaign, in which the coach Diego Martinez has been left with little credit, so a victory can make him regain support, but a fall in the Candy box It would have a very high cost for its continuity.
The “blue and gold” team is very strong at home, where it has won 13 of its last 17 games, but its play away from home has noticeably diminished, with three months without a win as a visitor (four draws and four losses) in its last away games.
Prematurely removed from the South American Cup In the round of 16, the “Xeneize” only has the following ahead: League and the Argentine Cup as last options to celebrate and get the qualification to the next one Libertadores Cup.
Instead, River is in the quarter-finals of the Liberatorsled by Marcelo Gallardo and with prospects of continuing in the race after rescuing a 1-1 draw in the visit to Colo Colo of Chili.
The superclásico finds the “Millonario” in the middle of a cup series with expectations of achieving qualification for the semifinals in the rematch that will be played on Tuesday at the Monumental.
But in the meantime, Gallant The team does not want to neglect the match against its arch-rivals, certain that an away win could give it a huge boost in the final stretch of the championship. However, it will be forced to make changes in order not to risk the physical fitness of its players.
What time do Boca vs River play?
The match will start at 16:00 on Saturday
Where to watch Boca vs River
The match will be broadcast on ESPN Premium and TNT Sports
Formations
Boca Juniors: Sergio Romero; Cristian Lema, Aaron Anselmino, Marcos Rojo; Luis Advincula, Cristian Medina, Pol Fernandez, Kevin Zenon, Lautaro Blanco; Miguel Merentiel and Edinson Cavani.
River Plate: Franco Armani; Fabricio Bustos or Agustin S’Antanna, Gonzalez Pirez, Paulo Diaz, Enzo Diaz; Santiago Simon, Rodrigo Villagra, Nicolas Fonseca, Manuel Lanzini; Facundo Colidio and Adam Bareiro.
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