Atletico Tucuman vs River
Atletico Tucuman continue getting worse game after game. Last time out, they had nothing to do in their away game at Colon, which ended in a 3-0 loss. El Decano made it eight league matches without a win (including two draws and six consecutive defeats) to remain occupying the penultimate spot of the Liga Profesional table on 21 points. As a result of this terrible run, the side dropped down to the 18th place in the relegation standings and will likely fight to keep their top flight to avoid the drop in 2022, which wasn’t a worry a few months ago.
River Plate saw their impressive unbeaten streak of 18 league games (14 wins and four draws) coming to an end last weekend, when they were beaten by Defensa y Justicia 3-2 at home. Of course, the team have already celebrated the league title: they still hold a seven-point gap over second-placed Talleres (53 to 46) with only one round to go. They also have been the best team during the whole season, having secured first place in the 2021 aggregate table. On away turf, River are on nine league games without defeat (six successes and three draws).
The champions visit the team with the worst defense in the league with almost 2 goals conceded per game, and I have to expect nothing but goals and an open game here.