Newell’s vs River Plate
Newell’s Old Boys played one of their best games in 2023 in midweek to claim a deserved 1-0 away victory at Racing Club (even with a rotated XI), when Gustavo Velazquez netted the winner in the 66th minute. La Lepra continue performing a good campaign under coach Gabriel Heinze, accumulating 18 points after losing only one of their last six matches in this competition (winning three and drawing two). In addition, Newell’s have been unbeaten in their last six home encounters in domestic action, with five triumphs and one stalemate.
River Plate improve game after game. On Thursday, the team showed another display of great football to claim an easy 3-0 home success over Gimnasia LP. As a result, the El Millonario made it six league wins in a row without even conceding, an impressive streak that allows them to stay at the top of the Liga Profesional table on 27 points, holding a four-point gap over second-placed San Lorenzo after 11 rounds of league action.
River are the biggest candidates to win the championship and they’ve been unstoppable so far but they won’t win just every game and a Newell’s that has been solid at home can put them in trouble and take something from this game.