River – Argentinos Jrs

River Plate took a big step towards the league title last Thursday, when they beat Talleres 2-0 away even playing with ten men since the seventh minute of the game. As a result, Marcelo Gallardo’s men made it 12 games unbeaten in the Liga Profesional (ten victories and two draws) and reached 39 points (seven above their last opponents with eight games to go). At home, El Millonario haven’t lost any of the last eight matches in this competition, winning six and drawing two since the league opener, when Colon beat them 2-1. Key player Enzo Perez collected his fifth yellow card at Talleres and is suspended.

Argentinos Juniors stopped their two-match losing run in league action last Thursday, when they managed to beat Colon 3-1 at home. Thanks to that success, the team are now on 24 points in 17 rounds in the Liga Profesional and remain occupying the last Copa Sudamericana berth in the 2021 aggregate table. On away turf, El Bicho managed only one victory across their last five league games, having drawn two and lost two.

It’s not easy to go against this super solid River that will very likely win the championship, but Argentinos can be a solid team, they’ve lost only once in 17 rounds by more than 1 goals, so I’ll trust them here.

BET: Argentinos Jrs +1 @ 2.01