River vs Racing
River Plate coach Martin Demichelis decided to rest all his regulars after securing the league title and his team still were able to secure a point on their visit to Rosario Central: they drew 3-3 after trailing on all three occasions, with Pablo Solari netting the equaliser in the 97th minute. Therefore, El Millonario made it four league matches unbeaten (two victories and two stalemates) to accumulate 58 points in the Liga Profesional table, nine above Talleres with a single round to go. River hold an impressive ten-match winning streak at home in domestic action.
Racing Club showed improved skills last Monday and secured a solid 3-1 home victory over CA Central Cordoba, with winger Agustin Ojeda netting his first strike as a professional footballer. La Academia extended their unbeaten streak to ten league matches (four triumphs and six stalemates) to accumulate 36 points. As a result, they are approaching the continental places, now trailing tenth-placed Godoy Cruz by just two. On a sorry note, Racing won only one of their last eight away games in this competition, along with four draws and three defeats.
Racing has a lot of missings due to injuries, River will very likely rest some regulars for their Copa LIbertadores game next week, so like last week’s 3-3 at Rosario Central I expect to see an open derby with chances for both teams.