River Plate are undefeated in 27 of their last 30 away matches (Liga Profesional). There have been over 2.5 goals scored in River Plate's last 4 away games (Liga Profesional). River Plate have scored at least 2 goals in their last 4 away matches (Liga Profesional).
Carlos Benavidez has signed for Alaves and left the club. Alex Vigo will maintain his place, the only player emerging with any credit in recent times. Miguel Borja and Pablo Solari's arrivals add intriguing competition to the mix. River have lost yet another striker in Braian Romero to Internacional.
Independiente swept Colon aside from nowhere last time out with a 3-0 victory that they will hope to prove a catalyst for their form. Prior to that win for Independiente, they lost five of their last six league matches as the chaos surrounding their off-field setup has continued to impact matters on the field. River Plate, similarly to Boca Juniors, suffered a real shock defeat with a 2-1 home loss to Sarmiento that could well have been worse given the performance. There had been an upturn in form for River Plate prior to that defeat with three games unbeaten but the loss of some key players hasn't helped matters. 0:1
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