The next friendly match between River Plate and Mexico will take place at the Estadio Más Monumental. The team led by Javier Aguirre, coming off a victory in Brazil, will seek to defeat the Argentines on their home ground. On the other hand, Marcelo Gallardo and his team will view this match as preparation before the start of the Liga Profesional de Argentina.
Regarding the preparation of both teams, the Tricolor arrives motivated after defeating Sport Club Internacional 0-2 with a young squad that effectively represented Mexico. On their side, River Plate has not had any matches since the end of the league season and this will be their only friendly before the tournament begins.
At the end of the last season, River Plate faced Racing Club, suffering a 1-0 defeat as visitors and finishing in fifth place on the table. Notably, there is a difference in the valuation of the squads, with River's being considerably superior to that of the Mexican National Team for this matchup.
The match between River Plate and Mexico will take place on January 21, 2025, at 18:00 hours at the Estadio Más Monumental. The broadcast will be handled by TUDN and TV Azteca. Javier Aguirre praised the personality shown by the Mexican players and hopes they will continue to perform in the same manner against River Plate.
