Buenos Aires, Feb 11 (NA) – River Plate will visit Argentinos Juniors this Thursday for the fifth matchday of Zone B of the Liga Profesional de Fútbol's Apertura tournament, seeking a good result to move on from the heavy defeat suffered against Tigre in their last outing.
The match, scheduled for 21:15 at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium, will be broadcast live by the Argentine News Agency and can be watched on TNT Sports. The appointed referee is Andrés Merlos, who will be assisted at VAR by Silvio Trucco.
River arrives at this match in a complicated moment, as in matchday 4 they suffered a heavy 4-1 home defeat against Tigre, which ended with insults and whistles from fans in a tense Monumental stadium. Previously, the "Millionaire", led by Marcelo Gallardo, had achieved good results thanks to victories over Barracas Central and Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, in addition to a draw away to Rosario Central.
These results allow River to be fourth in Zone B, although the drop in their last appearance left more doubts than certainties. Argentinos Juniors, for its part, had an irregular start to the year, in which it suffered a quick elimination in the round of 32 of the Copa Argentina against Midland, while in the Apertura Tournament it has only added five points from the victory over Sarmiento, draws with Estudiantes and Belgrano, and the defeat against Racing.
For this reason, Thursday's match will be key for the "Bicho", which will seek to end the matchday within the playoff qualification zone. In this match, the reunion of Enzo Pérez, who currently plays for the La Paternal club, with his former River teammates will also take place.
