Next up, Game #2 away at Independiente Rivadavia

1. –Kickoff is at 6pm EST this Saturday, August 20^th.

2. –The match will be played at the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, which has nearly double the capacity of Independiente’s stadium and is a regular stop during River Plate’s summer exhibitions.

3. –Independiente Rivadavia is the current club of ex-River player Cristian Fabbiani, as well as a less notorious ex-River, Rene Lima.

4.– Independiente Rivadavia lost their season opener away at Almirante Brown, 2-0.

5. –The referee will be Diego Abal who has previously officiated 11 River matches. Of those matches, La Banda won 3, drew 3 and lost 5.

6. –Almeyda is expected to send out the same starting 11 that played against Chacarita on Tuesday night: Chichizola; Abecasis, Maidana, Alayes, JM Diaz; Sanchez, Domingo, Aguirre, Ocampos; Dominguez, Cavenaghi