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