An afternoon at La Paternal

Today, at 1:20 EST-US, River play against the bothersome "Bicho" at La Paternal.

The game will be a tough match, since a lot is in play. Passarella is focusing on the game with Boca on Sunday, so he has moved some key players for this match, especially Belluschi, Falcao, and possibly Ortega. Carrizo will most likely be the starting goalkeeper, despite his streak of goals that he has allowed in.

We need this win and Sunday's win to cut Independiente's lead as the first place team. All eyes will be focused on Passarella, unfortunately, as his career will be in jeopardy at the results of this game and Sunday's game.

There has always been a rivalry between these two clubs, especially since Argentina's idol, Diego Armando Maradona, wore their shirt. He has a hatred for River, especially since he is a Boca fan. Even Argentinos's stadium is named after him!

Let's see what happens and I know we will be victorious this afternoon!