Both River Plate and Boca Juniors are going through one of the most difficult periods of their modern history. River Plate and Boca Juniors have both gone nearly three years without the trophies their supporters expect. With three titles in just over one year, Brito and River Plate seemed back on track. Worse, River Plate have gone four league games in a row without scoring a goal and have just one goal in five games. That is the central contradiction of the modern River Plate.