Week 11 brings us a match on Aug 2nd where Independiente and Colón will play a match in Ciudad de Santa Fe in a meeting of these two Superliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which is great football weather. 16th placed Colón is fresh off their 3-1 win against Sarmiento. Luis Miguel Rodríguez struck first for Colón in the 20th minute on a penalty shot, then Lisandro López tied it up for Sarmiento in the 58th minute on a feed from Gastón Sauro. Colón is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while independiente sits at 25th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Atlético Tucumán. Augusto Lotti struck first for Atlético Tucumán in the 1st minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Independiente couldn’t manage to score, and Atlético Tucumán took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Colón and Independiente battled to a 2-2 draw. Lucas Beltrán struck first for Colón in the 22nd minute, then Domingo Blanco got the equalizer for Independiente in the 29th minute on a feed from Damian Batallini .
Lucas Rodriguez and Alex Vigo are the top scorers for Independiente in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Ramón Ábila has been the most prolific scorer on Colón in the last five matches with three goals.