September 16th features a match where Arsenal de Sarandi will travel to La Plata to battle Gimnasia La Plata in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Superliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 2nd placed Gimnasia La Plata, recorded a 0-2 loss against Newell’s Old Boys. Oscar Piris scored the first goal for Newell’s Old Boys on an own goal in the 30th minute, then Djorkaeff Reascos added another in the 41st minute on a feed from Juan Garro At the end of 90 a dissapointed Gimnasia La Plata couldn’t manage to score, and Newell’s Old Boys took the shutout win. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Gimnasia La Plata should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 22nd placed Arsenal de Sarandi is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Vélez Sarsfield. Gariglio struck first for Vélez Sarsfield on an own goal in the 31st minute, then Christian Chimino tied it up for Arsenal de Sarandi in the 41st minute . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Gimnasia La Plata won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Arsenal de Sarandi hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Mauro Pitton and Alexander Díaz, and they each have 1 goal. Gimnasia La Plata’s top weapon lately has been Leonardo Morales, who has two goals in the last five matches.