In this week 22 match on the 2nd of October, Patronato will host Atlético Tucumán at Estadio Presbítero Bartolomé Grella in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Superliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which is great football weather. Patronato is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Defensa y Justicia. Gabriel Alanis scored the first goal for Defensa y Justicia in the 34th minute, then Jonathan Herrera tied it up for Patronato in the 4th minute of the first half’s stoppage time. Patronato is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while atlético Tucumán sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-1 win against Estudiantes. Mateo Coronel struck first for Atlético Tucumán in the 29th minute on a feed from Maestro Puch, then in the 42nd minute, Manuel Castro sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Leandro Díaz. Atlético Tucumán is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
Atlético Tucumán and Patronato last played eachother at the Estadio Monumental Presidente José Fierro on the 2nd of March. Atlético Tucumán won by a score of 1 to 0. Federico Andrada struck first for Atlético Tucumán in the 48th minute on a feed from Augusto Lotti, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Patronato was frustrated by Atlético Tucumán’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Atlético Tucumán ended the match with the shutout victory.
Atlético Tucumán is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Ramiro Angel Carrera and Cristian Menéndez each having 2 goals in their last five. Patronato hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Carlos Quintana and Jonathan Herrera, and they each have 1 goal.