In a weekend match on Fri Jun 24th, in week 5, Banfield hosts Barracas Central at Estadio Florencio Solá in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Superliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 6th placed Banfield, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Tigre. Jesús Dátolo scored the first goal for Banfield in the 82nd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Tigre couldn’t manage to score, and Banfield took the shutout win. Banfield is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Barracas Central recorded a 1-3 loss against Boca Juniors. Sebastian Villa Cano struck first for Boca Juniors in the 42nd minute, but Neri Bandiera got the equalizer for Barracas Central in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time. Barracas Central is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Both Bruno Sepúlveda and Neri Bandiera have been the hottest scorers for Barracas Central in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Giuliano Galoppo has been the most prolific scorer on Banfield in the last 5 matches with two goals.