In this week 2 match, on Saturday Feb 4th, Sarmiento and Barracas Central will play a match in Junín in a clash of these two mismatched Superliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 31 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. 16th placed Sarmiento is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Instituto. Neither Instituto nor Sarmiento could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 17 and 5 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Sarmiento looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 22nd placed Barracas Central, recorded a 0-1 loss against Godoy Cruz. Abrego scored the first goal for Godoy Cruz in the 25th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Barracas Central couldn’t muster any offence and Godoy Cruz ran away with the shutout win. Barracas Central looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Barracas Central won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Barracas Central’s most prolific scorer has been Ivan Tapia. The Argentinian midfielder has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Sarmiento hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Javier Toledo and Franco Quinteros, and they each have 1 goal.