On the 20th of February, Independiente and Defensa y Justicia will play a match in Avellaneda 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 22 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 18th placed Independiente, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Vélez Sarsfield. Vélez Sarsfield had 11 on net, and Independiente had 10, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Independiente is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while 7th placed Defensa y Justicia is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Newell’s Old Boys. Kevin Gutiérrez struck first for Defensa y Justicia in the 28th 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 Newell’s Old Boys couldn’t manage to score, and Defensa y Justicia took the shutout win. Defensa y Justicia is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Defensa y Justicia won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Nicolás Fernández has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored four goals for Defensa y Justicia. Independiente is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Vallejo and Leandro Fernández each only have 1 goal in their last 5.