Jul 9th features a match where Platense will play host to Newell’s Old Boys in a meeting of these two evenly matched Superliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, a perfect day for football. 3rd placed Platense is fresh off their 3-1 win against Independiente. Lucas Rodriguez struck first for Independiente in the 22nd minute, then Alexis Sabella tied it up for Platense in the 44th minute on a feed from Rodrigo Contreras But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 72nd minute on a goal by Horacio Tijanovich. Platense is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while newell’s Old Boys sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Patronato. Gustavo Velazquez scored the first goal for Newell’s Old Boys in the 7th minute, then Sordo added another in the 43rd minute on a feed from Francisco Gonzalez . With 18 points in their last 10 matches Newell’s Old Boys should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, in Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa, Newell’s Old Boys was victorious by a score of 3 to 1. Juan Garro scored the first goal for Newell’s Old Boys in the 28th minute, then Ignacio Schor tied it up for Platense in the 44th minute.
Newell’s Old Boys’s most prolific scorer has been Sordo. The Argentinian attacker has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Ivan Gómez and Juan Esquivel are the top scorers for Platense in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.