On Mar 11th, Defensa y Justicia hosts Talleres Córdoba at Estadio Norberto Tito Tomaghello in a clash of these two evenly matched Superliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 29 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. In their last match, Defensa y Justicia recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Boca Juniors. Neither Boca Juniors nor Defensa y Justicia could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 25 and 20 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Defensa y Justicia should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 3rd placed Talleres Córdoba, recorded a 1-2 loss against Vélez Sarsfield. Francisco Pizzini scored the first goal for Vélez Sarsfield on an own goal in the 29th minute, then Julian Fernandez added another in the 33rd minute on a feed from Abiel Osorio. Talleres Córdoba is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Talleres Córdoba is glad to have Michael Santos in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Both Nicolás Fernández and Santiago Solari have been the hottest scorers for Defensa y Justicia in the last five each having scored 3 goals.