On the 17th of October, in this week 26 match, Argentinos Juniors will travel to La Plata to battle Gimnasia La Plata in a meeting of these two Superliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 7th placed Gimnasia La Plata, recorded a 0-1 loss against San Lorenzo. Adam Bareiro struck first for San Lorenzo in the 64th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Gimnasia La Plata was frustrated by San Lorenzo’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. San Lorenzo ended the match with the shutout victory. Gimnasia La Plata is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while 8th placed Argentinos Juniors is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Godoy Cruz. Neither Godoy Cruz nor Argentinos Juniors could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 10 and 17 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Argentinos Juniors is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
Argentinos Juniors and Gimnasia La Plata last played eachother at the Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo on the 5th of March. Gimnasia La Plata and Argentinos Juniors battled to a 2-2 draw. Gabriel Carabajal scored the first goal for Argentinos Juniors in the 40th minute, but Brahian Alemán got the equalizer for Gimnasia La Plata in the 45th minute .
Argentinos Juniors is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Gabriel Ávalos and Gastón Verón each having 2 goals in their last 5. Alexis Domínguez and Brahian Alemán are the top scorers for Gimnasia La Plata in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.