On the 23rd of July, Atlético Tucumán will travel to Avellaneda to battle Independiente 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 is great football weather. In their last match, 21st placed Independiente, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Rosario Central. Neither Independiente nor Rosario Central could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 10 and 11 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while atlético Tucumán sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Sarmiento. Maestro Puch struck first for Atlético Tucumán in the 86th minute on a feed from Augusto Lotti, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Sarmiento couldn’t muster any offence and Atlético Tucumán ran away with the shutout win. Atlético Tucumán should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Atlético Tucumán won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Ruiz Rodriguez has been the most prolific scorer on Atlético Tucumán in his last 5 matches with two goals. Independiente hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Leandro Fernández and Leandro Benegas, and they each have 1 goal.