On the 5th of March, Independiente hosts Instituto at Estadio Libertadores De América in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Superliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 32 degrees, which hopefuly doesnt affect the pace of the match. 20th placed Independiente is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Banfield. Banfield had 6 on net, and Independiente had 8, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Independiente looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while instituto sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-1 win against Newell’s Old Boys. Santiago Alejandro Rodriguez struck first for Instituto in the 21st minute, then Adrián Martínez added another in the 41st minute. Instituto 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, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Adrián Martínez has been the most prolific scorer on Instituto in his last five matches with 2 goals. Ángelo Martino and Martin Cauteruccio are the top scorers for Independiente in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.