In a weekend match on Sat Mar 18th, in week 8, Defensa y Justicia will travel to Vicente López to battle Platense in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Superliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Platense sits at 23rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Vélez Sarsfield. Abiel Osorio struck first for Vélez Sarsfield in the 42nd minute, then in the 62nd minute, Vicente Taborda sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Federico Castro squeezing out at least the one point for Platense. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while defensa y Justicia sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Talleres Córdoba. Rodrigo Garro scored the first goal for Talleres Córdoba in the 4th minute, then Nicolás Fernández tied it up for Defensa y Justicia in the 7th minute of the first half’s stoppage time earning Defensa y Justicia a comeback draw. Defensa y Justicia should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points 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. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws each.
Defensa y Justicia’s most prolific scorer has been Nicolás Fernández. The Argentinian attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches. Both Nicolás Servetto and Federico Castro have been the hottest scorers for Platense in the last five each having scored 2 goals.