Gimnasia vs Platense
Gimnasia LP managed only one victory in the last seven league games before the winter break (three draws, three defeats) and made it 15 points in 13 rounds. That places them in the 21st spot of the relegation table, just six points above the bottom. At home, they took ten points from 18 on offer in the first tournament of the year. Playmaker Luis Rodriguez, the best player of that competition, arrived from Colon (but he will miss out on Saturday due to injury)
Platense closed the last tournament with a highly-celebrated 4-1 home success over Rosario Central to stop a two-match losing run, make it 14 points and climb into 19th spot of the relegation table on their return to the top flight. On away turf, El Calamar grabbed ten points from 18 available. Coach Juan Manuel Llop left the club and new boss Leonardo Madelon will have seven reinforcements at his disposal.
Gimnasia lost important players during the offseason and they signed the last champions star player Luis Rodriguez but he is unavailable for this match, so I expect them to have a slow start. Platense was a strong away team last season and they could take something from this game.