Sarmiento vs Colon
Sarmiento put up a good fight at league leaders Atletico Tucuman last Tuesday, but they eventually ended up losing 1-0. Therefore, Israel Damonte’s men managed a single victory across their last five league matches (along with two stalemates and two defeats). Despite this negative run, El Verde accumulated 11 points in nine matches, which allows them to stay out of the relegation places in the respective table so far. Sarmiento are unbeaten at home in the Liga Profesional, having grabbed ten points from 12 on offer at their own stadium.
Last Tuesday, Colon couldn’t handle Paolo Goltz’s sending-off in the first half and had to settle for a 1-1 home draw against Aldosivi. As a result, El Sabalero continue producing an irregular campaign in the Liga Profesional, accumulating ten points after winning only one of their last six league matches (two stalemates and three defeats). Furthermore, Colon are on nine winless matches on away turf in domestic action, having drawn five and lost four since beating CA Central Cordoba 2-0 in February. Coach Sergio Rondina will find it tough to pick his defenders on Saturday as Paolo Goltz is suspended (he saw a red card against Aldosivi). Also key player Facundo Farias succumbed to a rib injury and will miss out.
Sarmiento might not be the most reliable team at the moment but they are strong at home and with striker Lisandro Lopez back they should be able to beat this very irregular Colon that will miss a couple of important players