Defensa y Justicia vs Platense
Defensa y Justicia continue to show improvements under recently-appointed coach Francisco Meneghini, but it’s not yet enough to claim victories. The 1-1 away stalemate at Talleres last Wednesday means El Halcon accumulated only five points in seven Liga Profesional rounds and also made it eight league matches without a win, drawing six and losing two. That negative streak places them out of the continental spots in the aggregate table. On a positive note, Defensa are unbeaten in their last six home matches in domestic action, winning three and drawing three.
Platense fans will have felt heartbroken after an unexpected 2-0 home defeat to Velez Sarsfield last Thursday. El Calamar continue to produce an irregular campaign in the Liga Profesional, accumulating eight points after seven rounds as a product of two victories, two draws and three defeats. In fact, the side remain safe from potential relegation threats and also far away from the continental fight at the moment. Platense won 2-0 away at CA Central Cordoba in their last away game to break a three-match winless run of one draw and two defeats on the road.
Defensa are finally finding some rhythm as shown in their good game at Talleres where they should have won. They have a good opportunity to win here against a Platense that looked poor midweek vs Velez and won’t have some importante players in midfield like Picco, Hachen and Gomez, all due to injuries.