Central Cordoba vs Banfield
CA Central Cordoba are starting to grab points under recently-appointed coach Omar De Felippe. Last weekend, the side secured a massive 1-1 away stalemate at Lanus thanks to a penalty netted by Lucas Varaldo in the 85th minute. El Ferroviario made it five points in the Liga Profesional (still bottom in the respective table), four of those earned in three games since the new man in charge’s arrival as a product of one win, one draw and one loss. Thanks to that streak, they remain one point above bottom-placed Tigre in the aggregate table. Central beat Defensa y Justicia 2-0 in their last home match after an eight-match winless run of three draws and five losses at Estadio Madre de Ciudades. On Wednesday 21, Central won on penalties after a scoreless draw against Newell’s Old Boys in the Copa Argentina round of 16. All regulars are available for Monday. Coach Omar De Felippe would repeat the XI with regard to the last league game.
Banfield fans will have felt devastated last Monday, when the team showed a poor performance and ended up losing 1-0 away at Defensa y Justicia, who hadn’t claimed any victories in the Liga Profesional beforehand. El Taladro remain on ten points in 11 rounds in this competition and remain occupying the 23rd spot of the aggregate table after winning only one of their last seven league games, along with three stalemates and three losses. In fact, Banfield lost five of their last six away matches, just beating Platense 1-0 in that spell. Striker Bruno Sepulveda remains sidelined due to a muscle problem.
Central Cordoba are finally improving and getting results so I’ll trust them here to win against the irregular Banfield who last week lost against one of the worst teams of the league.