Huracan vs Instituto
Huracan put up a good fight on their visit to Rosario Central in round eight, but they ended up suffering a narrow 1-0 away loss. That result put an end to El Globo’s three-match unbeaten streak of two victories and one draw in Copa Liga Profesional action, leaving them on 13 points in group A (which is however enough to stay into the playoff zone). Besides, El Globo are still threatened by relegation as they are now sharing the drop spot in the aggregate table with Gimnasia LP and Colon. On a positive note, Huracan won their last five matches at Estadio Tomas Adolfo Duco. On Friday 13, Diego Martinez’s men lost 2-0 to Estudiantes in the Copa Argentina quarter-finals. Thinking of this league clash against Instituto, Ignacio Pussetto returns from his ban while Lucas Carrizo is suspended after seeing a red card at Rosario Central.
Instituto fans will have felt devastated after the team’s 1-1 home stalemate against Gimnasia LP in a six-pointer as they conceded the equaliser in the second minute of stoppage time. La Gloria are unbeaten in their last five league matches, but they won only one of those and the other four ended in draws. As a result, they are on 11 points in group A, a decent campaign that allows them to stay five points above the relegation spot in the aggregate table with six rounds to go. On away turf, Instituto remain without defeat in the Copa Liga Profesional, having secured one victory and four stalemates. The squad are full to visit Huracan on Friday.
Huracan are now the only team on the relegation spot after Thursday’s results, they’ve been strong at home winning every game, but I’ll go here for the OVER on this very low totals line because they definitely need the 3 points and will have to take risks.