Aldosivi vs Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto
Aldosivi have not enjoyed the best start under new manager Israel Damonte. Last Tuesday, with several changes introduced by their new coach, they were once again outplayed and fell 2-0 at home to Argentinos Juniors in the rescheduled Matchday 7 fixture. As a result, they remain winless in the Torneo Apertura with just five points — five draws and six defeats — a record that currently places them inside the relegation zone in the overall standings. At home, they have now gone five matches without a win, recording four draws and one defeat.
Estudiantes Río Cuarto delivered a very respectable performance in their latest league outing, but it once again proved insufficient to pick up points. They ultimately fell 2-0 at home to River Plate, a result that marked their fourth consecutive league defeat and left them rooted to the bottom of both the annual standings and the relegation averages table with just four points from 11 matches in the Torneo Apertura. El León del Imperio have also gone nine matches without an away win — even factoring in last season in the second division — recording two draws and seven defeats in that span. Manager Gerardo Acuña, who had been serving in an interim role, has now been confirmed in the position and will remain in charge at least until the end of the semester.
Two of the worst teams in the league meet here in what is a huge game for the relegation tables. Aldosivi are still winless, Estudiantes won only one and they also have one more thing in common: really bad defenses that have conceded goals in 8 of the last 9 games. I expect to see an open game where a win would be huge for both, so 2 goals should be possible.