Argentinos Jrs – Barracas Central

Argentinos Juniors are going through an irregular spell at the moment. Last Monday, they played below expectations and succumbed to a deserved 1-0 away defeat to Instituto, which represented their third loss across the last five league rounds (along with a single victory and one draw). El Bicho remain on 26 points after 23 Liga Profesional games, which is still enough to stay occupying the last Copa Sudamericana berth in the aggregate table. At home, Argentinos have been unbeaten in their last eight league matches, winning four and drawing four.

Barracas Central fans should be waiting for the season to end soon. Last time out, the team salvaged a point through a 1-1 stalemate against Belgrano playing as hosts at Lanus. As a result, El Guapo are now on three league games without a win (one draw and two defeats), which keeps them bottom in the Liga Profesional table on 17 points, trailing Newell’s Old Boys and Sarmiento by four with four rounds to go. In fact, Barracas lost three of their last four away matches, just beating Rosario Central 1-0 in that spell.

Argentinos Jrs will jump into the Copa Sudamericana zone of the annual table with a win and 3 rounds left, and a game at home against the worst team of the league should be an easy 3 points for them.

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