Argentinos Jrs – Rosario Central

Argentinos Juniors secured a valuable point on their visit to Huracan last Sunday, drawing 1-1 and wasting several opportunities to reverse the score after conceding first. El Bicho are still one of the group A leaders on 18 points (alongside Talleres, River Plate, Independiente and Velez Sarsfield) after losing only one of their last five Copa Liga Profesional matches (three victories and one stalemate). Argentinos are unbeaten in their last six home matches, having won five and drawn one in that spell. On Friday 15, they won 2-1 over second-tier club Gimnasia y Tiro in the Copa Argentina first round.

Rosario Central returned to winning ways in their last league game, securing a hard-fought 1-0 home success over Instituto thanks to a strike from Tomas O’Connor in the second half. El Canalla stopped a two-match losing streak in the Copa Liga Profesional to stay alive on the fight for a playoff ticket: Miguel Russo’s men are now on 14 points, trailing fourth-placed Independiente by four in group A. On a sorry note, Central secured just four points from 18 available on the road as a product of one victory, one draw and four losses. On Thursday 14, Central won on penalties after drawing 1-1 against side Douglas Haig in the Copa Argentina first round.

Argentinos can become leaders of the group with a win, they’ve been super strong at home winning 5 out of 6 and should be able to take advantage of this irregular Rosario Central that won’t have their best defender, Carlos Quintana, and has been terrible playing away. They must win to keep alive their chances of going to the playoffs so they will have to take risks at some point.

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