Argentinos Jrs vs Defensa y Justicia
Argentinos Juniors fans will have felt frustrated last Monday, when they wasted a two-goal lead and ended up drawing 3-3 against Barracas Central at home after conceding the equaliser in the 92nd minute. That result means Pablo Guede’s men are now on three Copa Liga Profesional matches without a win, drawing two and losing one in that time. However, Pablo Guede’s men are into the best eight in the Copa Liga Profesional after finishing in second spot in group A, accumulating 26 points following a good campaign. All regulars are available to face Defensa y Justicia on Saturday.
Defensa y Justicia celebrated a hard-fought 1-0 home victory over Newell’s Old Boys last Tuesday, with Santiago Ramos Mingo finding the back of the net. Thanks to that success, El Halcon extended their unbeaten streak to six Copa Liga Profesional matches (four wins and two stalemates) and made it 26 points in group B, leapfrogging Lanus to end up in third spot of that table. Striker Nicolas Fernandez had to be replaced at halftime last time out due to a muscle injury and will miss out.
Despite a couple of bad results lately, Argentinos Jrs are candidates to win this tournament given how solid they’ve looked so far this season. This game will be played in neutral ground like all Quarterfinals matches, but they still should dominate here especially considering how Defensa was lucky to advance and will have too many important missings, like their top scorer Nicolas Fernandez, midfielders Togni, Barbona, Gutierrez and defender Aguilera.