Argentinos Jrs vs Defensa y Justicia
Another strike from Leonardo Heredia in the second half gave Argentinos Juniors three massive points through a hard-fought 1-0 away success at Velez Sarsfield last time out. That result represented El Bicho’s second consecutive victory in league action and Gabriel Milito’s men managed to climb into one of the Copa Sudamericana places in the league table, accumulating 29 points to occupy ninth spot so far. Furthermore, Argentinos beat Platense 1-0 in their last domestic game at home to break a three-match winless streak of one draw and two defeats at Estadio Diego Armando Maradona in this competition.
After a convincing 2-0 home win over Belgrano, Defensa y Justicia finally completed their abandoned game away at River Plate last Saturday. They showed a worthy version but couldn’t avoid a 1-0 defeat to the league leaders. Following that result, El Halcon claimed a single victory across their last six matches in league action, along with three draws and two losses. They continue performing a good campaign, accumulating 33 points, but that negative streak keeps them out of the Copa Libertadores spots (trailing fourth-placed Estudiantes by two so far).
Odds on Argentinos are too low for what should be a balanced game between two solid teams, so I have to go with the visitors to take something from this game.