Atletico Tucuman couldn’t hold onto their lead last time out and had to settle for a disappointing 1-1 away stalemate at Velez Sarsfield. As a result, El Decano made it three league matches without a win, drawing two and losing one since beating Boca Juniors 1-0 at home in the league opener. Facundo Sava’s men accumulated five points in four Liga Profesional matches, holding a nine-point gap over bottom-placed Tigre in the aggregate rankings. On a positive note, Atletico are unbeaten in their last four at Estadio Jose Fierro, having won two and drawn two in that spell.

Meanwhile, Defensa y Justicia are also facing a tough time in the league. In matchday four, the team settled for a lucky scoreless stalemate against Independiente at home, which means they accumulated just two points in four Liga Profesional matches so far. In fact, El Halcon made it five games without a win in league action, drawing three and losing two, which keeps them out of the continental spots in the aggregate table. Defensa remain pointless on away turf in this competition, having lost to Huracan and Newell’s Old Boys so far.

Defensa has been just terrible lately getting eliminated of Copa Sudamericana and still winless after 4 rounds in the league. They are still under an interim coach, with missings in defense and midfield due to injuries, so this is a perfect spot for Atletico Tucuman to get a very needed win that would take them even further away from relegation trouble.