Atletico Tucuman vs Independiente
Atletico Tucuman continue to improve under recently-appointed bosses Favio Orsi and Sergio Gomez. Last Monday, the team focused on keeping a clean sheet to secure a valuable point on their visit to Newell’s Old Boys, drawing 0-0. El Decano are on four matches without defeat in this competition, winning three and drawing one without even conceding in that spell, which allows them to make it 31 points in the Liga Profesional table, staying safe from relegation threats. In fact, Atletico are now on four victories in a row at their own stadium.
Independiente took a big breather in the context of a terrible season last time out, when beating CA Central Cordoba 1-0 away from home with Braian Martinez netting the winner in the first half. El Rojo lost only one of their last four league matches, winning two and drawing one in that time. As a result, they climbed into 20th spot of the Liga Profesional table on 28 points, opening a nine-point gap over the relegation spot, occupied by Huracan at the moment. In fact, their last win allowed them to break a 11-match winless streak of six draws and five defeats on the road.
Atletico looks improved lately and also very strong at home, so I like these odds on them to beat the very irregular Independiente.