Estudiantes vs Newell’s
Estudiantes took a valuable point on their visit to San Lorenzo last Tuesday, drawing 1-1 away from home in a hard-fought clash. Following that result, El Pincha remain into the playoff zone in group B, accumulating 11 points in five Copa Liga Profesional matches. In addition, Eduardo Dominguez’s men are unbeaten in their last ten league games, winning six and drawing four. At home, Estudiantes haven’t lost any of their last six in domestic action, with four wins and two stalemates. Striker Guido Carrillo remains out due to a muscle problem.
Newell’s Old Boys’ perfect start was violently stopped last Monday, when the team suffered an unexpected 4-0 home defeat to Racing Club. As a result, La Lepra remain on 12 points in the Copa Liga Profesional and have been displaced from the top of the group B table, now trailing leaders Godoy Cruz by one. In addition, the defeat broke a five-match winning streak in league action. However, Newell’s all three matches as the visiting outfit in this competition (over CA Central Cordoba, Lanus and Union Santa Fe. On Thursday 15, Newell’s drew 1-1 away at MLS side Inter Miami FC in a friendly match.
Estudiantes only conceded one goal in 5 games so far this season, the same that Newell’s had before the 0-4 debacle vs Racing. The hosts will miss again their top striker Guido Carrillo and they are both just one week away from playing the derbies vs Gimnasia and Rosario Central respectively, so I don’t expect any of them to take any risks and we should see a closed match.