Gimnasia vs Rosario Central
Gimnasia LP fans will have felt devastated after the team’s 4-1 away defeat at Estudiantes in a heated city derby last Sunday. El Lobo made it three Liga Profesional losses in a row and four across their last five matches in this competition, along with a single victory. Following that negative streak, Marcelo Mendez’s men remain on ten points after eight rounds and dropped down to the19th spot of the aggregate table. The 1-0 defeat to San Lorenzo in week seven stopped a three-match winning streak at Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo. First-choice goalkeeper Nelson Insfran is suspended for Monday after being sent off at Estudiantes.
Rosario Central are still finding trouble to overcome a hectic Liga Profesional campaign. Last Wednesday, El Canalla ended up losing 1-0 away at second-placed Union Santa Fe and that result represented their second consecutive defeat in this competition. Miguel Russo’s men remain on nine points after eight rounds, also dropping down to the 20th spot of the aggregate table. In addition, Central lost six of their last eight domestic matches as the visiting side, winning one and drawing one in that spell. Coach Miguel Russo left the club a few days after the last game. Interim boss Matias Lequi has all his regulars at his disposal for Monday.
They are both averaging over one goal scored and one goal conceded per game so far in this tournament, what shows how irregular they’ve been so far in this tournament. They both have a decent attack and with not much to play for unless they start winning games soon, two goals look definitely possible.