Godoy Cruz succumbed to their fourth consecutive defeat last time out when losing to River Plate 1-0 at home. Having lost all three games in this tournament, Diego Martinez’s men are bottom in group 3 table with no points. Furthermore, El Tomba suffered six defeats in their last seven matches at Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, along with a single win in that stretch.
Rosario Central suffered their second consecutive defeat last time out when they were beaten by Banfield 4-2 at home. As a result, Cristian Gonzalez’s men are third-placed in group 3 on three points, six behind River Plate in second. In fact, El Canalla lost four of their last five top-flight matches, having won only once in that span. On away turf, Central are on six matches without a win, with two draws and four defeats (including the last three).
These two are almost mathematically out of any chances to advance to the championship stage so, with nothing to lose and being in a must-win situation, they should play an open game, especially considering that the hosts could have their top scorer Santiago Garcia back in the starting lineup.