Godoy Cruz vs San Martin de San Juan
Godoy Cruz are in the midst of a deep crisis. Two weeks ago, they performed well below expectations and lost 2-0 away to Lanús, despite their opponents fielding a heavily rotated side. El Tomba are winless in their last six league matches (four draws and two defeats), sit second from bottom in Group B with ten points, and have fallen to just one point above the relegation zone in the aggregate table, currently occupied by San Martín SJ. As a result, head coach Walter Ribonetto was dismissed. Godoy Cruz have also failed to win at home in the Torneo Clausura: they have drawn four and lost two since returning to the Estadio Feliciano Gambarte. Omar Asad will begin his second spell as manager of the club this weekend. He will have Santino Andino (back from the U-20 World Cup), Guillermo Fernández (suspension served), and Juan Escobar (recovered from injury).
San Martín SJ refuse to give up. Two weeks ago, they battled to a hard-fought 1-0 home win over Independiente thanks to a second-half goal from Tomás Fernández. El Verdinegro are now unbeaten in four league matches (two wins and two draws), moving to within just one point of escaping the relegation zone — currently occupied by Godoy Cruz and Talleres. They also sit in the playoff spots in Group B with 17 points in the Torneo Clausura (although they would be ineligible to play them if relegated). San Martín earned a 1-0 victory away to San Lorenzo in their most recent road match, ending a six-game winless run as visitors (four draws and two defeats).
This is not only a derby because both teams are from the same region, but also an important one for both because they are extremely close to the relegation spots with only 3 games left. Godoy Cruz will have Andino back in attack and San Martin can’t afford even a draw after Aldosivi won on Saturday, so 2 goals should be definitely possible here.
BET: OVER 1.75 @ 1.89