Platense vs San Lorenzo
Thanks to a strike from Franco Baldassarra in the 74th minute of the game, Platense managed to beat CA Central Cordoba 1-0 away and put an end to their six-match winless run of two draws and four losses in the league. That success also allowed them to climb from 26th to 21st spot in the points average table after accumulating eight points in as many rounds on their return to the top flight. On a sorry note, El Calamar took a single point in four home matches this season.
San Lorenzo made it two consecutive victories in league action last Friday, when beating Rosario Central 2-0 at home thanks to goals from Franco Di Santo and Angel Romero. After a poor start in this competition, the team have improved to climb into seventh spot in group A on 11 points, one behind Estudiantes in fourth. On away turf, El Ciclon managed four points from nine on offer in this competition after losing at Colon, drawing at Banfield and winning at Estudiantes. San Lorenzo lost 3-1 against Santos at home in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores’ third preliminary round on Tuesday 6.
7 out of 8 San Lorenzo games in this tournament had at least 2 goals, they just come from conceding 3 midweek in Copa Libertadores, and I expect this trend to continue as they need to win here to get into a playoff spot.