Platense vs Sarmiento

Platense showed a worthy performance last Wednesday but they eventually returned home empty-handed following a 2-1 away defeat to Godoy Cruz after conceding with just five minutes to go. That result means they are now on two losses in a row in this competition. Therefore, El Calamar remain on 29 points in the Liga Profesional, occupying one of the mid-table spots and far away from the relegation threats at the moment. Martin Palermo’s men lost to Lanus 1-0 in their last home match, which broke their three-game winning streak at Estadio Ciudad de Vicente Lopez. Defensive midfielder Ivan Rossi is ready to return after missing the last commitment due to a stomach flu.

Sarmiento are finding it tough to claim victories in the league. Last Thursday, they showed a worthy performance but ended up losing to second-placed Talleres 1-0 at home. That result means El Verde won only one of their last seven league matches, drawing three and losing three in that spell. Following that streak, Israel Damonte’s men dropped down to the bottom half of the league table on 28 points. On away turf, Sarmiento are winless in their last three games, collecting one point from the last nine on offer without even scoring. Striker Luciano Gondou has been sold to Argentinos Juniors. Lisandro Lopez and Alejandro Donatti will miss out again.

Sarmiento will still have important missings so I’ll go here with this Platense that has been overall strong at home and has a full squad for this game.

BET: Platense -0.25 @ 1.93