Rosario Central put up a good fight against Boca Juniors two weeks ago, but they succumbed to an undeserved 2-1 away defeat to Boca Juniors in a hard-fought game. The side succumbed to their second loss across their last three league games (winning only once in that spell), which left them on 18 points in 13 rounds and far away from the continental spots in the aggregate table. On a positive note, Central lost only one of their last seven home matches in domestic action, along with three victories and three draws. Goalkeeper Jorge Broun and right back Emanuel Coronel succumbed to different injuries and will miss out, as well as Facundo Mallo and Carlos Quintana.

Under interim boss Mariano Levisman, Talleres recovered from their slump in the last league and beat them Estudiantes 1-0 at home thanks to a strike from Ruben Botta in the first half. La T are still fighting for the Liga Profesional title, accumulating 23 points (just four behind Velez Sarsfield) after losing only one of the last seven in this competition (winning two and drawing four). In addition, the side returned to the Copa Libertadores’ zone in the aggregate table. On a sorry note, Talleres remain winless in their last four domestic matches on the road, with two stalemates and two losses. Last weekend, Talleres lost on penalties after a 1-1 draw against Boca Juniors in the Copa Argentina round of 16, with coach Alexander Medina starting his second spell at the club.

Rosario Central should be in trouble here without their goalkeeper Jorge Broun, and 3 of their 4 starting defenders, especially Facundo Mallo and Carlos Quintana. They still have their attacking power that allowed them to score at least once in 6 of their last 7 games, so I’ll go for the OVER as I can see both teams scoring here.