Rosario Central put up a good fight on their visit to River Plate at Independiente last Saturday, but they couldn’t avoid a 2-1 defeat. That means El Canalla are second-placed in group 3 on three points. However, they lost three of their last four competitive games, having won once in that span. At home, Central won seven of their last eight matches, losing to Colon 3-1 in March. Rosario Central centre back Joaquin Laso is suspended after seeing a red card against River Plate last weekend. First-choice goalkeeper Josue Ayala misses out due to a muscle problem.
Banfield seems to have left behind their sorry run before the pandemic. The team are now leading Group 3 with six points in two games following a 1-0 home success over Godoy Cruz last Saturday. Mauricio Cuero netted a direct free-kick in the second half to give his team their second victory underboss Javier Sanguinetti. El Taladro is strong when they travel, having lost only one of their last 11 away matches (alongside five wins and five draws).
Banfield is perfect so far with 2 wins in 2 games and with Colombian striker Mauricio Cuero on fire, while Rosario Central knows this is a must-win for them at home after losing last week vs River. They’ve been good in attack but they struggled in defense, and without Laso and goalkeeper Ayala they won’t get any better so I definitely can imagine at least a couple of goals here.