Rosario Central vs Huracan
Rosario Central left very good impressions in their return to league action after the Copa America break despite coach Miguel Russo’s decision to rest his starters: the team beat Sarmiento 4-2 at home. As a result, El Canalla made it nine points in the Liga Profesional (with one game in hand as they had to postpone an away match at Union Santa Fe in midweek), having not lost any of the last five in this competition (two victories and three stalemates). In fact, the side stopped a four-match winless streak of three draws and one loss at Estadio Gigante de Arroyito in domestic action. On Tuesday, Central drew 1-1 away at Brazil’s SC Internacional, advancing to the Copa Sudamericana round of 16 following a 2-1 win on aggregate.
Huracan played below expectations last Wednesday and their fans had to settle for a disappointing scoreless home stalemate against Estudiantes after an uneventful game. However, El Globo are still leaders in the Liga Profesional table, accumulating 15 points in seven matches. In fact, Frank Kudelka’s men have been unbeaten in the last ten league matches, with six victories and four draws in that time. On a sorry note, Huracan claimed a single victory across the last nine on away turf, drawing three and losing five.
Rosario Central are on a great run since the Copa America break, winning the only league game they’ve played and advancing in Copa Sudamericana after a win and a draw against the tough Internacional from Brazil, so now it’s time for them to focus on the league. No missings, they have a full squad available and for sure they will be motivated to continue on this good streak. Huracan are the leaders despite not winning in the first two games since the Copa America break, and in both they were far from convincing so I think their good luck ends today.