Belgrano has slid into the bottom spot of the league table and will most likely return to B Nacional after eight years in the top flight. After their 3-1 away defeat at Lanus last weekend, El Pirata needs to win here and wait for three other results to defend their Superliga status in a post-season playoff. They are on two consecutive defeats and have claimed a single victory in 13 league matches (seven draws, five losses), accumulating only 21 points in total. Belgrano won their last home match over Patronato 3-0 to stop a five-game winless run at Gigante de Alberdi Stadium (three draws, two defeats).
Godoy Cruz has finally put an end to their five-game winless streak of three draws and two defeats in the Superliga. They beat Patronato 2-1 at home, with striker Miguel Merentiel scoring the winner in the 76th minute. Having accumulated 32 points so far, El Tomba still holds a tiny chance of climbing into the last Copa Sudamericana spot, occupied by Lanus with 34. However, they managed only two points from the last 12 on offer on the road in the Superliga. Godoy Cruz also drew 0-0 at Universidad Concepcion in Chile in a Copa Libertadores group game in midweek.
Belgrano must win and wait for almost a miracle to avoid relegation and Godoy Cruz will use lineup full of reserves because they don’t care much about this match and they have a must-win Copa Libertadores game midweek, so even if it could be meaningless in the end, I expect the hosts to get the 3 points they need.