Atletico Tucuman suffered their fourth defeat in six weeks of league action last Monday when they were beaten by Velez Sarsfield 1-0 away from home in an uneventful game. As a result, Ricardo Zielinski’s men remain on six points in the league table, which is an irregular campaign for them. On a positive note though, Atletico is on two consecutive victories at their own stadium, having beaten Godoy Cruz and Sarandi Arsenal.Â
Independiente blew a 2-0 lead and had to settle for a 2-2 home draw with Lanus in an entertaining game last Sunday. El Rojo hasn’t yet found their best version since Sebastian Beccacece’s arrival: the team are performing an irregular campaign with seven points (and one match in hand). Besides, Independiente lost their last two away league matches at Estudiantes and Patronato. Independiente midfielder Pablo Perez has been licensed due to disciplinary issues.
Independiente is running out of time as they are getting away from the top spots and will have to take risks against an Atletico that is dangerous at home, so I expect an open game.