Thanks to a goal from Leandro Diaz in the first half, Atletico Tucuman beat Union Santa Fe 1-0 away to make it six league games unbeaten and five consecutive victories. After an uninspiring start, Ricardo Zielinski’s men have now climbed into eighth spot of the Superliga table on 22 points, just three behind leaders. At home, El Decano won four of their last five games, only losing to Independiente in that time. Â
San Lorenzo have recovered from a four-match losing run in the best possible way: they thrashed league leaders Argentinos Juniors 3-0 at home and interim boss Diego Monarriz has been confirmed until the end of the year. However, El Ciclon still have to improve as they remain out of the continental spots, accumulating 19 points. San Lorenzo lost three of their last four away games, just beating Banfield in that spell. At San Lorenzo, defensive midfielder Geronimo Poblete is suspended after seeing his fifth yellow card. Fabricio Coloccini returns from suspension.
San Lorenzo finally showed signs of life in their great victory of the last round. They have a squad to play better than what they had been doing this season and that win should give them the moral boost they needed.