On Dec 5th, Independiente and San Lorenzo will play a match in Avellaneda in a meeting of these two Superliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Independiente recorded a 1-4 loss against Banfield. Maldonado struck first for Banfield in the 3rd minute, then Zarate Maldonado tied it up for Independiente on an own goal in the 36th minute. Independiente is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 23rd placed San Lorenzo, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Sarmiento. Nicolás Fernández struck first for San Lorenzo in the 34th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Sarmiento couldn’t muster any offence and San Lorenzo ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
San Lorenzo is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Franco di Santo and Ortega each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Independiente hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Alan Agustin Velasco and Silvio Romero, and they each have 1 goal.