On the 17th of February, Gimnasia La Plata plays host to San Lorenzo in a meeting of these two evenly matched Superliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, a perfect day for football. Gimnasia La Plata is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Racing Club. Racing Club had 10 on net, and Gimnasia La Plata had 7, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 0 of their last 10, while in their last match, 8th placed San Lorenzo, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Banfield. Neither Banfield nor San Lorenzo could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 14 and 8 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. San Lorenzo looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Gimnasia La Plata won the head to head battle with 1 win.
For San Lorenzo, their top scorers are Franco di Santo and Néstor Ortigoza, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Gimnasia La Plata is fortunate enough to have Luis Miguel Rodríguez in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals.