In a weekend match in week 3, on Sunday Feb 20th, Vélez Sarsfield will host Independiente at Estadio José Amalfitani 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 should make for a nice day for football. Vélez Sarsfield sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Rosario Central. Cristhian Báez scored the first goal for Rosario Central in the 56th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Vélez Sarsfield was frustrated by Rosario Central’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Rosario Central ended the match with the shutout victory. Vélez Sarsfield is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while independiente sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Arsenal de Sarandi. Pozzo struck first for Independiente in the 75th minute on a feed from Sergio Damian Barreto, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Arsenal de Sarandi couldn’t manage to score, and Independiente took the shutout win. Independiente is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Vélez Sarsfield won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Independiente’s most prolific scorer has been Silvio Romero. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Vélez Sarsfield is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Enzo Martínez and Juan Martin Lucero each only have 1 goal in their last five.