In this week 3 match on Feb 20th, Platense will play host to Sarmiento in a meeting of these two Superliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 32 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. Platense sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Talleres Córdoba. Gonzalo Bergessio scored the first goal for Platense in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Talleres Córdoba couldn’t muster any offence and Platense ran away with the shutout win. Platense is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while sarmiento is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Atlético Tucumán. Lisandro López struck first for Sarmiento in the 66th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Atlético Tucumán was frustrated by Sarmiento’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sarmiento ended the match with the shutout victory. Sarmiento is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Sarmiento won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Jonathan Torres and Lisandro López are the top scorers for Sarmiento in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Platense is fortunate enough to have Matías Tissera in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 7 goals.