In a mid week match in week 3, on Wed Feb 23rd, Argentinos Juniors will travel to Avellaneda to battle Racing Club in a clash of these two mismatched Superliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 9th placed Racing Club, recorded a 2-2 draw against Defensa y Justicia. Edwin Cardona scored the first goal for Racing Club in the 28th minute on a penalty kick, then Gabriel Hauche added another in the 39th minute. Racing Club looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 0 of their last 10, while in their last match, 1st placed Argentinos Juniors, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Newell’s Old Boys. Gabriel Ávalos struck first for Argentinos Juniors in the 11th minute, then Matias Alejandro Galarza added another in the 63rd minute In the end, Newell’s Old Boys was frustrated by Argentinos Juniors’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Argentinos Juniors ended the match with the shutout victory. Argentinos Juniors is looking for direction having 2 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Argentinos Juniors is glad to have Gabriel Ávalos in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored six goals. Racing Club’s most prolific scorer has been Javier Correa. The Argentinian attacker has netted two goals over the last five matches.