Week 4 brings us a match on Feb 25th, where Huracán will host Vélez Sarsfield in a meeting of these two Superliga teams in the ever popular Capital Federal derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 11th placed Huracán, recorded a 1-2 loss against Arsenal de Sarandi. Héctor Acevedo struck first for Huracán in the 20th minute, then Sebastián Lomónaco tied it up for Arsenal de Sarandi in the 3rd minute of the first half’s stoppage time But luckily in the 78th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Alexander Díaz. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 6th placed Vélez Sarsfield, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Independiente. Vélez Sarsfield had 12 on net, and Independiente had 10, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Vélez Sarsfield is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Vélez Sarsfield won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Enzo Martínez and Juan Martin Lucero are the top scorers for Vélez Sarsfield in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Huracán is fortunate enough to have Matías Cóccaro Ferreira in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals.