Week 5 brings us a match on Mar 6th, where Racing Club will host Talleres Córdoba at Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón in a clash of these two closely matched Superliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which is great football weather. 8th placed Racing Club is fresh off their 2-2 draw against River Plate. Ezequiel Barco struck first for River Plate in the 26th minute on a feed from Joaquín Fernández, then De La Cruz Arcosa added another in the 43rd minute. Racing Club is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Talleres Córdoba recorded a 1-2 loss against Newell’s Old Boys. Nicolas Castro struck first for Newell’s Old Boys in the 57th minute on a feed from Juan Manuel García, then Cristian Lema added another in the 62nd minute on a penalty. Talleres Córdoba looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Talleres Córdoba won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Mateo Retegui and Federico Girotti are the top scorers for Talleres Córdoba in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Racing Club’s most prolific scorer has been Javier Correa. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.