Week 8 features a match on Sunday Apr 3rd, where Platense will travel to Rosario to battle Newell’s Old Boys in a meeting of these two Superliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 28 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. In their last match, Newell’s Old Boys recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Rosario Central. Juan Manuel García scored the first goal for Newell’s Old Boys in the 51st minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Rosario Central couldn’t manage to score, and Newell’s Old Boys took the shutout win. Newell’s Old Boys is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 9th placed Platense, recorded a 0-4 loss against Tigre. Facundo Colidio scored the first goal for Tigre in the 12th minute, then Pablo Daniel Magnin added another in the 33rd minute on a penalty shot In the end, Platense was frustrated by Tigre’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Tigre ended the match with the shutout victory. Platense looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Newell’s Old Boys won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Rodrigo Contreras and Gonzalo Bergessio are the top scorers for Platense in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Both Castro and Juan Manuel García have been the hottest scorers for Newell’s Old Boys in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.