In a weekend match on Saturday Jun 4th, in week 1, Independiente will travel to Capital Federal to battle San Lorenzo in a meeting of these two Superliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In San Lorenzo’s last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Racing Club. Javier Correa struck first for Racing Club in the 43rd minute on a feed from Benjamín Garré, then Agustin Martegani tied it up for San Lorenzo in the 71st minute earning them at least the one point. San Lorenzo is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Independiente recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Huracán. Alan Sonora struck first for Independiente in the 21st minute, then Juan Cazares added another in the 86th minute on a feed from Roa Estrada In the end, Huracán couldn’t muster any offence and Independiente ran away with the shutout win. Independiente is looking for direction having earned 11 points 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 draw apiece.
Benegas and Domingo Blanco are the top scorers for Independiente in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. San Lorenzo’s most prolific scorer has been Gattoni. The Argentinian defender has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.