On Jun 5th, Estudiantes will host Gimnasia La Plata at Estadio Ciudad De La Plata in a meeting of these two Superliga teams in the ever popular La Plata, Provincia de Buenos Aires derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, a perfect day for football. Estudiantes is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Argentinos Juniors. Mauro Boselli struck first for Estudiantes in the 32nd minute, but Fausto Mariano Vera got the equalizer for Argentinos Juniors in the 66th minute . Estudiantes is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in Gimnasia La Plata’s last match they recorded a 3-1 win against Newell’s Old Boys. Pablo Pérez struck first for Newell’s Old Boys in the 2nd minute on a feed from Nicolas Castro, then Erik Ramirez tied it up for Gimnasia La Plata in the 17th minute But luckily in the 48th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by R. Sosa Acosta. Gimnasia La Plata should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
Estudiantes and Gimnasia La Plata last played eachother at the Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo on the 20th of March. Gimnasia La Plata and Estudiantes battled to a 1-1 draw. Leonardo Godoy struck first for Estudiantes in the 43rd minute on a feed from Gustavo Del Prete, but Erik Ramirez got the equalizer for Gimnasia La Plata in the 6th minute of the second half’s stoppage time squeezing out at least the one point for Gimnasia La Plata.
R. Sosa Acosta has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored four goals for Gimnasia La Plata. Estudiantes is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Jorge Morel and Mauro Boselli each having 2 goals in their last five.