In this week 2 match, on Friday Jun 10th, Gimnasia La Plata will host Patronato 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 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Gimnasia La Plata recorded a 1-1 draw against Estudiantes. Agustín Rogel scored the first goal for Estudiantes in the 40th minute, then in the 52nd minute, R. Sosa Acosta sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Cristian Tarragona earning Gimnasia La Plata at least a draw. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Gimnasia La Plata should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 14th placed Patronato is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Vélez Sarsfield. Lucas Janson struck first for Vélez Sarsfield in the 16th minute, but Jonathan Herrera got the equalizer for Patronato in the 43rd minute earning Patronato at least a draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Estadio Presbítero Bartolomé Grella, Gimnasia La Plata was victorious by a score of 6 to 0. Brahian Alemán scored the first goal for Gimnasia La Plata in the 3rd minute, then Cristian Tarragona added another in the 23rd minute on a feed from Erik Ramirez In the end, Patronato couldn’t muster any offence and Gimnasia La Plata ran away with the shutout win.
Patronato’s most prolific scorer has been Axel Rodríguez. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Gimnasia La Plata has been fortunate! In the last 5 matches, both R. Sosa Acosta and Cristian Tarragona are on scoring streaks. They have each scored 4 goals for Gimnasia La Plata and look to continue their dominance.