Week 3 brings us a match on Jun 17th, where Gimnasia La Plata will travel to Vicente López to battle Platense in a meeting of these two evenly matched Superliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Platense sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Vélez Sarsfield. Ivan Gómez struck first for Platense in the 74th minute on a feed from Nicolás Morgantini, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Vélez Sarsfield couldn’t manage to score, and Platense took the shutout win. Platense looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 2nd placed Gimnasia La Plata, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Patronato. Johan Carbonero struck first for Gimnasia La Plata in the 27th minute on a feed from Cristian Tarragona, then Cristian Tarragona added another in the 73rd minute on a penalty kick At the end of 90 a dissapointed Patronato couldn’t manage to score, and Gimnasia La Plata took the shutout win. Gimnasia La Plata looks to continue their winning ways, having won 7 of their last 10.
Gimnasia La Plata and Platense last played eachother at the Estadio Ciudad De Vicente López on the 20th of April. Gimnasia La Plata took the match by a score of 3 to 0. Cristian Tarragona scored the first goal for Gimnasia La Plata in the 6th minute from the penalty spot, then R. Sosa Acosta added another in the 38th minute on a penalty kick In the end, Platense couldn’t muster any offence and Gimnasia La Plata ran away with the shutout win.
Gimnasia La Plata is fortunate enough to have Cristian Tarragona in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Braian Mansilla has been the most prolific scorer on Platense in his last 5 matches with two goals.