On Wednesday Jul 20th, in week 9, Estudiantes will play host to Barracas Central 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 14 degrees, which is great football weather. 21st placed Estudiantes is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Tigre. Mateo Retegui struck first for Tigre in the 17th minute, then Facundo Colidio added another in the 47th minute. Estudiantes looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while in their last match, 19th placed Barracas Central, recorded a 1-3 loss against Argentinos Juniors. Fausto Mariano Vera scored the first goal for Argentinos Juniors in the 16th minute on a penalty shot, then Neri Bandiera tied it up for Barracas Central in the 22nd minute on a penalty shot. Barracas Central is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
Estudiantes and Barracas Central last played eachother at the Estadio De Excursionistas on Sat Apr 16th. Estudiantes was victorious by a score of 6 to 1. Gustavo Del Prete scored the first goal for Estudiantes in the 2nd minute, then Manuel Castro added another in the 18th minute.
Neri Bandiera has been the most effective weapon for Barracas Central lately. The Argentinian attacker has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches. Estudiantes hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Leonardo Godoy and , and they each have 1 goal.