Week 14 brings us a match on Aug 17th where Independiente and Huracán will play a match in Avellaneda in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Superliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Independiente recorded a 1-1 draw against Lanús. José Sand scored the first goal for Lanús in the 20th minute, then in the 83rd minute, Juan Manuel Insaurralde sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Leandro Benegas earning Independiente a comeback draw. Independiente looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 3rd placed Huracán, recorded a 4-1 win against Sarmiento. Franco Cristaldo struck first for Huracán in the 5th minute on a feed from Guillermo Soto, then Torres tied it up for Sarmiento in the 27th minute. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Huracán should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match on Saturday May 7th, Independiente was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Sonora struck first for Independiente in the 21st minute, then Juan Cazares added another in the 86th minute In the end, Huracán couldn’t muster any offence and Independiente ran away with the shutout win.
Huracán’s most prolific scorer has been Franco Cristaldo. The Argentinian midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Independiente’s top weapon lately has been Leandro Benegas, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches.