On the 21st of August, Godoy Cruz will host Independiente at Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Superliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which is great football weather. Godoy Cruz is fresh off their 2-1 win against Sarmiento. Gondou Zanelli struck first for Sarmiento in the 19th minute, then Ederson Rodríguez Lima tied it up for Godoy Cruz in the 25th minute on a feed from Ezequiel Eduardo Bullaude Finally they completed the comback victory in the 78th minute on a goal by Martin Ojeda to cap off a wild match. Godoy Cruz should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 24th placed Independiente, recorded a 1-1 draw against Huracán. Leandro Fernández scored the first goal for Independiente in the 57th minute, then Santiago Hezze tied it up for Huracán in the 62nd minute squeezing out at least the one point for Huracán. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
Godoy Cruz and Independiente last played eachother at the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas on Mar 7th. Godoy Cruz and Independiente battled to a 3-3 draw. Bullaude struck first for Godoy Cruz in the 19th minute on a feed from Guillermo Ortíz, but Benavidez Protesoni got the equalizer for Independiente in the 45th minute .
Both Leandro Benegas and Leandro Fernández have been the hottest scorers for Independiente in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Ederson Rodríguez Lima has been the most prolific scorer on Godoy Cruz in the last five matches with 2 goals.