In this week 16 match, on Saturday Aug 27th, San Lorenzo plays host to Rosario Central 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 15 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 8th placed San Lorenzo is fresh off their 2-1 win against Racing Club. Ignacio Méndez struck first for San Lorenzo in the 51st minute, then Enzo Copetti got the equalizer for Racing Club in the 65th minute on a feed from Eugenio Mena. San Lorenzo is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while rosario Central is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Banfield. Agustin Jose Urzi struck first for Banfield in the 22nd minute on a feed from Jesús Dátolo, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Rosario Central couldn’t manage to score, and Banfield took the shutout win. Rosario Central is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Gino Infantino has been the most prolific scorer on Rosario Central in his last five matches with 2 goals. Andres Vombergar has been the most prolific scorer on San Lorenzo in the last 5 matches with three goals.