In a weekend match on Sun Aug 28th, in week 16, Independiente hosts Vélez Sarsfield at Estadio Libertadores De América in a meeting of these two Superliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Independiente recorded a 1-1 draw against Godoy Cruz. Juan Manuel Insaurralde scored the first goal for Independiente in the 42nd minute, then Tadeo Allende tied it up for Godoy Cruz in the 56th minute earning Godoy Cruz at least a draw. Independiente looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while 27th placed Vélez Sarsfield is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Sarmiento. Javier Toledo struck first for Sarmiento in the 24th minute on a penalty shot, then Maximo Perrone tied it up for Vélez Sarsfield in the 58th minute on a penalty shot earning Vélez Sarsfield at least a draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Estadio José Amalfitani, Vélez Sarsfield and Independiente battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Vélez Sarsfield nor Independiente could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 12 and 10 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
Vélez Sarsfield’s top weapon lately has been Abiel Osorio, who has two goals in the last 5 matches. Both Leandro Benegas and Leandro Fernández have been the hottest scorers for Independiente in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.