On Mon Sep 12th, Sarmiento and Independiente will play a match in Junín in a clash of the Superliga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Sarmiento recorded a 2-1 win against Aldosivi. Gondou Zanelli scored the first goal for Sarmiento in the 16th minute on a penalty kick, then Martin Cauteruccio got the equalizer for Aldosivi in the 47th minute on a feed from Brian Martínez. Sarmiento is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 22nd placed Independiente, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Aldosivi. Facundo Ferreyra struck first for Independiente in the 17th minute on a feed from Lucas Romero, then Leandro Fernández added another in the 33rd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Aldosivi couldn’t manage to score, and Independiente took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Independiente won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Leandro Fernández has been the most prolific scorer on Independiente in the last 5 matches with 3 goals. Gondou Zanelli has been the most prolific scorer on Sarmiento in the last 5 matches with two goals.