On the 1st of October, in this week 22 match, Arsenal de Sarandi will host Independiente in a clash of these two mismatched Superliga teams in the anticipated Avellaneda derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 24th placed Arsenal de Sarandi, recorded a 0-2 loss against Sarmiento. Lisandro López struck first for Sarmiento in the 20th minute, then Torres added another in the 81st minute on a penalty shot In the end, Arsenal de Sarandi was frustrated by Sarmiento’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sarmiento ended the match with the shutout victory. Arsenal de Sarandi looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while independiente is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Newell’s Old Boys. Leandro Benegas scored the first goal for Independiente in the 62nd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Newell’s Old Boys couldn’t manage to score, and Independiente took the shutout win. Independiente is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
On the 15th of February, Independiente hosted Arsenal de Sarandi in their last match together. Independiente was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Pozzo struck first for Independiente in the 75th minute on a feed from Barreto, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Arsenal de Sarandi was frustrated by Independiente’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Independiente ended the match with the shutout victory.
Independiente is fortunate enough to have Leandro Fernández in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Alexander Díaz and Christian Chimino are the top scorers for Arsenal de Sarandi in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.