On the 28th of November, in this week 23 match, Argentinos Juniors will host Gimnasia La Plata at Estadio Diego Armando Maradona in a clash of the Superliga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, a perfect day for football. 16th placed Argentinos Juniors is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Vélez Sarsfield. Lautaro Gianetti struck first for Vélez Sarsfield in the 80th minute on a feed from Federico Mancuello, then Lucas Pratto added another in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Juan Martin Lucero In the end, Argentinos Juniors was frustrated by Vélez Sarsfield’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Vélez Sarsfield ended the match with the shutout victory. Argentinos Juniors is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 9th placed Gimnasia La Plata, recorded a 5-2 win against Talleres Córdoba. Johan Carbonero struck first for Gimnasia La Plata in the 7th minute on a feed from Luis Miguel Rodríguez, then Erik Ramirez added another in the 38th minute. Gimnasia La Plata should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Luis Miguel Rodríguez has been the most prolific scorer on Gimnasia La Plata in the last 5 matches with three goals.