In this week 12 match, on Tue Apr 26th, Argentinos Juniors plays host to Sarmiento in a clash of these two evenly matched Superliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, a perfect day for football. 4th placed Argentinos Juniors is fresh off their 4-2 win against Atlético Tucumán. Gabriel Ávalos struck first for Argentinos Juniors in the 4th minute, then Kevin Mac Allister added another in the 25th minute on a feed from Javier Cabrera. Argentinos Juniors should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 5th placed Sarmiento, recorded a 2-1 win against Defensa y Justicia. Josué Ayala scored the first goal for Defensa y Justicia on an own goal in the 31st minute, then Julian Brea tied it up for Sarmiento in the 35th minute on a feed from Yair Arismendi But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 46th minute on a goal by Yair Arismendi. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Sarmiento should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Argentinos Juniors won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Both Jonathan Torres and Yair Arismendi have been the hottest scorers for Sarmiento in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Argentinos Juniors’s most prolific scorer has been Gabriel Ávalos. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.