On Sunday Mar 5th, Atlético Tucumán plays host to Banfield in a clash of these two closely matched Superliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 28th placed Atlético Tucumán, recorded a 0-3 loss against Defensa y Justicia. Santiago Solari struck first for Defensa y Justicia in the 13th minute on a feed from Agustin Sant’Anna, then Nicolás Fernández added another in the 36th minute from the penalty spot In the end, Atlético Tucumán couldn’t muster any offence and Defensa y Justicia ran away with the shutout win. Atlético Tucumán looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10, while banfield sits at 25th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Independiente. Banfield had 6 on net, and Independiente had 8, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws each.
Banfield is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Guillermo Soto and Andrés Chávez each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Marcelo Estigarribia and Marcelo Gonzalez are the top scorers for Atlético Tucumán in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.