In a weekend match on Fri Feb 18th, in week 2, Atlético Tucumán will host Platense at Estadio Monumental Presidente José Fierro in a meeting of these two Superliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Atlético Tucumán recorded a 0-1 loss against Sarmiento. Lisandro López struck first for Sarmiento in the 66th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Atlético Tucumán couldn’t muster any offence and Sarmiento ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10, while 3rd placed Platense is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Talleres Córdoba. Gonzalo Bergessio struck first for Platense in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Talleres Córdoba was frustrated by Platense’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Platense ended the match with the shutout victory. Platense is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Platense won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Matías Tissera has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 7 goals for Platense.