On the 16th of April, Colón hosts Independiente in a meeting of these two evenly matched Superliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 5th placed Colón, recorded a 2-2 draw against Rosario Central. Pierotti scored the first goal for Colón in the 9th minute, but Pedro Emmanuel Ojeda got the equalizer for Rosario Central in the 44th minute . Colón is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while 7th placed Independiente is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Tigre. Benegas scored the first goal for Independiente in the 35th minute on a penalty kick, then Mateo Retegui tied it up for Tigre in the 6th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a penalty kick squeezing out at least the one point for Tigre. Independiente is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses 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 1 win apiece.
Independiente’s most prolific scorer has been Benegas. The Argentinian attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Lucas Beltrán has been the most prolific scorer on Colón in his last five matches with 2 goals.