Week 27 brings us a match on Oct 22nd, where Atlético Tucumán will travel to Florencio Varela to battle Defensa y Justicia in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Superliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, a perfect day for football. Defensa y Justicia sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Unión Santa Fe. Gabriel Alanis scored the first goal for Defensa y Justicia in the 28th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Unión Santa Fe couldn’t manage to score, and Defensa y Justicia took the shutout win. Defensa y Justicia should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while atlético Tucumán is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Unión Santa Fe. Gastón Corvalán scored the first goal for Unión Santa Fe in the 48th minute, then Isa tied it up for Atlético Tucumán in the 89th minute earning Atlético Tucumán a comeback draw. Atlético Tucumán is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
Defensa y Justicia and Atlético Tucumán last played eachother at the Estadio Norberto Tito Tomaghello on the 17th of April. Defensa y Justicia and Atlético Tucumán battled to a 1-1 draw. Augusto Lotti struck first for Atlético Tucumán in the 16th minute on a feed from Marcelo Ortíz, then in the 58th minute, Carlos Rotondi sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Miguel Merentiel earning Defensa y Justicia a comeback draw.
Mateo Coronel has been the most effective weapon for Atlético Tucumán lately. The Argentinian attacker has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches. Defensa y Justicia’s most prolific scorer has been Gabriel Alanis. He has netted three goals over the last five matches.