On the 17th of February, in this week 2 match, Defensa y Justicia hosts Racing Club at Estadio Norberto Tito Tomaghello in a meeting of these two closely matched Superliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Defensa y Justicia recorded a 0-1 loss against Newell’s Old Boys. Francisco Gonzalez struck first for Newell’s Old Boys in the 59th minute on a feed from Ramiro Gabriel Sordo, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Defensa y Justicia was frustrated by Newell’s Old Boys’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Newell’s Old Boys ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10, while in their last match, 7th placed Racing Club, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Gimnasia La Plata. Neither Racing Club nor Gimnasia La Plata could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 10 and 7 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Defensa y Justicia won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Javier Correa has been the most prolific scorer on Racing Club in the last 5 matches with 2 goals. Defensa y Justicia is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Miguel Merentiel and Walter Bou each having 3 goals in their last five.