In a weekend match in week 23, on Sunday Nov 28th, Estudiantes plays host to Vélez Sarsfield in a clash of these two closely matched Superliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, a perfect day for football. 6th placed Estudiantes is fresh off their 3-1 win against Godoy Cruz. Martin Ojeda scored the first goal for Godoy Cruz in the 13th minute, but Gustavo Del Prete got the equalizer for Estudiantes in the 17th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 23rd minute on a goal by Leandro Díaz to cap off a wild match. Estudiantes is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while vélez Sarsfield is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Argentinos Juniors. Gianetti struck first for Vélez Sarsfield in the 80th minute, then Lucas Pratto added another in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Juan Martin Lucero At the end of 90 a dissapointed Argentinos Juniors couldn’t manage to score, and Vélez Sarsfield took the shutout win. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Vélez Sarsfield should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Estudiantes won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Both Lucas Janson and Juan Martin Lucero have been the hottest scorers for Vélez Sarsfield in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Leandro Díaz has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 6 goals for Estudiantes.