In this week 5 match on the 5th of March, Gimnasia La Plata will host Argentinos Juniors at Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo in a clash of these two closely matched Superliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, a perfect day for football. Gimnasia La Plata sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-3 loss against Defensa y Justicia. Miguel Merentiel struck first for Defensa y Justicia in the 5th minute on a feed from Walter Bou, then Cristian Tarragona tied it up for Gimnasia La Plata in the 37th minute , but luckily for Defensa y Justicia it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn the win. Gimnasia La Plata looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 5th placed Argentinos Juniors, recorded a 1-1 draw against San Lorenzo. David Zalazar scored the first goal for Argentinos Juniors in the 29th minute, then Ricardo Centurión got the equalizer for San Lorenzo in the 65th minute on a feed from Martegani squeezing out at least the one point for San Lorenzo. Argentinos Juniors is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Argentinos Juniors won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Gabriel Ávalos has been the most prolific scorer on Argentinos Juniors in the last 5 matches with 3 goals. Gimnasia La Plata’s top weapon lately has been Cristian Tarragona, who has 2 goals in the last five matches.