On Saturday Jul 16th, Gimnasia La Plata will host Colón in a clash of the Superliga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Gimnasia La Plata sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Atlético Tucumán. Augusto Lotti struck first for Atlético Tucumán in the 1st minute, then Ramiro Ruiz Rodriguez added another in the 63rd minute In the end, Gimnasia La Plata couldn’t muster any offence and Atlético Tucumán ran away with the shutout win. Gimnasia La Plata is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10, while in their last match, 17th placed Colón, recorded a 2-1 win against Vélez Sarsfield. Diego Valentin Gomez struck first for Vélez Sarsfield in the 16th minute, then Garces tied it up for Colón in the 29th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 53rd minute on a goal by Ramón Ábila. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Colón won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Colón’s most prolific scorer has been Ramón Ábila. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Brahian Alemán has been the most prolific scorer on Gimnasia La Plata in the last five matches with 2 goals.