In a weekend match in week 6, on Sat Jul 2nd, Gimnasia La Plata and Defensa y Justicia will play a match in La Plata in a Superliga match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Gimnasia La Plata is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Rosario Central. R. Sosa Acosta struck first for Gimnasia La Plata in the 79th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Rosario Central couldn’t muster any offence and Gimnasia La Plata ran away with the shutout win. Gimnasia La Plata is on a hot streak lately, with 7 wins in their last 10 matches, while defensa y Justicia is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Vélez Sarsfield. Nicolás Fernández scored the first goal for Defensa y Justicia in the 88th minute, but Garayalde got the equalizer for Vélez Sarsfield in the 90th minute earning them at least the one point. Defensa y Justicia is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
Defensa y Justicia and Gimnasia La Plata last played eachother at the Estadio Norberto Tito Tomaghello on Feb 25th. Defensa y Justicia was victorious by a score of 3 to 2. Miguel Merentiel scored the first goal for Defensa y Justicia in the 5th minute, but Cristian Tarragona got the equalizer 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.
Carlos Rotondi and Francisco Pizzini are the top scorers for Defensa y Justicia in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. For Gimnasia La Plata, their top scorers are Cristian Tarragona and Brahian Alemán, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.