In this week 14 match on May 7th, Newell’s Old Boys will travel to La Plata to battle Gimnasia La Plata in a meeting of these two closely matched Superliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Gimnasia La Plata is fresh off their 6-0 blowout win against Patronato. Brahian Alemán struck first for Gimnasia La Plata in the 3rd minute, then Cristian Tarragona added another in the 23rd minute In the end, Patronato couldn’t muster any offence and Gimnasia La Plata ran away with the shutout win. Gimnasia La Plata should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while 3rd placed Newell’s Old Boys is fresh off their 1-2 loss against San Lorenzo. Agustin Martegani scored the first goal for San Lorenzo in the 22nd minute, then Federico Gattoni added another in the 61st minute. Newell’s Old Boys should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Gimnasia La Plata won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Newell’s Old Boys hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Ramiro Gabriel Sordo and Juan Manuel García, and they each have 1 goal. Cristian Tarragona has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored five goals for Gimnasia La Plata.