February 27th features a match where Independiente will host Boca Juniors in a clash of the Superliga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Independiente sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Vélez Sarsfield. Neither Vélez Sarsfield nor Independiente could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 12 and 10 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Independiente is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while boca Juniors sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Rosario Central. Carlos Izquierdoz struck first for Boca Juniors in the 50th minute on a feed from Sebastian Villa Cano, then Frank Fabra added another in the 81st minute. Boca Juniors is looking for direction having 2 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Independiente won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Boca Juniors’s most prolific scorer has been Sebastian Villa Cano. The attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches. Independiente’s most prolific scorer has been Silvio Romero. The Argentinian attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.