In this week 7 match, on Sat Mar 19th, Independiente hosts Racing Club at Estadio Libertadores De América in a meeting of these two closely matched Superliga teams in the anticipated Avellaneda derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Independiente recorded a 1-1 draw against Central Cordoba SdE. Andres Felipe Roa Estrada struck first for Independiente in the 52nd minute, then Francisco González tied it up for Central Cordoba SdE in the 59th minute earning Central Cordoba SdE a comeback draw. Independiente is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while 4th placed Racing Club is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Atlético Tucumán. Facundo Mura struck first for Racing Club in the 20th minute on a feed from Leonel Miranda, then Carlos Alcaraz added another in the 59th minute In the end, Atlético Tucumán couldn’t muster any offence and Racing Club ran away with the shutout win. Racing Club is looking for direction having 3 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Both Enzo Copetti and Gabriel Hauche have been the hottest scorers for Racing Club in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Independiente is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Pozzo and Alan Sonora each only have 1 goal in their last five.