In this week 18 match on the 11th of September, Gimnasia La Plata will travel to Rosario to battle Newell’s Old Boys in a Superliga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Newell’s Old Boys is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Vélez Sarsfield. Juan Manuel García struck first for Newell’s Old Boys in the 57th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Vélez Sarsfield was frustrated by Newell’s Old Boys’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Newell’s Old Boys ended the match with the shutout victory. Newell’s Old Boys looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while gimnasia La Plata sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-1 win against Independiente. Leandro Fernández scored the first goal for Independiente in the 12th minute, but Dominguez got the equalizer for Gimnasia La Plata in the 34th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 52nd minute on a goal by Leonardo Morales to cap off a wild match. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Gimnasia La Plata should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, in Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo, Gimnasia La Plata was victorious by a score of 3 to 1. Pablo Pérez scored the first goal for Newell’s Old Boys in the 2nd minute, then Erik Ramirez tied it up for Gimnasia La Plata in the 17th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 48th minute on a goal by R. Sosa Acosta.
Leonardo Morales has been the most prolific scorer on Gimnasia La Plata in his last 5 matches with 3 goals. Pablo Pérez has been the most prolific scorer on Newell’s Old Boys in the last 5 matches with 2 goals.