In a mid week match in week 11, on Wednesday Apr 20th, Platense and Gimnasia La Plata will play a match in Vicente López in a clash of these two evenly matched Superliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Platense sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against San Lorenzo. Yeison Gordillo struck first for San Lorenzo in the 7th minute, then Adam Bareiro added another in the 42nd minute on a feed from Néstor Ortigoza. Platense looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while gimnasia La Plata sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Sarmiento. Yair Arismendi scored the first goal for Sarmiento in the 38th minute, then Gondou Zanelli added another in the 42nd minute. Gimnasia La Plata is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 draw each.
Gimnasia La Plata’s most prolific scorer has been Cristian Tarragona. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Héctor Canteros and Schor are the top scorers for Platense in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.