In this week 8 match on the 2nd of April, Sarmiento will travel to Avellaneda to battle Racing Club in a clash of the Superliga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 1st placed Racing Club is fresh off their 2-1 win against Independiente. Gabriel Hauche struck first for Racing Club in the 3rd minute, then Gonzalez Martinez tied it up for Independiente in the 56th minute on a feed from Lucas Romero. Racing Club should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Sarmiento recorded a 1-2 loss against Barracas Central. Javier Toledo struck first for Sarmiento in the 58th minute on a feed from Julián Chicco, then Neri Bandiera tied it up for Barracas Central in the 66th minute on a feed from Facundo Mater Finally they completed the comback in the 74th minute on a goal by Nicolas Ferreyra to cap off a wild match. Sarmiento is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Racing Club won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Jonathan Torres has been the most prolific scorer on Sarmiento in the last 5 matches with 3 goals. Racing Club’s most prolific scorer has been Enzo Copetti. The Argentinian midfielder has netted three goals over the last five matches.