Week 5 features a match on Fri Jun 24th, where Rosario Central hosts Gimnasia La Plata in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Superliga teams. Rosario Central is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Vélez Sarsfield. Orellano scored the first goal for Vélez Sarsfield in the 6th minute, then Damian Ariel Fernandez added another in the 84th minute on a feed from Diego Valentin Gomez At the end of 90 a dissapointed Rosario Central couldn’t manage to score, and Vélez Sarsfield took the shutout win. Rosario Central looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Gimnasia La Plata recorded a 3-1 win against Racing Club. Erik Ramirez struck first for Gimnasia La Plata in the 7th minute, then in the 26th minute, Jonatan Gomez sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Enzo Copetti. Gimnasia La Plata looks to continue their winning ways, having won 7 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Gimnasia La Plata won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Gimnasia La Plata is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with R. Sosa Acosta and Cristian Tarragona each having 2 goals in their last five. Rosario Central is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Marco Ruben and Veliz each having 2 goals in their last 5.