Week 6 brings us a match on Mar 12th where Sarmiento will play host to Newell’s Old Boys in a meeting of these two Superliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 4th placed Sarmiento is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Patronato. Torres struck first for Sarmiento in the 15th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Patronato couldn’t manage to score, and Sarmiento took the shutout win. Sarmiento is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while newell’s Old Boys is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Atlético Tucumán. Juan Garro scored the first goal for Newell’s Old Boys in the 2nd minute, then Nicolas Castro added another in the 44th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Atlético Tucumán couldn’t manage to score, and Newell’s Old Boys took the shutout win. Newell’s Old Boys is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Sarmiento won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Nicolas Castro has been the most effective weapon for Newell’s Old Boys lately. The Argentinian midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches. Sarmiento’s most prolific scorer has been Torres. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.