In this week 6 match on Mar 3rd, Sarmiento hosts Rosario Central at Estadio Eva Perón De Junín in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Superliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 30 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. In their last match, 18th placed Sarmiento, recorded a 1-1 draw against Estudiantes. Santiago Ascacibar struck first for Estudiantes in the 53rd minute, then Lucas Melano tied it up for Sarmiento in the 84th minute on a feed from Javier Toledo earning them at least the one point. Sarmiento looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10, while in their last match, 7th placed Rosario Central, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Godoy Cruz. Victor Malcorra scored the first goal for Rosario Central in the 24th minute from the penalty spot, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Godoy Cruz couldn’t muster any offence and Rosario Central ran away with the shutout win. Rosario Central is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Rosario Central won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Jhonatan Candia Hernández has been the most prolific scorer on Rosario Central in the last five matches with two goals. Gondou Zanelli has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored 4 goals for Sarmiento.