On Sat Jul 2nd, Vélez Sarsfield plays host to Atlético Tucumán in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Superliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which is great football weather. 21st placed Vélez Sarsfield is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Defensa y Justicia. Nicolás Fernández scored the first goal for Defensa y Justicia in the 88th minute, but Garayalde got the equalizer for Vélez Sarsfield in the 90th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Vélez Sarsfield. Vélez Sarsfield is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Atlético Tucumán recorded a 1-1 draw against Godoy Cruz. Carrera scored the first goal for Atlético Tucumán in the 27th minute, then Cristian Chávez tied it up for Godoy Cruz in the 74th minute on a feed from Juan Andrada earning Godoy Cruz a comeback draw. Atlético Tucumán is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Atlético Tucumán won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Atlético Tucumán’s top weapon lately has been Carrera, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches. Vélez Sarsfield is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Lucas Janson and Damian Ariel Fernandez each only have 1 goal in their last 5.