After starring in an unexpected setback last weekend in Santiago del Estero, Boca Juniors will receive Tigre, in one of the five matches this wednesday for the third date of the Professional League.
The Xeneize – current champion after his coronation in the last League Cup precisely against Tigre- began the new tournament with a home win over Arsenal, but last Sunday he stumbled on his visit to Central Córdoba. However, he deserved a better result in Santiago del Estero.
Likewise, qualification to the round of 16 of the Argentine Cup after having surpassed Ferro Carril Oeste and the pass to the same instance in the Copa Libertadores served to cover up the defeat in the Professional League.
Boca will try to recover with a victory in a tournament that allows some falls because it is a marathon of 27 dates. The Colombian Sebastián Villa will go from the start with Darío Benedetto and Exequiel Zeballoswhat will be added the good foot of the Paraguayan Oscar Romero to attend and generate football together with Guillermo “Pol” Fernández.
will be in front Tigre, a very good team led by Diego Martínez that starred in a great League Cup after eliminating River Plate in the Monumental and reaching the final, where he was beaten precisely by Boca in Córdoba.
The Matador will not have one of its titular defenders, since Abel Luciatti it was expelled before Barracas Central and will leave his place to Nicolás Demartini.
The match will be played at from 9:30 p.m. (TV: ESPN Premium) at La Bombonera.
River goes to the difficult Santa Fe
River Plate will visit Colón de Santa Fe in search of their first win in the Professional League, which would also serve to end a 12-year winless streak at the “Elephant Graveyard”.
The Millionaire has not won on the Sabalero court since December 4, 2010. During Marcelo Gallardo’s successful cycle, he couldn’t do it either. in the four games he played, with two draws and two losses.
River Plate that started the defense of the title with two goalless drawsfirst before Defense and Justice in Florencio Varela, Y later against Atletico Tucuman at Monumental Stadium.
The Millionaire left a worrying image two weeks after the first leg of the Copa Libertadores round of 16 against Vélez Sarsfield in Liniers, and the coach complained about the lack of reinforcements, given that he had not yet been able to present the ideal team.
Colón also could not win in the championshipsince the triumphs in his visit to Atlético Tucumán and in last Sunday’s classic against Tatengue slipped away, which tied in stoppage time after a controversial penalty. The Sabalero will not be able to count on the expelled Facundo Garcés and Lucas Acevedo will enter in his place.
This game It also coincides with the bid between the two leaderships for striker Lucas Beltránwho has a contract with Colón until June 30, but from River they already stated that they intend to have it before 25, when the lists for the Copa Libertadores must be presented.
The game will be played from 7 p.m. (TV: TNT Sports) in the Brigadier General Estanislao López Stadium in Santa Fe.
El Guapo receives Union
Barracas Central will receive in the stadium of All Boys to Unión de Santa Fe, which reported three cases of coronavirus on their campus, for the third date of the Professional League.
El Guapo comes from tying with Tigre and the DT Alfredo Berti could introduce some variants.
Union, who comes from tying the Santa Fe classic against Colón, suffered an unforeseen event last minute when it was confirmed that Diego Polenta, Juan Ignacio Nardoni and alternate Sebastián Jaurena tested positive for coronavirus in PCR tests.
In addition, the Uruguayan DT Gustavo Munúa will have to replace midfielder Juan Carlos Portillo, sent off against Sabalero.
The match will be played from 2:00 p.m. (TV: TNT Sports) in the “Islas Malvinas” stadium, in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Floresta, where Barracas will be local until the end of the championship.
El Garnet seeks to win in Tucumán
Atlético Tucumán and Lanús will face each other in a meeting corresponding to the third day of the Professional League.
The Dean adds two units, after two draws in a row before Colon of Santa Fe at debut and in front of River in his last presentation at Monumental Stadium.
Lucas Pusineri, coach of the Tucuman team, will repeat the same eleven to welcome Lanús.
The Garnetfor its part, also has a colon following two equalities goalless before Rosario Central and Defense and Justice.
The match will be played from 4:30 p.m. (TV: TNT Sports) in the José Fierro Monumental Stadium, in the province of Tucuman.
Banfield will be the local of the Ferroviario
Inflamed by the victory against Boca in its last presentation, Central Córdoba will visit Banfieldin a match valid for the third date of the Professional League.
The Santiago complex has four units, and coach Sergio Rondina will repeat the same team who achieved victory against the team led by Sebastian Battaglia.
banfieldwhile, has only one pointand DT Claudio Vivas could have the entry of Jeremías Perales instead of Ramiro Enrique in the attack.
The match will be played from 4:30 p.m. (Public TV) at the Florencio Sola stadium, in the south of the suburbs.