Defensa y Justicia vs Atletico Tucuman: A Beating on the Cards?

In the last 15 matches that both of these teams have played against each other, Defensa y Justicia has won 7, Atletico Tucuman has won, and the other 4 were draws. The most recent matchup ended in a heavy beating for Atletico Tucuman as they lost (4-0). In the Copa de la Liga Profesional – Group A, Defensa y Justicia is 4th with 17 points in their nine matches. In comparison, Atletico Tucuman is 14th with a mere 5 points in their nine matches. To both of these teams, the 3 points will be crucial.

Defensa y Justicia will look to rank up the points and push themselves up the table to give the teams above them a tough time. They will walk into this match after failing to score 26 shots and an unlucky loss against Atletico GO (0-1). They will look to bounce back from that loss with a comfortable win given the opposition’s circumstances and will look to finish their chances, unlike last time out. They have scored 1.72 goals per match and have conceded 0.96 goals per match. In their 25 matches, they also have ten clean sheets.

• Bou;
• Pizzini;
• Rotondi;
• Merentiel.

They will have a tough 90 minutes if they are to survive the onslaught with which Defensa y Justicia is to hit them with attacks upon attacks, and this will be a test of how capable their defense is, which being realistic hasn’t shown up all season. They haven’t kept a clean sheet in their last five matches and have also lost 4 of their last five while only drawing the other one. They have only scored 0.88 goals per match while conceding an astronomical 1.84 goals per match. These alarming statistics will play a significant role in how this matchup plays out. Atletico Tucuman will also be without Carrera as he picked up a red card in his last outing, making it all the more a difficult task without their main attacking outlet.

• Joaquin Pereyra;
• Marcelo Ortiz;
• Guillermo Acosta;
• Lucchetti.

Defensa y Justicia will expect to come out as winners of this fixture after the 90th-minute whistle and take home the 3 points while trying to not make it difficult for themselves as they did last time out. On the other hand, Atletico Tucuman will look to grab and hold onto any leeway they get.