Saint Lawrence begins a season in which he aspires to take back the leadership when he receives Arsenal in the Nuevo Gasómetro for the Professional Football League (LPF), one of the four competitions it will face in 2023.
Rubén Darío Insúa’s team will start at 17:00 in front of their audience, under the refereeing of Fernando Echenique and broadcast by ESPN Premium.
Since his arrival in mid-2022, the coach has rescued the team from an uncomfortable situation in the middle league, qualified them for the Copa Sudamericana and has set himself the goal of fighting for a title starting in the new year.
With that idea, he will begin his participation in the LPF, already without some experienced players (Sebastián Torrico, Néstor Ortigoza, Cristian Zapata and Juan Ignacio Méndez). but with others who have come in return (Facundo Altamirano, Axel Ibacache, Rafael Pérez and Carlos “La Roca” Sánchez).
Arsenal are one of the more modest teams in the league and will have a mission to avoid relegation at the end of the year (two per average and the remainder per annual table). Not counting Belgrano and Instituto, promoted last year, have the worst coefficient of points, seven behind their direct rival (Platense).
After the departure of Leonardo Madelón, Carlos “Moncho” Ruiz (51), former footballer of the club between 1993 and 2008, participated in the consecration of the 2007 Copa Sudamericana.
San Lorenzo and Arsenal have played 32 times for the league in the First Division, with a record of 14 wins, 9 draws and 9 defeats for the Boedo club.
Probable formations
Saint Lawrence: Facundo Altamirano; Gonzalo Luján, Federico Gattoni, Rafael Pérez or Gastón Campi, Gastón Hernández and Malcom Braida; Ezequiel Cerutti, Jalil Elías and Nahuel Barrios; Andres Vombergar and Adam Bareiro. DT: Rubén Darío Insúa.
Arsenal: Alexander Medina; Franco Martínez, Ignacio Gariglio, Iván Cabrera and Adrián Spörle; Lucas Brochero, Tiago Banega, Braian Rivero and Lautaro Guzmán; Facundo Pons and Santiago Toloza. DT: Carlos Ruiz.
Referee: Fernando Echenique.
Stadium: new gasholder.
Start time: 5pm.
Television: ESPN Premium.
Source: Clarin
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