Studentswith morale high after his three-game winning streak, he wants to extend his good run by getting this Sunday Velez Sarsfieldwith a very weak campaign, in one of the four matches that will give continuity to today 15 of the Professional Soccer League (LPF).
The match will be played starting at 21:00 at the UNO Jorge Luis Hirschi stadium, in La Plata, with refereeing by Ariel Penel, VAR by Leandro Rey Hilfer and television by TNT Sports.
Estudiantes changed course with the arrival of Eduardo Domínguez as manager (he replaced Abel Balbo) and the team has 24 units with a run of six games without defeat and three consecutive victories.
“Pincha” also achieved a valuable goalless draw against Bragantino as guests in the Copa Sudamericana, which kept them joint first in Group C with the Brazilian team, with a good chance of qualifying for the next round.
Vélez, with 16 points, is going through a difficult period, six games without a win, with four points in the last 18 and coach Ricardo Gareca without finding solutions to the team’s malfunction that has only scored one goal in the last four games.
In La Plata, against a strengthened opponent, it will be difficult for Vélez but it is also a good opportunity to close the series and start a new phase.
= Probable formations =
Students from La Plata: Mariano Andújar; Leonardo Godoy, Santiago Núñez, Luciano Lollo, Zaid Romero and Gastón Benedetti; Santiago Ascacibar, Jorge Rodríguez and Fernando Zuqui; Benjamin Rollheiser and Mateo Pellegrino or Mauro Mendez. DT: Eduardo Dominguez.
Vélez Sarsfield: Gastón Gómez or Leonardo Burián; Joaquín García, Lautaro Gianetti, Valentín Gómez and Francisco Ortega; Damian Fernandez and José Florentin; Gianluca Prestianni, Walter Bou and Miguel Brizuela; Luke Pratto. DT: Ricardo Gareca.
Referee: Ariel Penel.
VAR: Leandro Rey Hilfer.
Stadium: Students of La Plata.
Start time 21:00 TV: TNT Sports.
Source: Clarin
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