Falcioni and Gorosito meet again. (Mario Quinteros)
Gymnastics and Fencing La Plata receive a Independent in a game valid for the date 17 of Professional football championship with the mission of obtaining a victory that allows him to position himself as the only leader and replace Atlético Tucumán, who will play on Monday.
The match will be played from 20:30 on Lobo Platense’s court, will be refereed by Pablo Dóvalo and broadcast on television by ESPN Premium.
Gimnasia has 30 points, two less than Atlético Tucumán (32), who will host Banfield on Monday, and one less than Huracán (31), who beat Central Córdoba (2-0) last night.
Independiente, meanwhile, with a poor campaign and just 15 points, amassed five dates without winning with four consecutive draws and DT Julio Falcioni hasn’t won a game since starting his third cycle at the club.
In the Lobo Platense, the coach Nestore Pipo Gorosito will modify the team for the sixth consecutive game.
Paraguayan Ramón Sosa is preparing to replace Eric Ramírez, sent off last week in Junín for the draw with Sarmiento (0-0), while Pipo considers the possibility of inserting the young Benjamín Domínguez in place of Emanuel Cecchini from the start.
A third variant that Gorosito analyzes is the inclusion of Alexis Steimbach, who entered for a few minutes in the last training session as a right midfielder.
In Independiente, Falcioni will keep Uruguayan Sebastián Sosa in goal despite criticism for his weak response to Lucas Pratto’s goal last week in the 1-1 draw against Vélez.
The variant would be in attack with the entry of Facundo “Chuky” Ferreyra of Leandro Banegas.
The record between the two is 169 games and slightly favors Independiente, who have won 65 times against the 59 of “Lobo”, and drew 45 times.
Probable formations
Gymnastics and Fencing La Plata: Rodrigo Re; Guillermo Enrique, Leonardo Morales, Oscar Piris and Matías Melluso; Alexis Steimbach, Agustín Cardozo, Brahian Alemán and Benjamín Domínguez; Nicolas Contin and Franco Soldano. DT: Nestor Gorosito.
Independent: Sebastiano Sosa; Alex Vigo, Sergio Barreto, Juan Manuel Insaurralde and Edgar Elizalde; Lucas González, Lucas Romero, Alan Sonora and Damián Batallini; Leandro Fernández and Facundo Ferreyra or Leandro Banegas.
Referee: Pablo Dovalo.
VAR: Diego Abal.
Court: Gymnastics and Fencing La Plata.
Starting time: 20.30.
TV: ESPN Premium.
Source: Clarin
