Independentbeaten after having lost the Avellaneda classic last weekend, will try to recover when it receives today a team in full growth like Argentinos Juniorsin one of the four games that will give continuity to the eighth date of the League Cup. The match, valid for Zone A, will be played starting at 7:15 p.m. on the Independiente field, and will be refereed by Fernando Rapallini and televised on ESPN Premium.
Los “Red Devils” They occupy an expectant position in their area, with 13 points, in fifth place and close to the leader Barracas Central (15), but they received a hard blow last Sunday when Racing beat them on their field by 1 to 0 with the goal of Adrián “Maravilla” Martínez.
Coach Carlos Tevez He supported his players and took responsibility for the defeat, although he also highlighted the need to add a victory for mental recovery.
On the side of Argentineswhich has 14 points and if it wins it will be the leader since it will surpass Barracas Central, accumulates two consecutive wins, against Independiente Rivadavia (2-1) against Platense (3-1) in the interzonal last date.
As for history, they faced each other 131 times in the professional era, with 52 wins for Independiente, 36 for Argentinos and 43 draws.
Probable Formations
Independent: Rodrigo Rey; Mauricio Isla, Juan Manuel Fedorco or Felipe Aguilar, Joaquín Laso and Damián Pérez or Ayrton Costa; Gabriel Neves, Iván Marcone, Federico Mancuello and Lucas González; Gabriel Avalos and Alex Luna. DT: Carlos Tevez.
Argentinos Juniors: Diego Rodriguez; Thiago Santamaria, Fernando Meza or Francisco Alvarez, Tobias Palacio and Roman Vega; Alan Lezcano, Ariel Gamarra, Nicholas Oroz and James Montiel; Maximilian Rosemary and Luciano Gondou. DT: Paul Guede.
Referee: Fernando Rapallini.
WAS: Hernán Mastrángelo.