Rosario Central – Talleres
Rosario Central showed their best version again last Sunday, comfortably defeating Barracas Central 2-0 at home thanks to goals from Enzo Copetti and Ángel Di María. As a result, El Canalla have put their numbers in order: they are now four league matches unbeaten, with two wins and two draws, which allows them to reach eight points in the Torneo Apertura and move into the upper part of Group B. In addition, the team put an end to a poor run of four home games without a win at the Gigante de Arroyito, where they had drawn two and lost two. Talleres returned to winning ways last Saturday with a hard-fought 2–1 home victory over Gimnasia Mendoza, thanks to the first two professional goals from Valentín Dávila, who came off the bench following an injury to Bruno Barticciotto. As a result, La T put an end to a three-match winless run in league play (one draw and two defeats) and now have seven points from five Torneo Apertura fixtures. Away from home, the side coached by Carlos Tevez are on a four-game winless streak (two draws and two losses). Valentín Depietri remains sidelined through injury, while his replacement Barticciotto also picked up a muscular problem in the last match, so neither will be available on Friday. Rosario Central has probably one of the best attacks in the league with veteran Angel Di Maria leading them and Alejo Veliz and Copetti as strikers. They will face a Talleres that has also been good in attack with 7 goals in 5 matches but also conceded the same amount, so I expect at least a couple of goals here between this two attacking minded teams.