San Lorenzo vs Independiente
San Lorenzo secured a thrilling victory last Monday, coming from behind to defeat Racing Club 3-2 at home, with Jaime Peralta scoring the winner in stoppage time. With this win, El Ciclón returns to the top of Group B, level with Rosario Central and Independiente on 17 points (five wins, two draws, and just one loss in 2025). San Lorenzo remain unbeaten at home, collecting 10 out of 12 possible points in their stadium. Iker Muniain will be on the bench this Saturday after recovering from a long-term muscle injury. Coach Miguel Russo will repeat the XI.
Independiente were far from their best form in the last matchday, lucky to escape with a 0-0 draw against Banfield as visitors (a game interrupted on Sunday and completed on Tuesday due to poor weather conditions). Despite the underwhelming performance, El Rojo remains one of the leaders of Group B with 17 points (tied with San Lorenzo and Rosario Central) and are now four matches unbeaten in this competition (two wins and two draws). However, their away form has been concerning, with just two points from the last nine available. Iván Marcone is suspended for Saturday’s match after accumulating five yellow cards.
San Lorenzo has to be empowered after the big win in the derby vs Racing, and having spanish player Iker Muniain back should be another big boost for them. Independiente has been solid but not so much when playing away and they won’t have captain Ivan Marcone in midfield so I can’t see why the hosts are not favorites.