Talleres vs Gimnasia
Talleres couldn’t hold onto their lead and ended up drawing 1-1 in an intense Córdoba derby against Belgrano, even struggling in the final minutes to secure the point. As a result, La T has now gone seven matches without a win in the Torneo Apertura (six draws and one loss), leaving them with just nine points and only two above the relegation zone in the overall standings. Additionally, Talleres failed to win any of their last six home league matches, collecting just two points from a possible 18 in that span. On Wednesday, April 2, Talleres lost 1-0 at home to São Paulo FC from Brazil in their opening match of the Copa Libertadores group stage. Matías Galarza and Miguel Navarro remain sidelined as they continue recovering from injuries. Gimnasia LP continues to experience a highly inconsistent run of form. On Sunday, the team registered a disappointing goalless draw at home against Sarmiento, even playing with a man down after an early second-half red card. El Lobo are now winless in four league matches (two draws and two losses), yet they still hold onto eighth place in Group B with 12 points. Additionally, Gimnasia struggled on the road, winning just one of their last 13 away matches (five draws and seven losses). Talleres bad performance and defeat in their Copa Libertadores debut made coach Medina resign and now they will have an interim one. Their season so far has been terrible, they are out of the playoffs zone in the league and next Tuesday they play at Paraguay against Libertad a game they can’t afford to lose, so I would expect them to use a mixed lineup here and Gimnasia to be able to at least hold to a draw.