Defensa y Justicia vs Patronato Match Preview

Defensa y Justicia faces Patronato for the 3rd round of Copa Diego Maradona at Norberto Tito Tomaghello.

The hosts are unbeaten in the last 3 rounds. They started well in the second phase of the league, winning 1-2 over Union de Santa Fe on the road, followed by a draw 1-1 against Lanus. Today they host Patronato trying to give their best to get three valuable points.

In the rescheduled game for last season's Copa SuperLiga, they faced Estudiantes prevailing by 2-1, but they had to score a total of 4 goals to qualify in Copa Libertadores. They also habe to play the second leg of the Copa Sudamericana semi-finals in Chile, where they will face Coquimbo Unido in two weeks.

Patronato, on the other hand, remains winless so far in Copa Diego Maradona. After 8 rounds played, they have registered 2 draws and 6 defeats. The visitors continue to underperform, and all there negative results have affected the team's performance. In the previous round, they suffered yet another defeat, this time against Aldosivi 0-1 at home

I don't think that anything could change for them in order to improve in the next few rounds. Today's missings for Patronato is suspended Brian Nievas who got red-carded in the previous round, as well as Lautaro Geminiani, Bruno Urribarri, and Brian Negro who were tested positive for Covid-19.

The quality difference between these two sides is clear and I think that this will reflect on the pitch. The hosts are in great shape and continue to perform well. Defensa has the upper hand to win here against a very weak team like Patronato who will play with many missings on their squad. Defensa y Justicia to win is my call, and alao cover the -1.5 goals of the Asian Handicap.