Patronato vs Sarmiento Junin Match Preview

Patronato faces Sarmiento Junin at Estadio Presbítero Bartolomé Grella for the 11th round of the Argentinian Copa de la Liga Profesional. 

After 2 consecutive wins over Aldosivi (2-0) and Gimnasia La Plata (4-1), Patronato suffered a 2-0 defeat to Newells Old Boys on the road, in a match that even they played with a lot of missings, they were pretty competitive. It is more than clear that Ivan Delfino's team have shown a lot of improvement in the last few rounds. In the domestic cup, Patronato managed to qualify to the next round, winning over Lanus in the penalty shootout.

Currently, the hosts are ranked at the rock bottom of the table and they will try to climb up ranks with a positive result here. Franco Leys is back after his suspension in the last round, on the contrary, Oliver Paz Benitez, Sergio Ojeda, Gabriel Gudino, Neri Ricardo Bandiera, and Lautaro Comas are unavailable due to Covid-19. In the following round, Patronato will face Velez Sarsfield on the road.

Sarmiento Junin, on the other hand, returned to winning ways after a 1-0 win over Lanus with a goal by Jonathan Torres from the penalty spot. Mario Sciacqua's team got three valuable points from this match that allowed them to left behind the last spot. 

The visitors usually play very offensively, regardless of the opponent they face. Federico Bravo is the only missing for Sarmiento Junin here. In the next round, they will come up against Gimnasia La Plata, while in the last round of the group phase they will face Newells Old Boys on the road.

Today's an exciting match between two pretty equal sides. Patronato comes from a negative result, while Sarmiento Junin will try to extend their winning streak after their victory over Lanus. BTTS: Yes is my call for this one.