Defensa y Justicia seek more as Platense struggle for form | OneFootball

The Hawk of Varela hosts the Squid in the closing match of the eighth round of the Torneo Clausura.

Defensa y Justicia will host Platense this Sunday from 8:00 PM at the Estadio Norberto Tito Tomaghello, for the eighth round of the 2025 Torneo Clausura. The match will be refereed by Juan Pafundi, with Gastón Monzón Brizuela on VAR, and will be broadcast on TNT Sports Premium.

The Hawk of Varela, under the guidance of Mariano Soso, is enjoying a good run: they are unbeaten in four matches and come into this game after defeating Belgrano 2-1 with goals from Rafael Delgado and Juan Miritello, in a match where VAR played a key role. Riding this momentum, they will look to extend their streak at home to strengthen their position in the playoff zone and get closer to the Copa Sudamericana spots, from which they are separated by just four points.

Meanwhile, the reality for Platense is very different. The reigning champion of Argentine football has yet to recover the form that led them to win the Torneo Apertura. After the departure of the Orsi-Gómez duo and the arrival of Cristian “Kily” González, they have managed just one victory in the entire cycle and currently find themselves outside the qualification spots. Their last outing was a tough 3-1 loss to Godoy Cruz, which ended a ten-match winless streak despite playing much of the game with a man down.

In Florencio Varela, two teams with contrasting fortunes will face off: a Defensa on the rise and a Platense looking to rediscover their best form to get back into the fight.

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