Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto desperately need a win against Barracas Central | OneFootball

Estudiantes de Río Cuarto and Barracas Central will face off from 9:45 p.m. at the Ciudad de Río Cuarto Stadium for Matchday 14 of the Apertura Tournament.

Estudiantes de Río Cuarto and Barracas Central will meet this Saturday at the Ciudad de Río Cuarto Stadium for Matchday 14 of the Apertura. El Guapo made its Sudamericana debut against Vasco da Gama and will visit Olimpia in Paraguay next week, so it will field mostly backup players.

The match will kick off at 9:45 p.m., with Pablo Dóvalo as referee and Silvio Trucco assisting on VAR. It will be broadcast on ESPN Premium.

El León del Imperio let a golden opportunity slip away last matchday by drawing 0-0 with Aldosivi in Mar del Plata, since a win would have seen them overtake their opponent in the overall standings and earn three crucial points in the fight to stay in the top division.

With five points out of a possible 36, Estudiantes are the worst team of the season and sit bottom of both tables — the overall standings and the relegation averages table.

Meanwhile, on Tuesday they were knocked out of the Copa Argentina in the Round of 64 by San Martín de Tucumán. After a 0-0 draw in the 90 minutes, the Tucumán side held firm in the penalty shootout and won the tie 4-3.

Barracas Central are coming off their historic international debut, drawing 0-0 with Vasco da Gama on the opening matchday of the Copa Sudamericana, and next Wednesday they will visit Olimpia in Paraguay for the second round of fixtures. As a result, Rubén Darío Insúa is expected to rotate his starting eleven for this match, with the exception of Maximiliano Puig, who was sent off against the Brazilian side and will miss the clash in Asunción.

As for the Apertura, El Guapo sit ninth with 16 points, one behind Huracán, who currently hold the last spot in the round of 16. Even though the end of the regular phase is not far off, they still have some room to focus on the Sudamericana.

Probable lineups for Estudiantes de Río Cuarto and Barracas Central

Estudiantes de Río Cuarto: Agustín Lastra; Gonzalo Maffini, Matías Valenti, Facundo Cobos; Juan Antonini, Nicolás Talpone, Alejandro Cabrera, Mauro Valiente, Martín Garnerone; Gabriel Alanís and Mateo Bajamich. Head coach: Gerardo Acuña.

Barracas Central: Marcelo Miño; Damián Martínez, Nicolas Capraro, Nicolás Demartini, Yonatthan Rak, Rodrigo Insúa; Gonzalo Maroni, Dardo Miloc, Iván Tapia; Facundo Bruera and Lucas Gamba. Head coach: Rubén Darío Insúa.

Time: 9:45 p.m.

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