Estudiantes de Río Cuarto in high spirits ahead of Sarmiento clash | OneFootball

The Green and the Empire Lion will play this Tuesday in Junín in a high-voltage match with aspirations of maintaining their category.

Sarmiento and Estudiantes de Río Cuarto will face each other this Tuesday, starting at 19:00, at the Eva Perón Stadium in Junín for the 8th round of the 2026 Apertura Tournament. The Green and the Empire Lion are two of the worst teams of the year and know they will fight until the end of the season to avoid relegation.

How Sarmiento and Estudiantes de Río Cuarto arrive at the Apertura Tournament clash

The Green arrives at this match in crisis and has even lost its strength in Junín. The team led by Facundo Sava lost the last three matches, including a tough 3-1 defeat against Unión at their stadium last round, leaving them in 12th place in Zone B with six points. However, Sarmiento's main goal this year is not to qualify for the round of 16 but to accumulate points to climb out of the bottom of the averages table, where they currently rank 29th.

On the other hand, the team from Río Cuarto comes from achieving their first joy of the season after defeating Huracán 2-0 at home, leaving behind six winless rounds. Despite this victory, the Empire Lion needs to keep adding points because they are heavily involved in the red zone of both tables, and taking three points from Junín could be a significant boost.

The probable starting lineup for Sarmiento vs. Estudiantes de Río Cuarto, for the Apertura Tournament

Javier Burrai; Renzo Orihuela, Gastón Arturia, Juan Manuel Insaurralde, Yair Arismendi; Julián Contrera, Manuel García or Cristian Zabala, Jonathan Gómez, Jhon Rentería; Junior Marabel and Diego Churín. Coach: Facundo Sava.

The possible lineup for Estudiantes de Río Cuarto vs. Sarmiento, for the Apertura Tournament

Agustín Lastra; Juan Antonini, Gonzalo Maffini, Matías Valenti, Tobías Ostchega; Martín Garnerone, Francisco Romero, Tomás González, Nicolás Talpone; Mauro Valiente and Javier Ferreira. Coach: Iván Delfino.

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