With eyes on the Libertadores, Estudiantes host Defensa y Justicia at UNO | OneFootball

El Pincha, who must face Flamengo in the return leg, goes up against the Halcón de Varela.

Estudiantes will face Defensa y Justicia this Monday from 19:00 at the UNO Jorge Luis Hirschi Stadium, for a new round of the 2025 Clausura Tournament. The match will be refereed by Sebastián Martínez, with Germán Delfino assisting in the VAR, and broadcast on ESPN Premium.

The Pincha, coached by Eduardo Domínguez, are coming off three consecutive defeats, although they left a good impression at the end of the first leg against Flamengo in the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores. The main issue for the team from La Plata has been in the first fifteen minutes of play, a period in which they have conceded two goals in their last three appearances (against Central Córdoba, River, and Mengao themselves).

With the return leg of the cup on the horizon, Estudiantes will try to get back to winning ways in the local tournament to break their negative streak and build confidence ahead of Thursday’s decisive clash in Brazil.

For their part, the Halcón under Mariano Soso are coming off a 2-1 loss to Platense and will look to bounce back in La Plata. Before that setback, Defensa had an unbeaten run of four matches that had brought them closer to playoff spots. The goal now is to take all three points to keep climbing the table and get closer to the Copa Sudamericana places, from which they are five points away.

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