Defensa y Justicia push for more against a lost Platense | 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 Norberto Tito Tomaghello Stadium, for the eighth round of the Torneo Clausura 2025. The match will be officiated by Juan Pafundi, with Gastón Monzón Brizuela in the VAR, and will be broadcast on TNT Sports Premium.

The Hawk of Varela, under the guidance of Mariano Soso, is experiencing a good moment: they have an undefeated streak of four matches and come from defeating Belgrano 2-1 with goals from Rafael Delgado and Juan Miritello, in a match with significant VAR involvement. With this momentum, they will seek 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 just four points away.

Meanwhile, the reality for Platense is very different. The current champion of Argentine football has not yet regained the form that led them to lift the Torneo Apertura. With the departure of the duo Orsi-Gómez and the arrival of Cristian “Kily” González, they have only managed one victory in the entire cycle and are currently outside the qualification spots. Their last appearance was a tough 3-1 against Godoy Cruz, which ended a ten-match winless streak despite playing much of the game with one man down.

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

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