On Monday, Independiente will face Platense in a match of the sixth round of Zone B of the Apertura Tournament of the Professional Football League. The "Red" aims to reach the highest position in the table. The match will take place at the Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López and will start at 19:15 hours, officiated by Juan Pafundi. Franco Acita will be in VAR and the match will be broadcasted on ESPN Premium.
In the previous match, Independiente defeated Vélez 3-0, the current champion of the Professional League, consolidating itself as the leader of Group B and seeking to ascend to the first place in the annual table. In case of winning against Platense, they would accumulate five victories in six matches, having only lost to River 2-0.
On the other hand, Platense will try to recover from the 2-1 defeat against San Lorenzo. The team is currently in seventh place with 7 points, having two victories, one draw, and two losses. The probable line-ups are:
Platense: Juan Pablo Cozzani; Juan Ignacio Saborido, Ignacio Vázquez, Oscar Salomón, Jonathan Bay; Leonel Picco, Rodrigo Herrera, Guido Mainero, Franco Zapiola, Vicente Taborda; Auguisto Lotti. Managed by Favio Orsi and Sergio Gómez.
Independiente: Rodrigo Rey; Federico Vera, Kevin Lomónaco, Sebastián Valdéz, Adrián Sporle; Iván Marcone, Felipe Loyola, Luciano Cabral; Santiago Montiel, Diego Tarzia, Gabriel Ávalos. Under the direction of Julio Vaccari.
