Argentinos Juniors take on the visitors Rosario Central in the round 11 match of Copa De La Liga Profesional. The match will be played on Tuesday, February 19th at Estadio Diego Armando Maradona (Buenos Aires).
Argentinos Juniors last seriously made their mark in 2010 when they secured the championship title in the Clausura, their 4th in history, but haven't added much since then. Their triumph in the 1985 Copa Libertadores remains their only such success. Currently, they are more of a mid-table team. During the last cycle, they moved from 8th place, where they finished the 2022 Primera, to 10th, although Gabi Milito stepped down as coach in September, handing over to Pablo Guede. Now, after the winter break, Guede seems to be doing much better, and there are chances to finish in the top four in their group and thus enter the Copa playoffs. Although there are both victories and defeats, like against Independiente at the beginning of March. They ended their last match against Huracan in a draw. Before that, the club warmed up in the cup, playing against Gimnasia y Tiro. Even with only nine players, they lost narrowly, 1-2.
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Rosario Central have not yet surrendered, but an abundance of failures is hindering them. The Villains won all four of their championship titles in the 1970s and 1980s. However, from 2014 to 2018, they reached the cup final four times, finally winning the trophy. At the same time, the team, which previously struggled in the top division of Argentine football, secured their position there again. Even last season, they showed significant improvement. If in the penultimate Primera they only managed to secure the top 20 in the final league table, in 2023 they finished in 8th place. However, they are currently performing below that level, among the mid-table teams, alternating between victories and defeats. March started with setbacks: they lost consecutively away to both Huracan and Velez Sarsfield. But back at home, the yellow-blues immediately won against Instituto despite being down to ten men. This week they played in the Argentine Cup against Douglas Haig, only progressing on penalties after a 1-1 draw at home in regular time.
Both matches last year brought victories to the Villains. However, those matches were played, both in the Diego Maradona Cup and in the Primera, at their home ground. The arguments in favor of the home team seem more compelling. Let's bet on the victory of the Red Beetles in this encounter.
Prediction for the match: Argentina Junior to win.
