Four games without a victory for Independiente is a major concern for Julio César Falcioni, who has seen his side drop off a cliff in recent weeks. As ever Alan Velasco will be the man the hosts look to as a creative spark with four assists so far this season, but in recent weeks he has failed to step up when others around him are not at the required level. A tiresome contest last time out against Union, suffering a 4-3 defeat at home for Sarmiento, will have been a disappointment off the back of successive victories and they will want a quick reaction here. That being said scoring three goals in a game back-to-back will be a real positive given the lack of attacking output before then throughout the season. 2:2
Independiente have kept a clean sheet in their last 3 matches against Sarmiento in all competitions. There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 6 of Sarmiento's last 7 away games (Liga Profesional).
Carlos Benavidez and Ezequiel Munoz remain long-term absentees for the side. Ayrton Costa's great start to his Independiente career will continue here in the starting line up. Expect changes given the disappointing defeat to Union. No fresh injury concerns can allow a small squad to gain some consistency in performance as showcased in their last two matches on the attacking side at least.
Independiente have kept a clean sheet in their last 3 matches against Sarmiento in all competitions. There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 6 of Sarmiento's last 7 away games (Liga Profesional).
Carlos Benavidez and Ezequiel Munoz remain long-term absentees for the side. Ayrton Costa's great start to his Independiente career will continue here in the starting line up. Expect changes given the disappointing defeat to Union. No fresh injury concerns can allow a small squad to gain some consistency in performance as showcased in their last two matches on the attacking side at least.
Four games without a victory for Independiente is a major concern for Julio César Falcioni, who has seen his side drop off a cliff in recent weeks. As ever Alan Velasco will be the man the hosts look to as a creative spark with four assists so far this season, but in recent weeks he has failed to step up when others around him are not at the required level. A tiresome contest last time out against Union, suffering a 4-3 defeat at home for Sarmiento, will have been a disappointment off the back of successive victories and they will want a quick reaction here. That being said scoring three goals in a game back-to-back will be a real positive given the lack of attacking output before then throughout the season. 2:2
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Sarmiento Junin 
Independiente VS Sarmiento Junin 