Racing Club are placed fifth and Gimnasia are sitting at the eight spot, however, there is not much to separate the two sides.
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Gimnasia and Racing Club will go head-to-head in a clash that will see two teams separated only by a single point facing each other. The hosts are unbeaten in the three games they have played till now in the second phase of the Argentine Primera Division. Meanwhile, the visitors are sitting slightly ahead in the table after winning two and losing the other game. Racing Club are placed fifth and Gimnasia are sitting at the eight spot, however, there is not much to separate the two sides.
Racing Club made a good start to the second phase of the Argentine Primera Division, beating Huracan 2-0 in their opening fixture. However, they suffered a shock defeat to Godoy Cruz in the second match of the tournament. But they bounced back in style to beat Velez Sarsfield in the last encounter. With six points from three games, they will be keen to maintain their positive start against Gimnasia on Monday.
On the other hand, the home side will be looking to maintain their unbeaten start to the new season on Tuesday. After starting with a draw against Estudiantes in the opener, Gimnasia defeated Patronato in the second fixture before drawing against Platense in the last game. They are sitting eight in the table, having collected five points from three games. Gimnasia have to be at their best on Monday to get anything from the match.
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Both sides have a few injury concerns to deal with ahead of their clash on Monday. The hosts will miss Alexis Dominguez and German Guiffrey due to their respective injury concerns. Besides, Nicolas Contin continues to be sidelined due to his lengthy injury layoff. Racing Club will also miss the services of Gabriel Arias and Gabriel Hauche because of injuries. However, in a positive bit of news, striker Tomas Chancalay is available for selection on the back of serving his one-game ban.
Gimnasia possible line-up: Rey, Melluso, Morales, Piris, Enrique, Carbonero, Cardozo, Aleman, Sosa, Tarragona, Ramirez
Racing Club possible line-up: Gomez, Mura, Sigali, Insua, Piovi, Miranda, Gomez, Moreno, Rojas, Cardona, Copetti
The Argentine Primera Division encounter between Gimnasia and Racing Club will take place at Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo and it will kickoff at 3:30 am IST on June 21, Tuesday.
The Argentine Primera Division matches are televised on different networks in various countries. In Argentina, these matches are shown on Televisión Pública, ESPN, ESPN Premium and TNT Sports.
