It is still early in the second phase, yet both sides can derive a lot of confidence from the initial results.
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Platense will be keen to maintain the momentum in the second phase of the Argentine Primera Division when they play host to Gimnasia. They will be heading into the match played at the Estadio Ciudad de Vicente Lopez with two successive victories. Playing at home, they will certainly back themselves to make it three wins in a row. However, Gimnasia have also started the tournament on a positive note, winning one and drawing another to collect four points. It is still early in the second phase, yet both sides can derive a lot of confidence from the initial results.
The hosts will be more than happy with the start they made to the second phase. They began with a come-from-behind victory over Godoy Cruz in the opener before edging past Velez Sarafield away from home in the last encounter. Platense were the only side in the division to win their opening two games. They are now sitting fourth with six points from two games. However, they can leapfrog others and go to the top of the table if they win their upcoming fixture.
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On the other hand, Gimnasia have also started the tournament on a positive note. They began with an important point away from home at Estudiantes before defeating Patronato 2-0 in the last game. The visitors are sitting seventh in the table, having collected four points from two matches. Gimnasia have a great chance of moving up the table if they can get all three points against Platense. However, they have to be at the top of their game to make it possible.
Both sides have very little to no injury concerns ahead of their upcoming clash. Following their good starts to the season, both sides are expected to continue with more or less the same Starting XI. The home side will continue to miss the services of Nicolas Delgadillo. He got injured in the opener against Godoy Cruz and was absent for the last game. It will be interesting to see who replaces him in the playing squad. On the other hand, Gimnasia could more or less start with the same team after getting a win and a draw in the previous two encounters. Cristian Tarragona has been in impressive form for them, scoring a goal each in both the games they have played so far in the second phase. He will be leading the attack for the visitors, who will try to maintain their unbeaten start to the new campaign.
Platense possible line-up: Ledesma, Morgantini, Suso, Ruiz Diaz, Infante, Villalba, Schor, Sabella, Gomez, Bergessio, Zarate
Gimnasia possible line-up: Rey, Insaurralde, Piris, Morales, Melluso, Sosa, Aleman, Cardozo, Ramirez, Carbonero, Tarragona
The Argentine Primera Division encounter between Platense and Gimnasia will take place at Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López and it will kickoff at 6 am IST on June 17, Friday.
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.
