El Torito will aim to extend an unbeaten run, guarding its position at the summit while José María Martínez’s squad fights to pull away from relegation danger. The two teams with contrasting realities collide this Saturday in Mataderos at 4 p.m., marking the 31st date of Group A in the 2023 Primera Nacional season.
HOW DO THEY GET THERE?
In a fixture that served as a barometer for title ambitions, El Torito edged Flandria with a dramatic 1-0 victory in Jauregui, thanks to a stoppage-time strike from Juan Fedorco that turned the game on its head. This win kept Andrés Montenegro’s side solidly in third place in the division, trailing leaders Almirante Brown by four points and maintaining a seven-point gap to Aurinegro.
Meanwhile, José María Martínez’s team settled for a goalless draw against All Boys at the Jose Maria Minella. The result extended their winless streak to five matches, leaving them in the lower half of the table with 30 points, six adrift of the bottom club San Telmo.
Historically, the most recent meeting between these clubs took place on April 16, during the twelfth round, with Mar del Plata’s side prevailing 1-0 on home soil. Sebastián Ramírez netted the decisive goal, and the visitors were reduced to ten men after a red card shown to Juan Fedorco at the 78th minute.
It’s worth explaining the league structure: the championship is split into two zones, one hosting 18 teams and the other 19. Each group features a round-robin format, where teams face off twice. The top team from the combined standings earns automatic promotion, while the second through eighth places contest a final to decide the first promotion spot. The loser of that final moves into the promotion playoff bracket, while the bottom clubs in each group face relegation. The penultimate teams from each group enter a playoff to avoid demotion.
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NEW CHICAGO USA. ALVARADO: DATE AND TIME OF THE START
HOW TO SEE NEW CHICAGO USA. ALVARADO ONLINE: CHANNELS AND TRANSMISSIONS
THE COMPARISON OF THE TEAMS
THE FORMATIONS AND REPLACEMENTS
HEAD TO HEAD: THE LAST 5 MEETINGS
THIS IS HOW THE TABLE OF GROUP A WORKS
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