We have reached the quarterfinal stage of the 2022 Copa Argentina and on the 28th of September we have a meeting between Club Atletico Independiente and Talleres.
The game will be played at the Estadio Centenario del Club Atlético Sarmiento and the hosts have yet to reach the final of this competition whereas the visitors were runners-up in 2019.
Club Atletico Independiente come into the match having previously beat Newell’s Old Boys 1-0 in the Argentina Primera Division.
The only goal of the game was scored in the 62nd minute and Club Atletico Independiente kept a clean sheet in the remaining time to take maximum points.
That result means Club Atletico Independiente have won each of their last 5 fixtures in all competitions.
In addition to the win over Newell’s Old Boys, there have been victories over Unión and Sarmiento away in the league, Aldosivi at home in the league and Vélez Sarsfield away in the cup. In fact, Club Atletico Independiente have lost only 1 of their 10 most recent games in all competitions.
Trends show Club Atletico Independiente have won 3 of their last 4 home Copa Argentina matches.
They have seen under 2.5 goals in each of their last 3 home cup games and in 4 of their last 5 Copa Argentina matches on home soil.
Talleres make the trip to the Estadio Centenario del Club Atlético Sarmiento on the back of a 1-0 win at River Plate in the Argentina Primera Division. It appeared the match was going to end 0-0 but Talleres had other ideas and they scored the winning goal in the 90th minute.
That result means Talleres are undefeated in their last 5 matches in all competitions. There have been wins over Defensa y Justicia and Colón at home in the league plus a 2-1 home victory over Newell’s Old Boys in the previous round of the cup. Talleres were also held to a 1-1 draw at Atlético Tucumán in the league.
Trends show Talleres are undefeated in 8 of their last 9 games in the Copa Argentina. They have won each of their last 3 fixtures on the road in the competition but have required a penalty shootout in 2 of those matches following draws.
There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 6 of their last 7 away Copa Argentina games.
Team news and Club Atletico Independiente will be without injured forward Facundo Ferreyra.
Talleres will be without the injured duo of Matías Esquivel and Federico Girotti. They also have doubts over the fitness of José David Romero.
Recent results for both teams have been good and it is difficult to split them. Talleres know what it takes to progress in this competition but could be held to a draw in this match, with under 2.5 goals scored.
That means we could see a penalty shootout to decide the winner.