National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's San Lorenzo or Sarmiento Resistencia that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's quite the trip for Sarmiento Resistencia when visiting San Lorenzo as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.
Not a lot of time to rest for the hosting team, as they were involved in a Superliga match only three days back. Thankfully the previous game, versus Godoy Cruz, was also a home game here at Estadio Pedro Bidegaín. The away team is better rested.
San Lorenzo form and stats
Lorenzo was eliminated in the 1st round last season in the Copa Argentina.San Lorenzo's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Godoy Cruz. The home side are looking to build on that result. Bareiro, a natural forward, was the champion player for the team in that match, earning a rating of 7.6 (out of 10). Bareiro scored one goal and hit one key pass.
A Superliga defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Lanus.With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the San Lorenzo friendly games in pre-season: San Lorenzo played three friendlies, won 0, drew 1 and lost 2. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that San Lorenzo scored {0 goals} and conceded 2 in these three games.
Sarmiento Resistencia form and stats
Last season their Copa Argentina adventure ended in the qualifying round against Chaco For Ever.Resistencia play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-2 to Racing Cordoba.
Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Ciudad de Bolívar in the Torneo Federal A.Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  F. Olego 10 goals | A. Roldán 7 goals | G. Cañete 6 goals |
San Lorenzo missing players
Sarmiento Resistencia missing players
| San Lorenzo | Sarmiento Resistencia | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 15 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 4 | ||
| 25 | 14 | Scored | S | 14 | 36 | ||
| 18 | 7 | Conceded | C | 8 | 18 | ||
| 80% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 32% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 17% | 40% | ||
| 52% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 24% | ||
| 4.6 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 3.4 | ||
| 4 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.4 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 11.3 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.4 | 7.8 | ||
| 3.4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.9 | ||
| 29% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 37% | ||
| 9.6 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.2 | 11.3 | ||
| 3 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.1 | ||
