Independiente Favourites to Progress to Copa de la Liga Profesional Final
Independiente vs Colon Santa Fe - 01/06/2021
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Despite the recent struggles with COVID-19 in Argentina, we have two matches to look forward to in the country this week including the meeting between Independiente and Colon Santa Fe in the semi-final of the Copa de la Liga Profesional.
The match will be played at the Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario with Independiente having finished third in Zone B and Colon Santa Fe top of Zone A.
Independiente come into the game having defeated Guabirá 1-0 in the Copa Sudamericana last time out. That result was enough to see them finish top of their group, 3 points clear of Montevideo City Torque and reach the Round of 16.
The victory also means Independiente are undefeated in each of their last 6 matches in all competitions and they have lost only one of their most recent 11 games.
Independiente have won each of the last 3 fixtures, including a 1-0 win over Bahia in the Copa Sudamericana and a penalties victory over Estudiantes in the Copa de la Liga Profesional following a 0-0 draw in the quarter-final of the competition.
Recent results show Independiente are rarely involved in high scoring games and they have seen under 2.5 goals scored in 5 of their last 6 matches in all competitions.
Independiente have been strong defensively and they have kept 3 clean sheets in their last 5 games, conceding only 2 goals.
Colon Santa Fe finished top of Zone A and met Talleres in the quarter-final. Having opened the scoring after only 14 minutes it appeared as though Colon Santa Fe going to go on and win the game comfortably but an equalising goal in the 25th minute plus the red card for Eric Menza put Colon Santa Fe under pressure.
The opposition also had a man sent off in the 68th minute and the game went to penalties, with Colon Santa Fe winning 5-3.
That result means Colon Santa Fe have remained undefeated in their last 3 fixtures in all competitions. Each of the 3 games have been played at home and in addition to the win over Talleres, Colon Santa Fe have beaten Arsenal 2-0 and been held to a 0-0 draw by Unión.
Conceding goals has been a bit of an issue for Colon Santa Fe and they have kept just one clean sheet in their 6 most recent matches.
Team news and Independiente will be without the suspended Thomas Ortega. Lucas González, Carlos Benavidez, and Ezequiel Muñoz are injured.
Colon Santa Fe are also missing a player due to suspension, with Eric Meza missing out. Bruno Bianchi and Paolo Goltz are unlikely to play any part in the game due to injury.
This is a match in which we expect to see under 2.5 goals scored. Independiente have been good defensively in recent games and if they open the scoring, it is going to be tough for Colon Santa Fe to get back into the game.
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2 - 0
2.45
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0 - 2(0 - 1)
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