Second-placed Talleres hosts Union in gameweek 24 of the Argentine Primera Division at the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes on Tuesday morning.
La T returned to winning ways with a 1-0 success over Sarmiento this week, while the away side held Boca Juniors to a goalless encounter.
Match preview
After two games without winning, Talleres secured maximum league points when they defeated 17th-placed Sarmiento.
A 2-1 loss at Lanus at the end of June ended a two-month undefeated run for Javier Gandolfi's men in the competition since being beaten by Estudiantes on April 24.
Six of seven games were victories, demonstrating the Cordoba outfit's dominance, even if only two of those matches saw them fail to keep clean sheets.
Thus, the recent win over Sarmiento is doubly pleasing due to the shut-out Talleres hopes is the fillip to restore confidence in the club as the season reaches its denouement.
La T head into next week's encounter on a seven-game unbeaten home run (five wins), giving the hosts the edge before facing Union.
As for the visitors, their propensity to draw games has been noticeable in recent gameweeks, evidenced by three stalemates in the previous five rounds.
Union claimed three wins on the bounce from May 19 till the start of June without conceding a goal, but that sequence was anomalous within the fourth-bottom club's inconsistent season.
Kily Gonzalez takes charge of his third game for the club, seeking the Santa Fe outfit's third away victory this season.
Strikingly, Union's two previous road victories have come in the last five on their travels — amid a four-match away run without losing — and a third is achievable for the side ranked 25th in the table.
With low-scoring away games typifying El Tate's road games since the start of May, a goal-laden game is not expected when they travel to Talleres.
Team News
Vicente Fernandez is still sidelined with the knee injury that has kept the left-back out of action since the start of March.
Ramon Sosa's injury against Godoy Cruz on July 2 was only precautionary, evidenced by his start against Sarmiento four days later, and the wide attacker should play from the off in Gandolfi's 4-2-3-1 next week.
Gonzalez may be forced into two changes — at wing-back and centre-forward — with wide defender Federico Vera and striker Jeronimo Domina both going off injured against Boca.
Those alterations should not change what is expected to be a 5-3-2 from the away side in Cordoba.
Talleres possible starting lineup:
Herrera; Benavidez, Catalan, Rodriguez, Portillo; Ortegoza, Villagra; Valoyes, Garro, Sosa; Santos
Union possible starting lineup:
Moyano; Gerometta, Paz, Piris, Corvalan, Zenon; Roldan, Gordillo, Diale; Gonzalez, Machuca
We say: Talleres 1-0 Union
The home side have been low scoring in Cordoba lately, and they are not expected to give much away against a Union side that struggles for goals on their travels, with a marginal victory expected for the hosts.
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