**Talleres' home advantage gets tested against an Independiente side that's been a thorn in their side historically.** This isn't the prettiest fixture on paper — both teams are bleeding form — but someone's gotta climb the table 📊

Talleres have dropped three of their last five, though they did scrape past Unión Santa Fe at home. Independiente just took a hammering from Instituto (1-4) but bounced back with a couple results since. The H2H tells the real story though: **Independiente are 7-3 up in their last 11 meetings**, so Talleres will be hunting payback on their turf.

Key storylines:

- **Talleres missing A. Álvarez** to suspension while nursing injuries to M. Caceres and M. Gómez — depth is taking hits
- **Independiente's injury list is worse** — F. Zabala, J. De Irastorza, and J. M. Arrayago all out — but they've got historical momentum
- **Rick and F. Cristaldo** will need to carry Talleres' attacking burden in midfield and up front

Expected lineups:

- **CA Talleres**: E. Unsaín, G. Báez, R. Riquelme, V. Fascendini, A. Schott, M. Galarza, F. Fattori, Rick, F. Cristaldo, D. Valoyes, V. Depietri
- **CA Independiente**: R. Rey, S. Arias, J. Fedorco, F. Calderón, L. Godoy, L. Millán, I. Marcone, M. Pérez, M. Abaldo, I. Morales, S. Montiel

Prediction:

**1-1 draw** leans most likely — both teams are brittle right now, and Independiente's injury woes offset their historic advantage 🤝