Two of the Argentine Primera Division's unbeaten sides will square off on Sunday, as Atletico Tucuman host Gimnasia.
The visitors sit at the summit of the division with 14 points from the opening six outings, while their opponents are four points worse off in eighth place at this early stage.
Match preview
Atletico Tucuman head into the weekend having avoided a defeat from their first six games in the Argentinian top-flight campaign, after a tough season last time around, having started with draws against Colon and River Plate.
El Decano then put their first three-point haul on the board, beating Lanus 2-1 as they came from behind thanks to Ramiro Carrera's second-half brace, before having to settle for a point from a goalless stalemate away at Huracan.
That was followed by a defeat to Independiente in the Copa Argentina round of 32 and another draw against Godoy Cruz, but Diego Erroz's side managed to return to winning ways last time out when they took on Velez Sarsfield away from home.
Manuel Capasso put El Decano ahead inside the first 20 minutes, and they held on to see out a second league win of the campaign and climb up to eighth place in the top flight.
While they will be pleased with their unbeaten record, Erroz's men will be keen to turn more of their draws into wins, and, with the league still changing regularly at this stage, they will go in search of a second straight three-point haul to strengthen their position at the top end.
They welcome a Gimnasia side who will look to establish a lead at the summit of the table after their eye-catching start.
Nestor Gorosito's men began with draws against Estudiantes and Platense, either side of a victory over Patronato and now head into the weekend on the back of three straight league triumphs.
They followed up the second of those stalemates with a 3-1 beating of Racing Club, before making it back-to-back victories as Ramon Sosa hit the only goal in their trip to Rosario Central.
Following a 2-0 victory over Flandria in the Copa Argentina, El Lobo hosted Defensa y Justicia last time out, searching for a third straight three-point haul, and they succeeded as Tomas Muro fired them to another 1-0 victory with a 78th-minute goal.
With that result putting them ahead of Newell's Old Boys on goal difference, Gorosito's side will look to continue going from strength to strength and pick up a fifth league win of the season on Sunday.
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Team News
Atletico Tucuman could come in with an unchanged starting XI on Sunday, after Carlos Lampe took back his place in goal last time out.
Goals have been spread throughout the squad in all competitions this season with no standout scorers, but Ramiro Ruiz and Augusto Lotti should continue to lead the line.
Ramiro Carrera could be the main attacking threat, with three goals and an assist in six top-flight appearances thus far.
Young attacker Tomas Mura will be vying to break into the Gimnasia starting XI at the weekend, after he came off the bench to hit the decisive goal in the win over Defensa y Justicia.
They will likely again be without top scorer Cristian Tarragona, who has missed the last three games after scoring 11 goals in his first 18 appearances of the season across all competitions, including two and an assist in three Primera Division games.
Oscar Piris and Leonardo Morales have both featured in every minute of top-flight action so far this season, and their centre-back pairing will remain untouched.
Atletico Tucuman possible starting lineup:
Lampe; Sandoval, Bianchi, Capasso, Orihuela; Rius, Acosta, Carrera, Pereyra; Ruiz, Lotti
Gimnasia possible starting lineup:
Rey; Enrique, Morales, Piris, Melluso; Chavez, Cardozo, Aleman, Sosa; Soldano, Muro
We say: Atletico Tucuman 1-1 Gimnasia
With two unbeaten sides squaring off, Sunday promises to be an intriguing encounter, and, while Gimnasia have fared better so far, they face a tough test away from home and may be pleased with a share of the spoils.
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Top tip
Sam Varley
