Superliga Argentina 2022 Preview | Top Teams Part 2 |Argentina Betting Tips

Velez Sarsfield

One of the most entertaining teams to watch. Velez’s coach, Mauricio Pellegrino (Formerly Southampton manager), has a clear way of doing things and this has given the team a strong identity, while delivering very good results.

Velez was a top 5 team in the league last season, and they earned a place in the next edition of the Copa Libertadores.

They have a very intense and direct game style that can only be compared with River Plate’s. Their undisputed best player and Captain is Lautaro Giannetti, the 27 years old central defender has showed a great level last season and many teams were interested in acquiring him. He loves Velez and that’s why he decided to renew his contract until 2023. Another player to keep an eye out for is Luca Orellano, a 20 year old offensive midfielder and had some wonderful games in the 2021 season and Will most likely get a place in the starting team in 2022.

Unfortunately for Velez, on this transfer market they had to let go Federico Mancuello, who’ll be joining Puebla FC from Mexico, and the young star Thiago Almada, who Velez sold, for a good amount of money, to Atlanta United. These were two key pieces in the midfield and the coach will have to find some way to replace them.

This year Velez is going to try to win every competition they are into, and to be honest they have a chance and are a very decent candidate.

Barracas Central

We don’t blame you if this is the first time that you hear
about this particular team, this is the first time that Barracas will be in the top division for 87 years, and it’s important to keep in mind that Barraca’s 2021 campaign was full of controversy.

This team was benefited by many ‘questionable’ arbitral decisions and without them they wouldn’t have been promoted. To provide a little bit more of context, Barracas was in the 5th division a few
years ago and they have been promoted 4 times in the last 5 years.

This might seem hard to believe but there’s a catch, Barracas president is the brother of Claudio Tapia, the AFA president (Argentine Football Association), who is also involved directly in the club.

On the field, they aren’t a very strong team, they didn’t stand out in the second division, and we don’t think they will on the first one either. Some of their most important players are the experienced goalkeeper Maximiliano Gagliardo, the top scorer Mauro Albertengo.

Looking forward to this season, Barracas has been the most active club in the transfer market, signing a crazy high total of 11 players. We’ll have to wait and see if this is enough to achieve their goal for 2022 which is not to be relegated.

Since they have already reached first división, with their games being watched by thousands more fans around the country, they won’t be able to get those favorable calls anymore, but it will be interesting to wait and see if their football is good enough to stay at the top division.

Racing Club

Racing is one of the most important teams in Argentina, and in recent years they have managed to win a league title and battle hard in many international tournaments. Racing is well known for producing young and exciting teams, with many youth players debuting for the first team in recent years.

2021 was a very tough year for Racing since they were eliminated from Copa Libertadores quite early, and they then lost 2 national cups finals by several goals.

They ended in the 15th spot in the last league of 2021, which led them to a place in the upcoming Copa Sudamericana.

The team is still trying to adapt to the game style of their new coach Fernando Gago (former Real Madrid player), an offensive style with long possessions and quick passes. They are still struggling but once they adapt, they have the potential and talent to be a real threat.

The most important players are their goalkeeper, Gabriel Arias, who is currently injured and will be sidelined until June. The left back Eugenio Mena, who’s an international with Chile and their most recent signing, Edwin Cardona, former Boca player that fills a very important place in the midfield.

The young talents to consider are Carlos Alcaraz, a 18 years old midfielder, who has shown great talent and will be very important for Racing this year.

In our next article we’ll be turning our attention to the past and upcoming game week to give key insights to help Predictology users in their analysis of the betting markets.