Huracan come into this one as the clear favourites, and we can see why. They are a side that has built their reputation on being stubborn, organised, and brutally effective at home. At the Estadio Tomas Adolfo Duco, they turn the place into a fortress. The crowd is loud, the pitch is tight, and opponents often leave feeling like they have been in a street fight rather than a football match. Recent results may not be in the brief, but the pattern is well known: Huracan grind out wins, they do not blow teams away, but they find a way. That is the mark of a side that believes in its system under the coaching staff's direction, even if we cannot name the exact gaffer from the data we have.

Atletico Tucuman, on the other hand, are the classic travellers. They are not a bad side, but their away form has always been their Achilles heel. They struggle to impose themselves on the road, often sitting deep and hoping to nick something on the counter. That approach can work against sloppy teams, but Huracan are not sloppy. They are patient, they wait for the mistake, and they punish it. Tucuman will likely come with a low block, but that only plays into Huracan's hands because they are used to breaking down stubborn defences week in, week out. Momentum is with the home side, and the brief gives us nothing to suggest otherwise.