Defensa y Justicia vs Instituto (Córdoba) Highlights - October 16, 2026

Defensa y Justicia meet Instituto (Córdoba) at Norberto Tomaghello in Buenos Aires on October 16, 2026.

The fixture comes in Argentine Liga Profesional.

Defensa y Justicia go into the match in position 2, on 24 points from 12 matches. They have won 7, drawn 3 and lost 2 so far.

Their goal difference stands at +7. In their last five outings they have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1.

They lost 0-1 away at Lanús on Sep 6. They beat Gimnasia (Mendoza) 2-0 at home on Sep 11.

They drew 2-2 away at Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero) on Sep 18. A 3-0 home win over San Lorenzo came on Oct 3.

They won 2-0 away at Unión (Santa Fe) on Oct 10. They have scored 9 and conceded 3 across that run.

2 of those five came at home. They shut out the opposition 3 times in that run.

Instituto (Córdoba) sit in position 1 of the table with 26 points after 12 matches. Their season so far: won 8, drawn 2, lost 2.

That leaves a goal difference of +9. Across the last five they have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1.

On Sep 8 they went down 2-3 at Unión (Santa Fe). They beat Estudiantes de Río Cuarto 2-1 at home on Sep 15.

A 3-1 home win over Talleres (Córdoba) came on Sep 20. On Oct 2 they took a 4-1 win at Independiente.

They drew 2-2 at home with Boca Juniors on Oct 9. That run brought 13 goals for and 8 against.

Of that run, 3 were played at home.

David Barbona has scored 4 times for Defensa y Justicia this season. Juan Gutiérrez tops the Defensa y Justicia assist chart with 4.

Instituto (Córdoba) have leaned on Giuliano Cerato, who has found the net 4 times. For assists Instituto (Córdoba) look to Alex Luna, on 3.

Instituto (Córdoba) start the day above Defensa y Justicia in the table. Confirmed lineups follow closer to kick-off.