ROSARIO. Newell’s Old Boys defeats Vélez Sarsfield 1-0 after J. Sforza scored just 1 goal (69′).
The match was played at the Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa stadium in Rosario on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Fernando Espinoza with the assistance of Iván Núñez and Eduardo Lucero. The 4th official was Franco Acita. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 25 degrees Celsius or 76.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 3 Total 2
- 1 On Target 0
- 1 Off Target 2
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 110 Attack 93
- 44 Dangerous attack 18
- 75 Ball safe 63
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 14
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 7
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Newell’s Old Boys was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Vélez Sarsfield that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Newell’s Old Boys was more pushing with 44 dangerous attacks and 3 shots of which 1 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Newell’s Old Boys won the match.
Newell’s Old Boys shot 3 times, 1 on target, 1 off target. Talking about the opposition, Vélez Sarsfield shot 2 times, 0 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Newell’s Old Boys received 3 yellow cards (Iván Gómez, Ramiro Sordo and B. Aguirre). Talking about the opposition, Vélez Sarsfield received 2 yellow cards (Juan Ignacio Méndez and Tomás Guidara).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Newell’s Old Boys has 0 points to occupy the 18th place in the table. Regarding the opposition, Vélez Sarsfield stays with 0 points (28th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Newell’s Old Boys will host Talleres Córdoba on the 29th of July with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of Newell’s Old Boys (3 draws).
Vélez Sarsfield will host Unión Santa Fe on the 22nd of July with a 5-3 head to head stats in favor of Vélez Sarsfield (0 draws).
Newell’s Old Boys – Formation
Newell\'s Old Boys
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69'
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Newell’s Old Boys started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Iván Gabriel Heinze decided to play with the following team: Lucas Hoyos , Jherson Mosquera , Gustavo Velázquez , Willer Ditta , Bruno Pittón , Francisco González , Ivan Gómez , Juan Sforza , Lisandro Montenegro , Djorkaeff Reasco and Ramiro Sordo .
The home team had on the bench: Tomás Berardozzi, Marcelo Esponda, Jorge Recalde , Brian Aguirre , Tomás Jacob, Williams Barlasina, Misael Jaime, Facundo Mansilla, Guillermo Ortíz, Pablo Pérez and Genaro Rossi.
Substitutions
Newell’s Old Boys made 3 changes: L. Montenegro for Pablo Pérez (52′), Djorkaeff Reasco for Jorge Eduardo Recalde Ramírez (60′) and Francisco González for Brian Aguirre (68′).
Best player: Juan Sforza
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Newell’s Old Boys was Juan Sforza.
His rating is with 1 goal, 46 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8.
Vélez Sarsfield – Formation
Vélez Sarsfield
Vélez Sarsfield started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Alexander Jesús Medina Reobasco played with: Leonardo Burián , Tomás Guidara , Lautaro Gianetti , Miguel Brizuela , Francisco Ortega , Nicolás Garayalde , Ignacio Méndez , José Florentín , Walter Bou , Lucas Pratto and Lucas Janson .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Santiago Castro , Abiel Osorio , Christian Ordoñez, Leonardo Jara, Elias Cabrera, Mateo Seoane , Damián Fernández, Lenny Lobato, Gianluca Prestianni , Gastón Gómez, Julián Fernández and Diego Gómez.
Substitutions
Vélez Sarsfield made 5 changes: Juan Ignacio Méndez for Mateo Seoane (65′), Walter Bou for Abiel Osorio (65′), Lucas Pratto for Gianluca Prestianni Gross (78′), Nicolás Garayalde for Santiago Thomas Castro (78′) and Tomás Guidara for Julián Fernández (87′).
Best player: Gianluca Prestianni
The most impressive player for Vélez Sarsfield was Gianluca Prestianni.
His rating is with 7 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 1. He performed 4 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 78′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
