JUNíN. Sarmiento beat Newell’s Old Boys to win 2-1. It was Sarmiento to strike first with a goal of J. Torres at the 34′. Then it was a goal in the 55′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, L. Gondou gave the win to Sarmiento in the 69′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Estadio Eva Perón de Junín stadium in Junín on Monday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Néstor Fabián Pitana with the help of Gerardo Carretero and Juan Vázquez. The 4th official was Fabricio Llobet. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 33.3 degrees Celsius or 91.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 12%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 9 Total 11
- 3 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 9
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 130 Attack 121
- 57 Dangerous attack 60
- 106 Ball safe 130
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 6
- 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 12 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams had an upper hand in terms of ball possession. Sarmiento was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Newell’s Old Boys that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Newell’s Old Boys was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Sarmiento was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Sarmiento shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Newell’s Old Boys shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Sarmiento received 2 yellow cards (J. Torres and M. Garcia). Talking about the opposition, Newell’s Old Boys received 1 yellow card (Z. F. Mansilla).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Sarmiento will have 23 points like Racing Club to stay in the 16th place. Talking about the opposition, Newell’s Old Boys will stay with 17 points like Patronato and San Lorenzo to move up in the 22nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Sarmiento will play away against Arsenal de Sarandi on the 30th of October with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Sarmiento (0 draws).
Newell’s Old Boys will host Independiente on the 31st of October with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Independiente (1 draw).
Sarmiento – Formation
Sarmiento
67'
90'
34'
Sarmiento started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Mario Sciacqua decided to play with the following team: Manuel Vicentini , Martín García , Braian Salvareschi , Federico Mancinelli , Nicolás Bazzana , Gabriel Alanis , Sergio Quiroga , Federico Bravo , Federico Paradela , Luciano Gondou and Jonathan Torres .
The home team had on the bench: Claudio Pombo, Julián Chicco , Yair Arismendi , Federico Rasmussen, Manuel Garcia , Gabriel Graciani , Facundo Ferrero, Guido Mainero, Patricio Cucchi, Gervasio Núñez, Lautaro Montoya and Matías Molina.
Substitutions
Sarmiento made 5 changes: F. Paradela for G. Graciani (58′), S. Quiroga for L. Montoya (58′), G. Alanis for J. Arismendi (67′), L. Gondou for J. Chicco (80′) and F. Bravo for M. Garcia (80′).
Best player: Luciano Gondou
The most impressive player for Sarmiento was Luciano Gondou.
His rating is with 1 goal, 25 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 17.
Newell’s Old Boys – Formation
Newell\'s Old Boys
Newell’s Old Boys started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Regarding the opposition, Adrián Blas Taffarel played with: Ramiro Macagno , Manuel Capasso , Diego Calcaterra , Joseph Canale , Gabriel Compagnucci , Jerónimo Cacciabue , Nicolás Castro , Franco Negri , Ignacio Scocco , Maximiliano Comba and Jonathan Cristaldo .
These were the players on the bench: Francisco González , Julián Fernández, Pablo Sabbag, Ramiro Sordo , Fernando Belluschi, Facundo Mansilla , Justo Giani , Pablo Pérez , Alan Aguerre, Marco Campagnaro and Tomás Jacob.
Newell’s Old Boys could not rely on the presence of Z. F. Mansilla (injured).
Substitutions
Newell’s Old Boys made 5 changes: J. Canale Dominguez for Z. F. Mansilla (39′), J. Cristaldo for F. Gonzalez (46′), I. Scocco for P. Perez (58′), N. Castro for J. Giani (69′) and M. Comba for R. Sordo (69′).
Best player: Maximiliano Comba
The most impressive player for Newell’s Old Boys was Maximiliano Comba.
His rating is with 1 goal, 28 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Sarmiento – Newell’s Old Boys – 2-1
- Aldosivi – Arsenal de Sarandi – 2-1
- Lanús – Talleres Córdoba – 3-3
- Atlético Tucumán – Patronato – 2-2
- River Plate – Argentinos Juniors – 3-0
