CIUDAD DE CóRDOBA. Belgrano conquers Newell’s Old Boys 1-0 after P. Vegetti scored just 1 goal (42′). Newell’s Old Boys lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).
Belgrano remained with 10 players after Guillermo Martin Farré received a red card in the 56′. Notwithstanding, Belgrano still managed to win this match competing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the Estadio Julio César Villagra stadium in Ciudad de Córdoba on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Fernando Andrés Rapallini who had the assistance of Eduardo Lucero and Pablo Acevedo. The 4th official was Adrián Franklin.
Match Statistics
- 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
- 10 Total 9
- 3 On Target 0
- 4 Off Target 7
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 99 Attack 121
- 37 Dangerous attack 40
- 101 Ball safe 113
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 4
Fouls
- 6 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Newell’s Old Boys had a superior ball possession 59% while Belgrano was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Newell’s Old Boys was more aggressive with 40 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 0 were on target. Notwithstanding, Belgrano succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Belgrano shot 10 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Newell’s Old Boys shot 9 times, 0 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Belgrano received 2 yellow cards (Pablo Vegetti and Matías García). Regarding the opposition, Newell’s Old Boys received 2 yellow cards (Cristian Ferreira and Ángelo Martino).
(Belgrano) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (56′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Belgrano will have 0 points like TBC to go down in the 2nd place. On the other side, Newell’s Old Boys will stay with 0 points like TBC to gain in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Belgrano will play away with Instituto on the 24th of June with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Belgrano (0 draws).
Newell’s Old Boys will host Talleres Córdoba on the 29th of July with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Newell’s Old Boys (3 draws).
Belgrano – Formation

Belgrano started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).
The manager Guillermo Martín Farré decided to play with the following team: Nahuel Hernan Losada
, Juan Barinaga , Alejandro Rebola , Erik Godoy , Nicolás Meriano , Santiago Longo , Ulises Sánchez , Matías García , Bruno Zapelli , Pablo Vegetti and Iván Ortigoza .The home team had on the bench: Gabriel Compagnucci
, Andrés Felipe Amaya Rivera, Ariel Mauricio Rojas, Iván Ramírez, Alan Mariano Miño, Guillermo Pereira, Diego Novaretti, Joaquín Susvielles, Daniel Barrea , Ibrahim Hesar, Manuel Matías Vicentini and Fabián Bordagaray.Belgrano could not rely on the presence of Gabriel Compagnucci (injured).
Substitutions
Belgrano made 5 changes: Iván Ortigoza for Daniel Barrea (69′), Juan Barinaga for Gabriel Compagnucci (76′), Bruno Zapelli for Guillermo Pereira (88′), Nicolás Meriano for Iván Ramírez (88′) and Ulises Sánchez for Diego Novaretti (89′).
Best player: Pablo Vegetti
The player that probably impressed the most for Belgrano was Pablo Vegetti.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 20 passes (45% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 19. He performed 1 cross.Newell’s Old Boys – Formation

Newell’s Old Boys started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Iván Gabriel Heinze played with: Lucas Hoyos
, Gustavo Velázquez , Willer Ditta , Guillermo Ortíz , Jherson Mosquera , Ivan Gómez , Cristian Ferreira , Ángelo Martino , Brian Aguirre , Jorge Recalde and Ramiro Sordo .The following players were sitting on the bench: Marcos Portillo
, Guillermo Balzi, Williams Barlasina, David Sotelo, Marcelo César Esponda, Jeremías Pérez Tica , Djorkaeff Reasco , Bruno Alejandro Pittón, Jonathan Diego Menéndez, Justo Giani, Nazareno Funez and Leonel Ezequiel Vangioni.Substitutions
Newell’s Old Boys made 4 changes: Guillermo Ortiz for Marcos Portillo (46′), Cristian Ferreira for Djorkaeff Reascos (71′), Brian Aguirre for Jeremías Pérez Tica (85′) and Jherson Mosquera for Nazareno Manuel Funez (89′).
Best player: Ramiro Sordo
The player that probably impressed the most for Newell’s Old Boys was Ramiro Sordo.
His rating is
with 22 passes (68% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 13. He performed 5 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Arsenal de Sarandi – Unión Santa Fe – 2-1
- Central Cordoba SdE – Godoy Cruz – 0-2
- Belgrano – Newell’s Old Boys – 1-0
- Lanús – Sarmiento – 2-1