ROSARIO. Newell’s Old Boys beats Central Cordoba SdE 1-0 after M. Rodriguez scored just 1 goal (68′).
The match was played at the Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa stadium in Rosario on Wednesday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Fernando Espinoza with the collaboration of José Castelli and Eduardo Lucero. The 4th official was Adrián Franklin. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 33.2 degrees Celsius or 91.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 35%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 10 Total 8
- 4 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 113 Attack 104
- 74 Dangerous attack 87
- 106 Ball safe 86
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 1 Total 1
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Newell’s Old Boys was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Central Cordoba SdE that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Central Cordoba SdE was putting more pressure with 87 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Newell’s Old Boys succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Newell’s Old Boys shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Central Cordoba SdE shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Newell’s Old Boys received 1 yellow card (M. Rodriguez). Regarding the opposition, Central Cordoba SdE received 1 yellow card (C. Vega).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Newell’s Old Boys will have 26 points like Racing Club and Argentinos Juniors to soar in the 17th place. On the other side, Central Cordoba SdE will stay with 20 points like San Lorenzo to climb in the 24th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Newell’s Old Boys will play away with Boca Juniors on the 29th of November with a 6-0 head to head statistic in favor of Boca Juniors (4 draws).
Central Cordoba SdE will host Arsenal de Sarandi on the 30th of November with a 0-0 head to head record.
Newell’s Old Boys – Formation
Newell\'s Old Boys
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68'Newell’s Old Boys started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Adrián Blas Taffarel decided to play with the following team: Ramiro Macagno , Tomás Jacob , Diego Calcaterra , José Canale , Mariano Bittolo , Jerónimo Cacciabue , Julián Fernández , Juan Garro , Pablo Pérez , Nicolás Castro and Ignacio Scocco .
The home team had on the bench: Franco Escobar , Francisco González , Fernando Belluschi, Mateo Maccari, Nazareno Funez , Alan Aguerre, Maximiliano Comba, Guillermo Balzi, Maxi Rodríguez , Marco Campagnaro, Facundo Mansilla and Juan Sforza.
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 (18′), T. Jacob for F. Escobar (46′), J. Garro for F. Gonzalez (56′), N. Castro for N. Funez (66′) and P. Perez for M. Rodriguez (67′).
Best player: Facundo Mansilla
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Newell’s Old Boys was Facundo Mansilla even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 24 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 11.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 18′.
Central Cordoba SdE – Formation
Central Cordoba SdE
Central Cordoba SdE started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Sergio Gabriel Rondina played with: Cesar Rigamonti , Gonzalo Bettini , Alejandro Maciel , Franco Sbuttoni , Jonathan Bay, Nahuel Banegas , Lucas Melano , Cristian Vega , Jesús Miguel Soraire , Silvio Martínez and Claudio Riaño , Milton Giménez .
They had on the bench: José Gómez, Pablo Argañaraz , Leonardo Sequeira , Lautaro Torres , Federico Andueza, Oscar Salomón, Mateo Montenegro, Carlo Lattanzio , Agustin Gallo, Cesar Omar Taborda, Diego Vázquez and Lucas Brochero .
Substitutions
Central Cordoba SdE made 5 changes: N. Banegas for C. Lattanzio (69′), L. Melano for L. Sequeira (69′), S. A. Martinez for L. Torres (77′), C. Vega for L. Brochero (78′) and C. Riano for P. Arganaraz (84′).
Best player: Gonzalo Bettini
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Central Cordoba SdE was Gonzalo Bettini.
His rating is with 40 passes (60% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 12. He performed 6 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Newell’s Old Boys – Central Cordoba SdE – 1-0
- Sarmiento – Banfield – 0-0
- Vélez Sarsfield – Argentinos Juniors – 2-0
- Godoy Cruz – Estudiantes – 1-3
- Atlético Tucumán – Defensa y Justicia – 0-4
