ROSARIO. Newell’s Old Boys tops Defensa y Justicia 1-0 after F. Gonzalez scored just 1 goal (59′).
N. Colombo received a red card (21′). This red card was one of the reason why Defensa y Justicia lost the match.
The match was played at the Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa stadium in Rosario on Thursday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Andrés Merlos assisted by Julio Fernández and Gisela Trucco. The 4th official was Germán Bermúdez. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24.5 degrees Celsius or 76.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 19 Total 10
- 7 On Target 2
- 12 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 80 Attack 72
- 49 Dangerous attack 22
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 18 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Newell’s Old Boys was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Defensa y Justicia that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Newell’s Old Boys was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Newell’s Old Boys won the match.
Newell’s Old Boys shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Defensa y Justicia shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Newell’s Old Boys received 1 yellow card (P. Perez). Regarding the opposition, Defensa y Justicia received 1 yellow card (F. Pizzini).
Also, Defensa y Justicia didn’t finish the match with 11 players after N. Colombo (Defensa y Justicia) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (21′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Newell’s Old Boys has 3 points to occupy the 3rd place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Defensa y Justicia stays with 0 points (23rd).
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Newell’s Old Boys will play away against Gimnasia La Plata on the 7th of May with a 5-1 head to head record in favor of Gimnasia La Plata (1 draw).
Defensa y Justicia will host Patronato on the 7th of May with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Defensa y Justicia (1 draw).
Newell’s Old Boys – Formation
Newell’s Old Boys started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Javier Sanguinetti decided to play with the following team: Mauricio Arboleda , Armando Méndez , Cristian Lema , Willer Ditta , Leonel Vangioni , Pablo Pérez , Julián Fernández , Juan Garro , Nicolás Castro , Francisco González and Ramiro Sordo .
The home team had on the bench: Tomás Jacob, Juan Sforza, Jerónimo Cacciabue , Guillermo Balzi , Nazareno Funez, Brian Aguirre, Justo Giani , Juan Manuel García , Marco Campagnaro, Diego Calcaterra, Facundo Mansilla and Franco Herrera.
Newell’s Old Boys could not rely on the presence of J. Giani (injured).
Substitutions
Newell’s Old Boys made 4 changes: P. Perez for J. Cacciabue (64′), R. Sordo for J. Garcia (64′), F. Gonzalez for J. Giani (67′) and N. Castro for G. Balzi (83′).
Best player: Leonel Vangioni
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Newell’s Old Boys was Leonel Vangioni even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 41 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 8 crosses.
Defensa y Justicia – Formation
Defensa y Justicia started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
Sebastián Beccacece played with: Ezequiel Unsaín , Nicolás Tripichio , Adonis Frías , Nazareno Colombo , Alexis Soto , Francisco Pizzini , Gabriel Hachen , Raúl Loaiza , Carlos Rotondi , Walter Bou and Miguel Merentiel .
These were the players on the bench: Hugo Fernández, Mariano Pieres, Tomás Galván , Lucas Albertengo, Hugo Silva, Gabriel Alanis, Braian Cuello, Matías Rodríguez, Agustín Fontana , Tomás Escalante, Lautaro Amade and Kevin Gutiérrez .
Substitutions
Defensa y Justicia made 3 changes: G. Hachen for K. Gutierrez (24′), F. Pizzini for T. Galvan (70′) and C. Rotondi for A. Fontana (82′).
Best player: Ezequiel Unsaín
The most impressive player for Defensa y Justicia was the goalkeeper: Ezequiel Unsaín. His rating is 7.71. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Newell’s Old Boys – Defensa y Justicia – 1-0
- Central Cordoba SdE – Barracas Central – 3-1
- Vélez Sarsfield – Aldosivi – 2-0
- Godoy Cruz – Tigre – 1-1
- Arsenal de Sarandi – Rosario Central – 1-1