ROSARIO. Newell’s Old Boys conquers Belgrano 1-0 after J. Ignacio scored just 1 goal (62′).
The match was played at the Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa stadium in Rosario on Sunday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Andrés Merlos assisted by Miguel Savorani and Maximiliano Castelli. The 4th official was Santiago Araujo. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was extremely hot at 39.95 degrees Celsius or 103.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 8 Total 8
- 2 On Target 0
- 3 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 5
- 107 Attack 105
- 67 Dangerous attack 54
- 80 Ball safe 87
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 3
Fouls
- 8 Total 8
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
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 46% of the time vs. Belgrano that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Newell’s Old Boys was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Newell’s Old Boys won the match.
Newell’s Old Boys shot 8 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Belgrano shot 8 times, 0 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Newell’s Old Boys received 2 yellow cards (Rodrigo Fernández and L. Vangioni). On the opposite side, Belgrano received 2 yellow cards (Rafael Delgado and M. García).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Newell’s Old Boys has 0 points to occupy the 18th place in the standings. On the other side, Belgrano stays with 0 points (5th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Newell’s Old Boys will play away with Unión Santa Fe on the 9th of February with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Newell’s Old Boys (4 draws).
Newell’s Old Boys – Formation
Newell\'s Old Boys
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Newell’s Old Boys started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager José Mauricio Larriera Dibarboure decided to play with the following team: Ramiro Macagno , A. Méndez , G. Velázquez , I. Glavinovich , Á. Martino , Franco Díaz , Rodrigo Fernández , G. May , Éver Banega , B. Aguirre and Juan Ignacio Ramírez .
The home team had on the bench: L. Hoyos, Lucas Baños, A. Schott, I. Schor , L. Vangioni , Julián Fernández , J. Pérez, Jerónimo Cacciabue , Misael Omar Jaime, Esteban Fernández, G. Chiaverano and T. Jacob.
Substitutions
Newell’s Old Boys made 5 changes: G. May for I. Schor (58′), Juan Ignacio Ramírez for L. Vangioni (89′), Rodrigo Fernández for Julián Fernández (88′), Franco Díaz for Jerónimo Cacciabue (71′) and B. Aguirre for G. Chiaverano (72′).
Player of the match: Éver Banega
The most impressive player for Newell’s Old Boys was Éver Banega even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 46 passes (78% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 15. He performed 9 crosses.
Belgrano – Formation
Belgrano
Belgrano started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Guillermo Martín Farré played with: N. Losada , F. Facello , A. Rébola , N. Meriano , Rafael Delgado , U. Sánchez , S. Longo , Facundo Quignon , M. Miño , L. Passerini and P. Chavarría .
These were the players on the bench: Ignacio Chicco, J. Barinaga , M. Marín, B. Reyna , M. Palavecino, M. García , N. Schiappacasse, A. Ibacache, Francisco González Metilli , F. Lencioni , A. Rojas and M. Moreno.
Substitutions
Belgrano made 5 changes: P. Chavarría for B. Reyna (63′), M. Miño for Francisco González Metilli (46′), F. Facello for J. Barinaga (79′), Facundo Quignon for M. García (72′) and N. Meriano for F. Lencioni (79′).
Player of the match: S. Longo
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Belgrano was S. Longo.
His rating is with 44 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Newell’s Old Boys – Belgrano – 1-0
- Godoy Cruz – Lanús – 1-0
- San Lorenzo – Unión Santa Fe – 0-0
- Tigre – Boca Juniors – 0-2
