ROSARIO. Racing Club beats Newell’s Old Boys 4-0 after playing a incredible match. Facundo Mura (26′), Adrian Martinez (45′), Bruno Zuculini (47′) and Adrian Martinez (57′).
The match was played at the Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa stadium in Rosario on Monday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Pablo Echavarría with the help of Iván Núñez and Federico Cano. The 4th official was Carlos Córdoba. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 22.84 degrees Celsius or 73.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 12 Total 10
- 3 On Target 6
- 5 Off Target 3
- 4 Shots blocked 3
- 113 Attack 75
- 77 Dangerous attack 34
- 75 Ball safe 84
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
Fouls
- 6 Total 11
- 4 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Newell’s Old Boys was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Racing Club that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Newell’s Old Boys was more pushing with 77 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, Racing Club found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Newell’s Old Boys shot 12 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Racing Club shot 10 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Newell’s Old Boys received 4 yellow cards (Julián Fernández, Éver Banega, Rodrigo Fernández and I. Glavinovich). Talking about the opposition, Racing Club received 1 yellow card (Adrian Martinez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Newell’s Old Boys stays with 0 points like Argentinos Juniors to climb in the 18th place. Talking about the opposition, Racing Club will has 0 points like Argentinos Juniors to move up in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Racing Club will host Godoy Cruz on the 17th of February with a 7-3 head to head statistic in favor of Racing Club (0 draws).
Newell’s Old Boys – Formation
Newell\'s Old Boys
28'
67'
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 , Rodrigo Fernández , Franco Díaz , G. May , Éver Banega , B. Aguirre and Juan Ignacio Ramírez .
The home team had on the bench: L. Hoyos, A. Schott, Brian Calderara, I. Schor, L. Vangioni, Julián Fernández , J. Pérez , Jerónimo Cacciabue , Esteban Fernández, G. Chiaverano , G. Balzi and T. Jacob.
Substitutions
Newell’s Old Boys made 5 changes: Franco Díaz for G. Balzi (46′), Éver Banega for Jerónimo Cacciabue (59′), G. May for G. Chiaverano (59′), Rodrigo Fernández for Julián Fernández (67′) and Juan Ignacio Ramírez for J. Pérez (79′).
Player of the match: A. Méndez
The most impressive player for Newell’s Old Boys was A. Méndez.
His rating is with 33 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 8. He performed 7 crosses.
Racing Club – Formation
Racing Club
26'
Racing Club started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Gustavo Adolfo Costas Makeira played with: Gabriel Arias , Tobías Rubio , Santiago Sosa , Agustín García Basso , Facundo Mura , Leonel Miranda , Bruno Zuculini , Gabriel Rojas , Santiago Solari , Adrian Martinez and Maximiliano Salas .
These were the players on the bench: Iván Pillud, Nazareno Colombo , Juan Fernando Quintero , Gastón Martirena, Agustín Urzi , Germán Conti, Facundo Cambeses, Santino Vera, Agustín Almendra , Ramiro Degregorio, Ignacio Galván and David González.
Racing Club could not rely on the presence of Agustín Urzi (injured) and Ignacio Galván (injured).
Substitutions
Racing Club made 5 changes: Leonel Miranda for Agustín Almendra (59′), Adrian Martinez for Juan Fernando Quintero (59′), Bruno Zuculini for Nazareno Colombo (71′), Santiago Solari for Agustín Urzi (74′) and Gabriel Rojas for Ignacio Galván (75′).
Player of the match: Adrian Martinez
The player that probably impressed the most for Racing Club was Adrian Martinez.
His rating is with 2 goals, 11 passes (55% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 1 duel out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Newell’s Old Boys – Racing Club – 0-4
- San Lorenzo – Estudiantes – 1-1
- Gimnasia La Plata – Huracán – 3-1
