ROSARIO. Vélez Sarsfield prevailed over Newell’s Old Boys to win 2-1. It was Vélez Sarsfield to strike first with an early goal of J. Lucero at the 6′. Then C. Tarragona scored again for Vélez Sarsfield in the 82′ minute with a goal. Eventually, J. Garro reduced the distance for Newell’s Old Boys with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa stadium in Rosario on Saturday and it started at 12:15 am local time. The referee was Hernán Mastrángelo who was helped by Pablo González and Maximiliano Castelli. The 4th official was Lucas Novelli Sanz. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14 degrees Celsius or 57.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 11 Total 10
- 3 On Target 6
- 8 Off Target 4
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 104 Attack 104
- 68 Dangerous attack 63
- 94 Ball safe 98
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 15
- 5 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Newell’s Old Boys was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Vélez Sarsfield that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Newell’s Old Boys was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Vélez Sarsfield succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Newell’s Old Boys shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Vélez Sarsfield shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Newell’s Old Boys received 5 yellow cards (M. Maccari, J. Sforza, A. Aguerre, J. Canale Dominguez and I. Scocco). On the opposite side, Vélez Sarsfield received 2 yellow cards (G. Poblete and T. Guidara).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Newell’s Old Boys will stay with 16 points like Platense and Atlético Tucumán to move up in the 21st place. On the opposite side, Vélez Sarsfield will have 24 points to stay in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Newell’s Old Boys will play away with Gimnasia La Plata on the 16th of October with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of Gimnasia La Plata (1 draw).
Vélez Sarsfield will host Arsenal de Sarandi on the 16th of October with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Vélez Sarsfield (1 draw).
Newell’s Old Boys – Formation
Newell\'s Old Boys
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Newell’s Old Boys adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Fernando Andrés Gamboa decided to play with the following team: Alan Aguerre , Gabriel Compagnucci , Manuel Capasso , Joseph Canale , Franco Negri , Mateo Maccari , Juan Sforza , Maximiliano Comba , Nicolás Castro , Jonathan Cristaldo and Ignacio Scocco .
The home team had on the bench: Juan Garro , Justo Giani , Pablo Sabbag, Mariano Bittolo, Maxi Rodríguez , Williams Barlasina, Jerónimo Cacciabue, Fernando Belluschi , Milton Leyendeker, Patricio Acevedo, Diego Calcaterra and Ramiro Sordo.
Substitutions
Newell’s Old Boys made 5 changes: M. Maccari for M. Rodriguez (54′), J. Sforza for D. Calcaterra (54′), J. Cristaldo for J. Giani (75′), N. Castro for F. Belluschi (86′) and M. Comba for J. Garro (86′).
Best player: Franco Negri
The player that probably impressed the most for Newell’s Old Boys was Franco Negri.
His rating is with 61 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 15. He performed 5 crosses.
Vélez Sarsfield – Formation
Vélez Sarsfield
Also Vélez Sarsfield adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Mauricio Pellegrino played with: Lucas Hoyos , Tomás Guidara , Matías de los Santos , Lautaro Gianetti , Francisco Ortega , Gerónimo Poblete , Federico Mancuello , Agustín Bouzat , Thiago Almada , Lucas Janson and Juan Martín Lucero .
They had on the bench: Agustín Mulet , Enzo Martínez, Miguel Brizuela , Mateo Pellegrino, Cristian Tarragona , Leonardo Jara, Federico Versaci, Matías Borgogno, Luca Orellano , Ricardo Centurión , Damián Fernández and Nicolás Garayalde.
Substitutions
Vélez Sarsfield made 5 changes: A. Bouzat for L. Orellano (59′), J. Lucero for C. Tarragona (76′), F. Mancuello for A. Mulet (76′), F. Ortega for M. Brizuela (80′) and L. Janson for R. Centurion (80′).
Best player: Juan Martín Lucero
The player that probably impressed the most for Vélez Sarsfield was Juan Martín Lucero.
His rating is with 1 goal, 12 passes (66% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Newell’s Old Boys – Vélez Sarsfield – 1-2
- Argentinos Juniors – Defensa y Justicia – 0-2
- Sarmiento – Aldosivi – 3-0
- Patronato – Racing Club – 1-2
- Banfield – River Plate – 0-1
- Boca Juniors – Lanús – 4-2
