ROSARIO. Newell’s Old Boys conquers Platense 3-1.
The match was played at the Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa stadium in Rosario on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Pablo Dóvalo with the help of Cristian Navarro and Juan Vázquez. The 4th official was José Sandoval. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.5 degrees Celsius or 68.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 11 Total 13
- 5 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 11
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 92 Attack 88
- 64 Dangerous attack 75
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
Fouls
- 20 Total 8
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Newell’s Old Boys had a superior ball possession 55% while Platense was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Platense had a more offensive attitude with 75 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Newell’s Old Boys managed to find the solution to win this match.
Newell’s Old Boys shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Platense shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Newell’s Old Boys received 3 yellow cards (D. Calcaterra, J. Giani and V. G. Velazquez Ramos). Regarding the opposition, Platense received 4 yellow cards (M. Bogado, I. Gomez, H. Tijanovich and J. Infante).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Newell’s Old Boys will have 16 points like River Plate to drop in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Platense will stay with 7 points like San Lorenzo, Patronato and Rosario Central to hold in the 21st place.
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).
Platense will play away agasint River Plate on the 7th of May with a 3-0 head to head in favor of River Plate (0 draws).
Newell’s Old Boys – Formation
Newell’s Old Boys adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Javier Sanguinetti decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Newell’s Old Boys made 5 changes: F. Gonzalez for R. Sordo (60′), D. Calcaterra for M. Portillo (67′), J. Garcia for N. Funez (73′), J. Garro for D. Reascos (74′) and N. Castro for L. Cingolani (74′).
Platense – Formation
Also Platense adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Claudio Spontón played with: .
Substitutions
Platense made 5 changes: G. Bergessio for B. Mansilla (74′), I. Gomez for R. Contreras (75′), I. Schor for T. Sandoval (81′), H. Tijanovich for F. Russo (82′) and M. Bogado for N. Delgadillo (84′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Boca Juniors – Arsenal de Sarandi – 2-2
- Newell’s Old Boys – Platense – 3-1
- San Lorenzo – Atlético Tucumán – 1-1