ROSARIO. Newell’s Old Boys tops Patronato 1-0 after R. Sordo scored just 1 goal (79′).
The match was played at the Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa stadium in Rosario on Friday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Néstor Fabián Pitana assisted by Iván Núñez and Hugo Páez. The 4th official was Juan Cruz Robledo. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 13.9 degrees Celsius or 57 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 9 Total 10
- 4 On Target 3
- 5 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 78 Attack 74
- 56 Dangerous attack 46
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 6
Fouls
- 24 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Newell’s Old Boys was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Patronato that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Newell’s Old Boys was putting more pressure with 56 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Newell’s Old Boys won the match.
Newell’s Old Boys shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Patronato shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Newell’s Old Boys received 2 yellow cards (M. Luciano and J. Giani). Regarding the opposition, Patronato received 3 yellow cards (F. Cobos, N. Castro and L. Geminiani).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Newell’s Old Boys will have 19 points like Tigre, River Plate and Aldosivi to remain in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Patronato will stay with 7 points to remain in the 23rd 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).
Patronato will play away agasint Defensa y Justicia on the 7th of May with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Defensa y Justicia (1 draw).
Newell’s Old Boys – Formation
Newell\'s Old Boys
41'
45'
79'
Newell’s Old Boys started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Javier Sanguinetti decided to play with the following team: .
Newell’s Old Boys could not rely on the presence of F. Herrera (injured).
Substitutions
Newell’s Old Boys made 5 changes: R. Macagno for F. Herrera (41′), F. Gonzalez for R. Sordo (46′), P. Perez for J. Sforza (60′), N. Castro for D. Reascos (60′) and J. Garro for J. Giani (70′).
Patronato – Formation
Patronato
Patronato started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Facundo Sava played with: .
Patronato could not rely on the presence of L. Geminiani (injured).
Substitutions
Patronato made 5 changes: F. Cobos for L. Geminiani (44′), L. Barrios for J. Herrera (70′), G. Gudino for M. Ortiz (86′), D. G. Garcia Cardozo for S. Medina (86′) and F. Leys for J. Valdez (86′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Colón – Independiente – 2-2
- Barracas Central – Estudiantes – 1-6
- Newell’s Old Boys – Patronato – 1-0
- San Lorenzo – Platense – 2-2
