ROSARIO. Godoy Cruz topped Newell’s Old Boys to win 2-1. It was Godoy Cruz to strike first with an early goal of M. Ojeda at the 2′. Then it was a goal in the 10′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, M. Ramirez gave the win to Godoy Cruz in the 73′ minute with a goal. Godoy Cruz was decisively better in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
G. Balzi received a red card (19′). This red card was one of the reason why Newell’s Old Boys lost the match.
The match was played at the Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa stadium in Rosario on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Darío Herrera with the assistance of José Castelli and Eduardo Lucero. The 4th official was Silvio Trucco. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19.5 degrees Celsius or 67.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 26%.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 6 Total 20
- 2 On Target 7
- 4 Off Target 13
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 110 Attack 134
- 28 Dangerous attack 53
- 74 Ball safe 81
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 3
Fouls
- 13 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 7 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Godoy Cruz had a strong ball possession 62% while Newell’s Old Boys was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Godoy Cruz was putting more pressure with 53 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Godoy Cruz won the contest.
Newell’s Old Boys shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Godoy Cruz shot 20 times, 7 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
Newell’s Old Boys received 2 yellow cards (P. Perez and T. Jacob). On the other side, Godoy Cruz received 2 yellow cards (T. Allende and G. Abrego).
(Newell’s Old Boys) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (19′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Newell’s Old Boys will stay with 20 points like Tigre and Aldosivi to move up in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Godoy Cruz will have 28 points like Estudiantes to move down in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Newell’s Old Boys will play away with Unión Santa Fe on the 1st of October with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Newell’s Old Boys (3 draws).
Godoy Cruz will play away agasint Central Cordoba SdE on the 10th of September with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Godoy Cruz (2 draws).
Newell’s Old Boys – Formation
Newell’s Old Boys started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Javier Sanguinetti decided to play with the following team: Lautaro Morales , Tomás Jacob , Cristian Lema , Willer Ditta , Martín Luciano , Guillermo Balzi , Pablo Pérez , Juan Sforza , Brian Aguirre , Juan Manuel García and Juan Garro .
The home team had on the bench: Francisco González, Nazareno Funez , Facundo Mansilla, Ian Glavinovich , Franco Herrera, Cristian Ferreira , Djorkaeff Reasco , Genaro Rossi, Marco Campagnaro, Marcos Portillo and Marcos Benítez.
Substitutions
Newell’s Old Boys made 5 changes: P. Perez for C. Ferreira (54′), J. Garcia for N. Funez (54′), J. Garro for M. Portillo (61′), T. Jacob for I. Glavinovich (80′) and B. Aguirre for D. Reascos (80′).
Best player: Willer Ditta
The most impressive player for Newell’s Old Boys was Willer Ditta.
His rating is with 29 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7.
Godoy Cruz – Formation
Godoy Cruz started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Favio Orsi played with: Diego Rodríguez , Néstor Breitenbruch , Gianluca Ferrari , Pier Barrios , Franco Negri , Martín Ojeda , Gonzalo Abrego , Juan Andrada , Tadeo Allende , Salomón Rodríguez and Valentín Burgoa .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Matías Ramírez , Nelson Acevedo , Tomás Badaloni, Guillermo Ortíz, Gabriel Vega , Juan Pintado, Juan Espinola, Elías Pereyra, Santiago Paiva, Tomás Castro Ponce , Enzo Larrosa and Nahuel Brunet.
Substitutions
Godoy Cruz made 5 changes: G. Abrego for M. Ramirez (61′), V. Burgoa for E. Larrosa (69′), T. Allende for G. Vega (69′), J. Andrada for N. Acevedo (82′) and S. Rodriguez for T. Castro (82′).
Best player: Martín Ojeda
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Godoy Cruz was Martín Ojeda.
His rating is with 1 goal, 60 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Talleres Córdoba – Racing Club – 1-1
- Arsenal de Sarandi – Huracán – 1-1
- Argentinos Juniors – Platense – 0-2
- San Lorenzo – Rosario Central – 1-1
- Banfield – Defensa y Justicia – 1-2
- Tigre – River Plate – 1-1
- Newell’s Old Boys – Godoy Cruz – 1-2