LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES. Gimnasia La Plata overcomes Newell’s Old Boys 1-0 after J. Carbonero scored just 1 goal (42′).
The match was played at the Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona (La Plata, Provincia de Buenos Aires) stadium in La Plata, Provincia de Buenos Aires on Saturday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Diego Abal with the assistance of Ezequiel Brailovsky and Andrés Barbieri. The 4th official was Jorge Broggi. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 18.1 degrees Celsius or 64.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 41%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 7 Total 12
- 3 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 9
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 90 Attack 93
- 40 Dangerous attack 43
- 80 Ball safe 83
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 6
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 16 Total 23
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams had an upper hand in terms of ball possession. Gimnasia La Plata was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Newell’s Old Boys that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Newell’s Old Boys was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Gimnasia La Plata was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Gimnasia La Plata shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Newell’s Old Boys shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Gimnasia La Plata received 3 yellow cards (L. M. Rodriguez, B. Aleman and G. Fratta). On the opposite side, Newell’s Old Boys received 2 yellow cards (F. Negri and C. Lema).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Gimnasia La Plata will have 21 points like Argentinos Juniors and Unión Santa Fe to stay in the 14th place. On the other side, Newell’s Old Boys will stay with 16 points like Atlético Tucumán to move up in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Gimnasia La Plata will play away against Arsenal de Sarandi on the 20th of October with a 1-1 head to head stats.
Newell’s Old Boys will host Aldosivi on the 21st of October with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Newell’s Old Boys (0 draws).
Gimnasia La Plata – Formation
Gimnasia La Plata
87'
79'
42'
Gimnasia La Plata started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Néstor Raúl Gorosito decided to play with the following team: Rodrigo Rey , Francisco Gerometta , Leonardo Morales , Maximiliano Coronel , Lucas Licht , Brahian Alemán , Emanuel Cecchini , Johan Carbonero , Matías Pérez García , Luis Miguel Rodríguez and Rodrigo Holgado .
The home team had on the bench: Matías Miranda, Carlos Insaurralde, Estanislao Jara, Guillermo Fratta , Germán Guiffrey, Tomás Durso, Nicolás Colazo , Sebastián Cocimano , Harrinson Mancilla, Nery Leyes, Franco Torres and Erik Ramírez .
Substitutions
Gimnasia La Plata made 4 changes: L. M. Rodriguez for N. Colazo (69′), R. Holgado for S. Cocimano (75′), J. Carbonero for G. Fratta (87′) and M. Perez Garcia for E. Ramirez (87′).
Best player: Matías Pérez García
The most impressive player for Gimnasia La Plata was Matías Pérez García even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 45 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 13 duels out of 20. He performed 1 cross.
Newell’s Old Boys – Formation
Newell\'s Old Boys
Newell’s Old Boys started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Fernando Andrés Gamboa played with: Ramiro Macagno , Patricio Acevedo , Cristian Lema , Joseph Canale , Franco Negri , Diego Calcaterra , Fernando Belluschi , Maximiliano Comba , Nicolás Castro , Jonathan Cristaldo and Ignacio Scocco .
They had on the bench: Alan Aguerre, Guillermo Balzi, Jerónimo Cacciabue, Pablo Sabbag , Gabriel Compagnucci , Justo Giani , Facundo Mansilla, Mateo Maccari, Manuel Capasso, Francisco González , Juan Garro and Mariano Bittolo.
Substitutions
Newell’s Old Boys made 5 changes: M. Comba for J. Garro (62′), P. A. Acevedo for G. Compagnucci (62′), J. Cristaldo for P. Sabbag (73′), F. Belluschi for F. Gonzalez (73′) and F. Negri for J. Giani (87′).
Best player: Cristian Lema
The player that probably impressed the most for Newell’s Old Boys was Cristian Lema.
His rating is with 60 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Vélez Sarsfield – Arsenal de Sarandi – 0-0
- Defensa y Justicia – Estudiantes – 2-1
- Sarmiento – Unión Santa Fe – 3-4
- Gimnasia La Plata – Newell’s Old Boys – 1-0
- Lanús – Banfield – 1-1
- Huracán – Boca Juniors – 0-3
