ROSARIO. Newell’s Old Boys had a surprising win over Gimnasia La Plata with a 2-0 win with an own goal from O. Piris (30′) and a goal from D. Reascos (41′).
The match was played at the Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa stadium in Rosario on Sunday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Fernando Espinoza with the collaboration of Facundo Rodríguez and Pablo Acevedo. The 4th official was Gastón Monzón Brizuela. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.5 degrees Celsius or 63.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 32%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 18 Total 17
- 7 On Target 4
- 11 Off Target 13
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 107 Attack 129
- 29 Dangerous attack 46
- 99 Ball safe 87
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 19 Total 8
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Newell’s Old Boys was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Gimnasia La Plata that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Gimnasia La Plata was more pushing with 46 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Newell’s Old Boys was able to find the solution to win this match.
Newell’s Old Boys shot 18 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Gimnasia La Plata shot 17 times, 4 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
Newell’s Old Boys received 4 yellow cards (J. Sforza, L. Morales, F. Gonzalez and B. Aguirre). On the other side, Gimnasia La Plata received 2 yellow cards (G. Enrique and M. Melluso).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Newell’s Old Boys will have 26 points to move up in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Gimnasia La Plata will stay with 33 points to go down in the 2nd 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 record in favor of Newell’s Old Boys (3 draws).
Gimnasia La Plata will play away agasint Central Cordoba SdE on the 20th of September with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Gimnasia La Plata (1 draw).
Newell’s Old Boys – Formation
Newell’s Old Boys started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Gustavo Daniel Tognarelli decided to play with the following team: Lautaro Morales , Tomás Jacob , Gustavo Velázquez , Facundo Mansilla , Martín Luciano , Djorkaeff Reasco , Juan Sforza , Marcelo Esponda , Juan Garro , Juan Manuel García and Brian Aguirre .
The home team had on the bench: Francisco González , Felipe San Juan, Luciano Cingolani, Tomás Berardozzi, Ian Glavinovich, Cristian Ferreira, Nazareno Funez, Marco Campagnaro and Genaro Rossi.
Substitutions
Newell’s Old Boys made 4 changes: J. Garro for F. Gonzalez (59′), M. Luciano for M. Campagnaro (86′), D. Reascos for N. Funez (90′) and J. Garcia for G. Rossi (90′).
Best player: Lautaro Morales
The player that probably impressed the most for Newell’s Old Boys was the goalkeeper: Lautaro Morales. His rating is 8.05. He performed 5 saves.
Gimnasia La Plata – Formation
Gimnasia La Plata started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Néstor Raúl Gorosito played with: Rodrigo Rey , Guillermo Enrique , Leonardo Morales , Oscar Piris , Matías Melluso , Ramón Sosa , Agustín Cardozo , Brahian Alemán , Benjamín Domínguez , Erik Ramírez and Franco Soldano .
These were the players on the bench: Emanuel Cecchini, Guillermo Fratta, Alexis Domínguez, Matías Miranda , Nicolás Contín , Alexis Steimbach, Tomás Muro, Nery Leyes, Tomás Durso, Gonzalo Gonzalez , Nicolás Colazo and Lautaro Chávez .
Substitutions
Gimnasia La Plata made 4 changes: B. Dominguez for N. Contin (64′), G. Enrique for G. Gonzalez (67′), R. Sosa for L. Chavez (79′) and E. Ramirez for M. Miranda (79′).
Best player: Brahian Alemán
The player that probably impressed the most for Gimnasia La Plata was Brahian Alemán.
His rating is with 51 passes (58% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 19. He performed 11 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Talleres Córdoba – Defensa y Justicia – 1-0
- Arsenal de Sarandi – Vélez Sarsfield – 2-2
- Boca Juniors – River Plate – 1-0
- Newell’s Old Boys – Gimnasia La Plata – 2-0