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Independiente 1-0 Newell’s Old Boys: defeats 1-0 with a goal scored by L. Benegas

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AVELLANEDA. Independiente tops Newell's Old Boys 1-0 after L. Benegas scored just 1 goal (62').

AVELLANEDA. Independiente prevails over Newell’s Old Boys 1-0 after L. Benegas scored just 1 goal (62′).

The match was played at the Estadio Libertadores de América stadium in Avellaneda on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Fernando Andrés Rapallini with the help of Juan Pablo Belatti and Diego Yamil Bonfá. The 4th official was Ariel Suárez. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 14.5 degrees Celsius or 58.08 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 64%.​

Match Statistics

There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Independiente was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Newell’s Old Boys that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Independiente was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Independiente won the match.

Independiente shot 18 times, 5 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Newell’s Old Boys shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Independiente received 2 yellow cards (I. Marcone and D. Batallini). On the other side, Newell’s Old Boys received 3 yellow cards (J. Garro, W. Ditta and J. Sforza).

After playing this match, Independiente will have 24 points like Central Cordoba SdE and Rosario Central to stay in the 21st place. On the opposite side, Newell’s Old Boys will stay with 29 points like Platense to stay in the 10th place.

Match Events

  • 14'
    14'

    J. Garro

  • 20'
    20'

    I. Marcone

  • 27'
    27'

    W. Ditta

  • 52'
    52'

    M. Campagnaro

    M. Luciano

  • 62'
    62'

    L. Benegas

  • 67'
    67'

    D. Batallini

  • 69'
    69'

    S. A. Ayala Rodriguez

    L. Benegas

  • 70'
    70'

    G. Balzi

    J. Fernandez

  • 70'
    70'

    A. Mendez

    V. G. Velazquez Ramos

  • 71'
    71'

    F. Gonzalez

    J. Garro

  • 75'
    75'

    L. Gonzalez

    T. A. Pozzo

  • 75'
    75'

    N. J. Vallejo

    R. L. Marquez De Meneses

  • 82'
    82'

    A. Sonora

    L. Romero

  • 89'
    89'

    J. Sforza

Next match

In the upcoming Superliga match, Independiente will play away with Arsenal de Sarandi on the 1st of October with a 6-1 head to head record in favor of Independiente (2 draws).

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).

Independiente: Formation and Lineups

Independiente adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Julio César Falcioni chose to play with the following team: Milton Álvarez (6.9), Alex Vigo (7.0), Sergio Barreto (7.1), Juan Manuel Insaurralde (7.1), Edgar Elizalde (7.3), Iván Marcone (7.0), Lucas Romero (7.2), Damián Batallini (7.6), Tomás Pozzo (7.2), Rodrigo Márquez (7.1) and Leandro Benegas (7.4).

Independiente could not rely on the presence of A. Sonora (injured).

Substitutes

Independiente made 4 changes: L. Benegas for S. A. Ayala Rodriguez (69′), T. A. Pozzo for L. Gonzalez (75′), R. L. Marquez De Meneses for N. J. Vallejo (75′) and L. Romero for A. Sonora (82′).

Top player: Damián Batallini

The player who no doubt impressed Independiente the most was Damián Batallini even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 27 passes (62% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 6 crosses.

Newell’s Old Boys: Formation and Lineups

Also Newell’s Old Boys adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

On the other side, Gustavo Daniel Tognarelli played with: Lautaro Morales (7.4), Gustavo Velázquez (6.4), Cristian Lema (6.6), Willer Ditta (6.4), Martín Luciano (6.4), Julián Fernández (6.2), Juan Sforza (7.0), Juan Garro (6.3), Cristian Ferreira (7.3), Brian Aguirre (6.2) and Juan Manuel García (6.5).

Substitutes

Newell’s Old Boys made 4 changes: M. Luciano for M. Campagnaro (52′), J. Fernandez for G. Balzi (70′), V. G. Velazquez Ramos for A. Mendez (70′) and J. Garro for F. Gonzalez (71′).

Best player: Lautaro Morales

The player that probably impressed the most for Newell’s Old Boys was the goalkeeper: Lautaro Morales. His rating is 7.44. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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