Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol

Newell's Old Boys vs Defensa y Justicia, 2026 Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol, Torneo Apertura

· Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol
Newell's Old Boys
  • 76': Matías Cóccaro
  • 90'+7': Oscar Salómon
FT
2 - 3
Defensa y Justicia
  • 31': Juan Miritello
  • 45'+4': Juan Miritello
  • 63': Ayrton Portillo

About

Newell's Old Boys are hosting Defensa y Justicia at Marcelo Bielsa, Rosario, Argentina, starting on . The match is a part of the Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Ayrton Portillo (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Walter Núñez (Newell's Old Boys).
  • 2': Foul by Rubén Botta (Defensa y Justicia).
  • 2': Martín Luciano (Newell's Old Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Santiago Sosa (Defensa y Justicia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aarón Molinas.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Luciano Herrera (Newell's Old Boys) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Cristopher Fiermarín (Defensa y Justicia).
  • 6': Attempt missed. Luciano Herrera (Newell's Old Boys) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matías Cóccaro.
  • 8': Foul by Santiago Sosa (Defensa y Justicia).
  • 8': Walter Núñez (Newell's Old Boys) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Jerónimo Gómez Mattar (Newell's Old Boys) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oscar Salomón.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Luciano Herrera (Newell's Old Boys) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Cristopher Fiermarín (Defensa y Justicia).
  • 9': Attempt saved. Luciano Herrera (Newell's Old Boys) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner by Cristopher Fiermarín (Defensa y Justicia).
  • 9': Foul by Juan Gutiérrez (Defensa y Justicia).
  • 9': Rodrigo Herrera (Newell's Old Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Oscar Salomón (Newell's Old Boys).
  • 11': Rubén Botta (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Delay in match because of an injury Oscar Salomón (Newell's Old Boys).
  • 11': Delay in match because of an injury Rubén Botta (Defensa y Justicia).
  • 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 13': Foul by Jerónimo Gómez Mattar (Newell's Old Boys).
  • 13': Santiago Sosa (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Jerónimo Gómez Mattar (Newell's Old Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 16': Armando Méndez (Newell's Old Boys) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Foul by Juan Gutiérrez (Defensa y Justicia).
  • 17': Attempt saved. Facundo Guch (Newell's Old Boys) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Cristopher Fiermarín (Defensa y Justicia). Assisted by Walter Núñez.
  • 17': Corner, Newell's Old Boys. Conceded by Cristopher Fiermarín.
  • 20': Corner, Newell's Old Boys. Conceded by Lucas Souto.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Walter Núñez (Newell's Old Boys) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Herrera with a headed pass.
  • 25': Corner, Newell's Old Boys. Conceded by Lucas Souto.
  • 29': Foul by Armando Méndez (Newell's Old Boys).
  • 29': Samuel Lucero (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Rodrigo Herrera (Newell's Old Boys).
  • 31': Juan Gutiérrez (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 31': Goal! Newell's Old Boys 0, Defensa y Justicia 1. Juan Miritello (Defensa y Justicia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ayrton Portillo.
  • 36': Foul by Rubén Botta (Defensa y Justicia).
  • 36': Martín Luciano (Newell's Old Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Luciano Herrera (Newell's Old Boys) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matías Cóccaro with a cross.
  • 41': Facundo Guch (Newell's Old Boys) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Foul by Juan Gutiérrez (Defensa y Justicia).
  • 42': Attempt missed. Oscar Salomón (Newell's Old Boys) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Facundo Guch following a set piece situation.
  • 43': Ayrton Portillo (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Martín Luciano (Newell's Old Boys).
  • 43': Martín Luciano (Newell's Old Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Delay in match because of an injury Ayrton Portillo (Defensa y Justicia).
  • 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45': Offside, Newell's Old Boys. Luciano Herrera is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Aarón Molinas (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Rodrigo Herrera (Newell's Old Boys).
  • 45'+2': Handball by Luciano Herrera (Newell's Old Boys).
  • 45'+4': Goal! Newell's Old Boys 0, Defensa y Justicia 2. Juan Miritello (Defensa y Justicia) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Juan Gutiérrez with a cross.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Newell's Old Boys 0, Defensa y Justicia 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Newell's Old Boys 0, Defensa y Justicia 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Newell's Old Boys. David Sotelo replaces Jerónimo Gómez Mattar.
  • 45': Substitution, Newell's Old Boys. Jerónimo Russo replaces Martín Luciano.
  • 45': Substitution, Newell's Old Boys. Michael Hoyos replaces Luciano Herrera.
  • 46': Foul by Rodrigo Herrera (Newell's Old Boys).
  • 46': Rubén Botta (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Facundo Guch (Newell's Old Boys) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Armando Méndez with a headed pass.
  • 49': Attempt missed. David Sotelo (Newell's Old Boys) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Michael Hoyos.
  • 50': Corner, Defensa y Justicia. Conceded by Jerónimo Russo.
  • 51': Foul by David Sotelo (Newell's Old Boys).
  • 51': Juan Gutiérrez (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Walter Núñez (Newell's Old Boys) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by David Sotelo.
  • 53': Foul by Rubén Botta (Defensa y Justicia).
  • 53': Jerónimo Russo (Newell's Old Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Walter Núñez (Newell's Old Boys) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Saúl Salcedo.
  • 55': Handball by Juan Miritello (Defensa y Justicia).
  • 57': Attempt missed. Michael Hoyos (Newell's Old Boys) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rodrigo Herrera.
  • 58': David Sotelo (Newell's Old Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Rubén Botta (Defensa y Justicia).
  • 60': Foul by Walter Núñez (Newell's Old Boys).
  • 60': Rubén Botta (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Santiago Sosa (Defensa y Justicia).
  • 62': Walter Núñez (Newell's Old Boys) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 63': Goal! Newell's Old Boys 0, Defensa y Justicia 3. Ayrton Portillo (Defensa y Justicia) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Juan Gutiérrez following a fast break.
  • 64': Substitution, Defensa y Justicia. Facundo Altamira replaces Rubén Botta.
  • 66': Foul by Ayrton Portillo (Defensa y Justicia).
  • 66': Jerónimo Russo (Newell's Old Boys) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Facundo Guch (Newell's Old Boys) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 69': Foul by Rodrigo Herrera (Newell's Old Boys).
  • 69': Santiago Sosa (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Rodrigo Herrera (Newell's Old Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Facundo Altamira (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Walter Núñez (Newell's Old Boys).
  • 70': Foul by Lucas Souto (Defensa y Justicia).
  • 70': Matías Cóccaro (Newell's Old Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Substitution, Newell's Old Boys. Franco García replaces Walter Núñez.
  • 72': Aarón Molinas (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Michael Hoyos (Newell's Old Boys).
  • 73': Substitution, Defensa y Justicia. Agustín Hausch replaces Juan Miritello.
  • 73': Substitution, Defensa y Justicia. Éver Banega replaces Santiago Sosa.
  • 74': Corner, Newell's Old Boys. Conceded by Juan Gutiérrez.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Armando Méndez (Newell's Old Boys) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Sotelo with a cross.
  • 75': Corner, Newell's Old Boys. Conceded by Samuel Lucero.
  • 76': Goal! Newell's Old Boys 1, Defensa y Justicia 3. Matías Cóccaro (Newell's Old Boys) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Facundo Guch with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 80': Agustín Hausch (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Facundo Guch (Newell's Old Boys).
  • 81': Saúl Salcedo (Newell's Old Boys) is shown the yellow card.
  • 82': Facundo Altamira (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Foul by Oscar Salomón (Newell's Old Boys).
  • 83': Offside, Defensa y Justicia. Facundo Altamira is caught offside.
  • 86': Foul by Samuel Lucero (Defensa y Justicia).
  • 86': Michael Hoyos (Newell's Old Boys) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 86': Substitution, Newell's Old Boys. Ignacio Ramírez replaces Facundo Guch.
  • 87': Cristopher Fiermarín (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Armando Méndez (Newell's Old Boys).
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Franco García (Newell's Old Boys) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 88': Corner, Newell's Old Boys. Conceded by Samuel Lucero.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Oscar Salomón (Newell's Old Boys) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Cristopher Fiermarín (Defensa y Justicia). Assisted by Franco García with a cross.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Ignacio Ramírez (Newell's Old Boys) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rodrigo Herrera with a cross.
  • 90': Substitution, Defensa y Justicia. David Fernández replaces Juan Gutiérrez.
  • 90': Substitution, Defensa y Justicia. Julián López replaces Aarón Molinas.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Handball by David Sotelo (Newell's Old Boys).
  • 90'+3': Foul by Éver Banega (Defensa y Justicia).
  • 90'+3': Ignacio Ramírez (Newell's Old Boys) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Éver Banega (Defensa y Justicia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Saúl Salcedo (Newell's Old Boys) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Herrera (Newell's Old Boys) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Newell's Old Boys. Conceded by Damián Fernández.
  • 90'+7': Goal! Newell's Old Boys 2, Defensa y Justicia 3. Oscar Salomón (Newell's Old Boys) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Newell's Old Boys 2, Defensa y Justicia 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Newell's Old Boys 2, Defensa y Justicia 3.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 18
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 7
6 Saves 0
41.9 Possession 58.1
4 SHOTS 23
3 ON GOAL 7
0.8 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
130 Accurate Passes 206
217 Passes 282
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 11
9 Crosses 31
0.2 Cross % 0.4
70 Long Balls 69
20 Accurate Long Balls 36
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 5
14 Effective Tackles 7
22 Tackles 12
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
16 Interceptions 4
46 Effective Clearances 21
46 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol

Venue: Marcelo Bielsa
Location: Rosario, Argentina

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Full Table

Line-Ups

NOB Newell's Old Boys (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
21 Gabriel Arias (GK)
22 Oscar Salómon
15 Saúl Salcedo Yellow Card
3 Martín Luciano Yellow Card
14 Armando Méndez
13 Matías Cóccaro
26 Rodrigo Herrera Yellow Card
19 Jerónimo Mattar Yellow Card
27 Luciano Herrera
33 Walter Núñez
20 Facundo Gauch
Newell's Old Boys Substitutes:
Juan Ramírez, Michael Hoyos, Valentino Acuña, Williams Barlasina, Luca Regiardo, Jeronimo Russo, Nicolas Goitea, Franco Orozco, David Sotelo, Jherson Mosquera, Franco García, Bruno Cabrera.

DYJ Defensa y Justicia (3-4-3)

No. Name
22 Cristopher Fiermarin (GK)
6 Emiliano Amor
29 Damián Fernández
33 Lucas Souto
10 Aaron Molinas
15 Santiago Sosa
2 Esteban Lucero
16 Ayrton Portillo
9 Juan Miritello
24 Juan Gutiérrez
20 Rubén Botta
Defensa y Justicia Substitutes:
David Barbona, Julián López, Dario Cáceres, Mateo Aguiar, Valentín Loza, Elías Pereyra, David Fernández, Agustin Hausch, Lautaro Amade, Éver Banega, Nazareno Roselli, Facundo Altamira.

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