Defensa y Justicia

Match report

Defensa y Justicia saw off Newell's Old Boys 2:1 in the Clausura fourth round on Sunday evening. The hosts ground out the win despite going down to ten men for most of the second half, with Bruno Cabrera's late strike proving decisive. Newell's had been threatening to turn it around after the break, but a red card changed the complexion of things entirely. F. Roman opened the scoring in the thirty-second minute, a well-worked effort that gave Defensa y Justicia the lead they deserved. The away side responded well enough to produce three shots on target before the interval, but they were staring at the drop in terms of chances created. By then, the momentum was already shifting toward the home side. The turning point came in the fortieth minute when J. Russo received a second yellow and was sent off. To be fair, Newell's had worked hard to keep things even, but they gave away too many cheap fouls in dangerous areas. The home side took advantage immediately, with T. Perez finding space to level matters just eight minutes after the break. Newell's dug in for the final quarter, but Defensa y Justicia never got going until the eighty-third minute. Cabrera's goal came after a period of sustained pressure, and it was the third big chance created by the hosts that finally fell their way. The away side had nothing to do all evening after that, their energy sapped by the numerical disadvantage. The result leaves Defensa y Justicia tenth on 19 points from 16 games, while Newell's sit fourteenth with 15. The hosts had lost three of their last five before this victory, but they are now back in contention for something meaningful. Newell's, meanwhile, are on a poor run that could make life awkward for their campaign.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 59 – 41

Shots on target 6 – 4

Shots off target 5 – 3

Expected goals 1.65 – 0.62

⇄ 7' A. Hausch — Substitution ⚽ 32' F. Roman — Goal 🟨 40' J. Russo — Yellow card 🟥 40' J. Russo — Red card 🟨 45+1' A. Portillo — Yellow card 🟨 46' C. Perez — Yellow card ⇄ 46' T. Rios — Substitution ⇄ 67' D. Blanco — Substitution ⚽ 68' T. Perez — Goal ⇄ 71' J. Gomez — Substitution ⇄ 82' D. Barbona — Substitution ⚽ 83' B. Cabrera — Goal ⇄ 87' M. Ortega — Substitution 🟨 90+2' F. Roman — Yellow card

Match events

7' 0:0 Defensa y Justicia Substitution A. Hausch off: D. Blanco
32' 1:0 Defensa y Justicia Goal F. Roman assist: C. Perez
40' 1:0 Newell’s Old Boys Yellow card J. Russo
40' 1:0 Newell’s Old Boys Red card J. Russo
45+1' 1:0 Defensa y Justicia Yellow card A. Portillo
46' 1:0 Defensa y Justicia Yellow card C. Perez
46' 1:0 Newell’s Old Boys Substitution T. Rios off: M. Luciano
67' 1:0 Defensa y Justicia Substitution D. Blanco off: J. Lucco
68' 2:0 Defensa y Justicia Goal T. Perez assist: V. Loza
71' 2:0 Newell’s Old Boys Substitution J. Gomez off: R. Herrera
82' 2:0 Defensa y Justicia Substitution D. Barbona off: M. Porcel
83' 2:1 Newell’s Old Boys Goal B. Cabrera assist: M. Ortega
87' 2:1 Newell’s Old Boys Substitution M. Ortega off: F. Escobar
90+2' 2:1 Defensa y Justicia Yellow card F. Roman

Statistics

59 Possession, % 41

6 Shots on target 4

5 Shots off target 3

1.65 Expected goals 0.62

3 Big chances 2

102 Attacks 79

3 Corners 7

14 Fouls 10

10 Free kicks 13

8 Offsides 0

3 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 1

6 Goal kicks 4

11 Throw-ins 27

All statistics

10/1953% Aerial duels 9/1947%

85 Backward passes 38

5 Blocked shots 3

25 Clearances 19

5/1533% Crosses 6/2227%

7/1839% Dribbles 7/1937%

1.21 Expected assists 0.34

72 Failed passes 76

3 Goalkeeper saves 4

12 Interceptions 8

13 Key passes 6

20/4941% Long passes 24/6139%

79 Passes into the final third 51

232 Passes in the opposition half 188

245 Passes in own half 141

0.38 Shot accuracy 0.40

8 Shots from outside the box 3

8 Shots inside the box 7

26/3379% Tackles 9/1560%

462 Total passes 307

Line-ups

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Matías Nahuel Borgogno	1
3	Fernando Aurelio Román Villalba	3
21	David Martinez	21
24	Juan Manuel Gutiérrez Freire	24
29	Damián Ariel Fernández	29
8	César Ignacio Pérez Maldonado	8
15	Santiago Sosa	15
16	Ayrton Nicolás Portillo	16
17	Agustín Hausch	17
19	David Matías Barbona	19
9	Leandro Miguel Fernández	9

Substitutes
#	Player	number
36	Lautaro Amade	36
2	Saúl Lucero	2
6	Ezequiel Burdin	6
28	Valentin Lotza	28
40	Maximo Rodriguez	40
5	Julián López	5
22	Maximiliano Porsel	22
27	Domingo Felipe Blanco	27
44	Jonas Cabrera	44
45	Thiago Martinez	45
7	T. Perez	7
26	Jeremías Lucco	26

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Newell’s Old Boys

Starting XI
#	Player	number
30	Josué Reina	30
6	Martín Yamir Ortega	6
17	Lautaro Daniel Giannetti	17
25	Bruno Leonel Cabrera	25
28	J. Russo	28
5	Luca Regardo	5
7	Walter Uriel Mazzantti	7
19	H. Gomez	19
20	F. Gouch	20
39	T. Rios	39
99	Juan Ignacio Ramírez Polero	99

Substitutes
#	Player	number
21	Gabriel Arias	21
2	Ian Glavinić	2
3	Martín Abel Luciano	3
24	Franco Escobar	24
8	David Sotelo	8
10	Valentín Acuña	10
15	Alan Soñora	15
26	Rodrigo Herrera	26
27	Lucas Gomez	27
35	Blas Benedetto	35
18	Mateo Ezequiel García	18
36	Francisco Scarpecchio	36

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