Defensa y Justicia

Club · Argentina · Liga Profesional Argentina

«The Falcon»

300 Matches

113 wins

94 draws

93 losses

376–359 Goals

+17 Difference

1.3 Scored per game

Form D W L W D W

Palmeiras had won the Copa Libertadores three months earlier, and in April 2021 Defensa y Justicia beat them on penalties to take the Recopa Sudamericana — after the Copa Sudamericana of 2020. Neither came with a domestic title behind it: in Argentina's championships the club has won nothing.

That is unusual for a side from Florencio Varela, founded on 20 March 1935. The yellow and green date from 1981; before that the club turned out in blue and white.

The ground is the Estadio Norberto "Tito" Tomaghello, 20 000 places.

El Halcón — the Falcon, or the Falcon of Varela — came from a bus line of that name run by a club president.

Latest results

All matches

23 Aug	Liga Profesional Argentina	Belgrano Cordoba A	2:1	W
17 Aug	Liga Profesional Argentina	Vélez Sarsfield A	1:1	D
9 Aug	Liga Profesional Argentina	Newell’s Old Boys H	2:1	W
1 Aug	Liga Profesional Argentina	Estudiantes de La Plata A	0:3	L
29 Jul	Liga Profesional Argentina	Deportivo Riestra H	2:1	W
24 Jul	Liga Profesional Argentina	Aldosivi H	1:1	D

Standing

Liga Profesional Argentina

Group stage · Apertura - Group A

#	Team	M	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
8	Unión Santa Fe	16	5	6	5	24:20	21
9	Instituto Cordoba	16	6	3	7	17:17	21
10	Defensa y Justicia	16	4	7	5	18:21	19
11	Gimnasia M.	16	5	4	7	14:22	19
12	Platense	16	3	7	6	10:15	16

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted: 300

300 Matches

113 wins

94 draws

93 losses

376–359 Goals

+17 Difference

1.3 Scored per game

Season results matches counted: 300

113 94 93

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	300	151	149
Scored	376	204	172
Conceded	359	156	203
Scored per game	1.3	1.4	1.2
Conceded per game	1.2	1.0	1.4
Difference	+17	+48	−31

Key players

by appearances over the last year

Juan Manuel Gutiérrez Freire Midfielder 22 Matches

David Matías Barbona Midfielder 22 Matches

Santiago Sosa Midfielder 21 Matches

Damián Ariel Fernández Defender 21 Matches

Saúl Lucero Defender 20 Matches

Agustín Hausch Midfielder 20 Matches

David Martinez Defender 18 Matches

Facundo Altamira Forward 18 Matches

Squad of Defensa y Justicia

by appearances over the last year

Number	Player	Position	Age	Matches
24	Juan Manuel Gutiérrez Freire	Midfielder	24	22
19	David Matías Barbona	Midfielder	31	22
15	Santiago Sosa	Midfielder	21	21
29	Damián Ariel Fernández	Defender	25	21
2	Saúl Lucero	Defender	21	20
17	Agustín Hausch	Midfielder	23	20
21	David Martinez	Defender	28	18
25	Facundo Altamira	Forward		18
33	Lucas Alessandro Souto	Defender		18
16	Ayrton Nicolás Portillo	Midfielder	26	17
5	Julián López	Midfielder	26	17
23	Mateu Aguilar	Midfielder		17
6	Emiliano Amor	Defender	31	16
22	Cristopher Javier Fiermarín Forlán	Goalkeeper	28	16
11	Éver Maximiliano David Banega	Midfielder		16
32	Nazareno Roselli	Defender		16
10	Aaron Nicolás Molinas	Midfielder		15
30	David Fernández	Forward		15
27	Elías Iván Pereyra	Defender	27	15
36	Lautaro Amade	Goalkeeper		15
26	Darío Cáceres	Defender	28	13
20	Rubén Alejandro Botta Montero	Forward	36	13
8	César Ignacio Pérez Maldonado	Midfielder	23	10
28	Valentin Lotza	Defender	19	8
36	Lautaro Amade	Goalkeeper	26	7
9	Juan Bautista Miritello	Forward		7
9	Leandro Miguel Fernández	Forward	35	6
1	Matías Nahuel Borgogno	Goalkeeper	28	6
3	Fernando Aurelio Román Villalba	Defender	27	6
27	Domingo Felipe Blanco	Midfielder	31	6
45	Thiago Martinez	Midfielder	19	5
9	Luciano Gonzalez	Forward		5
31	A. Correa	Forward		5
18	Santiago Federico Toloza	Midfielder		5
7	T. Perez	Forward	20	4
44	Jonas Cabrera	Midfielder	17	4
40	Maximo Rodriguez	Defender	21	4
7	Abiel Alesio Osorio	Forward		4
6	Ezequiel Burdin	Defender	21	3
41	Ramiro Gallardi	Forward		3