Defensa y Justicia 2:1 Newell’s Old Boys: Match Result

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.

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

Starting XI

Player

number

Matías Nahuel Borgogno

Fernando Aurelio Román Villalba

David Martinez

Juan Manuel Gutiérrez Freire

Damián Ariel Fernández

César Ignacio Pérez Maldonado

Santiago Sosa

Ayrton Nicolás Portillo

Agustín Hausch

David Matías Barbona

Leandro Miguel Fernández

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

Substitutes

Player

number

Domingo Felipe Blanco

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

Starting XI

Player

number

Josué Reina

Martín Yamir Ortega

Lautaro Daniel Giannetti

Bruno Leonel Cabrera

J. Russo

Luca Regardo

Walter Uriel Mazzantti

H. Gomez

F. Gouch

T. Rios

Juan Ignacio Ramírez Polero

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

Substitutes

Player

number

Mateo Ezequiel García

Francisco Scarpecchio

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