On the 4th of July, Patronato will travel to Rosario to battle Newell’s Old Boys in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Superliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, a perfect day for football. Newell’s Old Boys is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Estudiantes. Ramiro Gabriel Sordo scored the first goal for Newell’s Old Boys in the 57th minute, then Juan Garro added another in the 72nd minute In the end, Estudiantes couldn’t muster any offence and Newell’s Old Boys ran away with the shutout win. Newell’s Old Boys should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while patronato is fresh off their 3-1 win against Independiente. Axel Rodríguez scored the first goal for Patronato in the 1st minute, then Héctor Acevedo added another in the 26th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa, Newell’s Old Boys won by a score of 1 to 0. Ramiro Gabriel Sordo scored the first goal for Newell’s Old Boys in the 79th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Patronato was frustrated by Newell’s Old Boys’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Newell’s Old Boys ended the match with the shutout victory.
Patronato’s most prolific scorer has been Axel Rodríguez. The Argentinian attacker has netted two goals over the last five matches. Newell’s Old Boys’s top weapon lately has been Ramiro Gabriel Sordo, who has two goals in the last 5 matches.