In this week 11 match, on Saturday Jul 30th, Atlético Tucumán hosts Newell’s Old Boys in a meeting of these two mismatched Superliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Atlético Tucumán recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Independiente. Augusto Lotti scored the first goal for Atlético Tucumán in the 1st minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Independiente couldn’t manage to score, and Atlético Tucumán took the shutout win. Atlético Tucumán is on a hot streak lately, with 6 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 9th placed Newell’s Old Boys, recorded a 1-2 loss against Defensa y Justicia. Nicolás Fernández struck first for Defensa y Justicia in the 5th minute, then Duarte added another in the 48th minute. Newell’s Old Boys is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa, Newell’s Old Boys was victorious by a score of 4 to 0. Juan Garro struck first for Newell’s Old Boys in the 2nd minute on a feed from Juan Manuel García, then Castro added another in the 44th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Atlético Tucumán couldn’t manage to score, and Newell’s Old Boys took the shutout win.
Newell’s Old Boys is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Sordo and Gustavo Velazquez each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Both Ramiro Ruiz Rodriguez and Augusto Lotti have been the hottest scorers for Atlético Tucumán in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.