In this week 10 match, on Mon Jul 25th, Newell’s Old Boys will host Defensa y Justicia in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Superliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 5th placed Newell’s Old Boys, recorded a 0-1 loss against Rosario Central. Alejo Veliz struck first for Rosario Central in the 44th minute on a feed from Jhonatan Candia Hernández, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Newell’s Old Boys couldn’t manage to score, and Rosario Central took the shutout win. Newell’s Old Boys is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Defensa y Justicia recorded a 2-1 win against Independiente. Duarte struck first for Defensa y Justicia in the 28th minute, then Adonis Frías added another in the 64th minute on a penalty. Defensa y Justicia is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
Defensa y Justicia and Newell’s Old Boys last played eachother at the Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa on Fri Feb 11th. Newell’s Old Boys won by a score of 1 to 0. Gonzalez struck first for Newell’s Old Boys in the 59th minute on a feed from Ramiro Gabriel Sordo, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Defensa y Justicia couldn’t muster any offence and Newell’s Old Boys ran away with the shutout win.
Defensa y Justicia hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Nicolás Fernández and Nicolás Tripichio, and they each have 1 goal. Newell’s Old Boys’s top weapon lately has been Ramiro Gabriel Sordo, who has two goals in the last 5 matches.