In this 1st week match, on Saturday Jun 4th, Newell’s Old Boys will travel to Lomas de Zamora to battle Banfield in a Superliga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Banfield recorded a 1-1 draw against Atlético Tucumán. Urzi struck first for Banfield in the 6th minute, then Luciano Lollo tied it up for Atlético Tucumán on an own goal in the 74th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Atlético Tucumán. Banfield is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Newell’s Old Boys recorded a 1-3 loss against Gimnasia La Plata. Pablo Pérez struck first for Newell’s Old Boys in the 2nd minute on a feed from Castro, but Erik Ramirez got the equalizer for Gimnasia La Plata in the 17th minute But luckily in the 48th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by R. Sosa Acosta. Newell’s Old Boys should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
Newell’s Old Boys and Banfield last played eachother at the Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa on Wednesday Apr 20th. Newell’s Old Boys won by a score of 1 to 0. Juan Manuel García struck first for Newell’s Old Boys in the 69th minute on a penalty, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Banfield 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.
Newell’s Old Boys hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Ramiro Gabriel Sordo and Juan Manuel García, and they each have 1 goal. Banfield’s most prolific scorer has been Agustin Jose Urzi. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.