In this 2nd week match, on Tuesday Feb 15th, Newell’s Old Boys will travel to Capital Federal to battle Argentinos Juniors in a meeting of these two evenly matched Superliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 30 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. 1st placed Argentinos Juniors is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Patronato. Thiago Nuss scored the first goal for Argentinos Juniors in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Patronato couldn’t muster any offence and Argentinos Juniors ran away with the shutout win. Argentinos Juniors is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while newell’s Old Boys is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Defensa y Justicia. Gonzalez struck first for Newell’s Old Boys in the 59th minute on a feed from Sordo, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Defensa y Justicia 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 is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Argentinos Juniors won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Gonzalez has been the most effective weapon for Newell’s Old Boys lately. The Argentinian attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches. Argentinos Juniors is glad to have Gabriel Ávalos in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals.