On Tuesday Oct 11th, Newell’s Old Boys will travel to Santiago del Estero to battle Central Cordoba SdE in a meeting of these two Superliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, a perfect day for football. 12th placed Central Cordoba SdE is fresh off their 2-1 win against Independiente. Jesús Miguel Soraire struck first for Central Cordoba SdE in the 50th minute on a feed from Silvio Martínez, then Juan Manuel Insaurralde added another on an own goal in the 61st minute. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Central Cordoba SdE should be reasonably happy with their performance, while newell’s Old Boys is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Arsenal de Sarandi. Newell’s Old Boys had 11 on net, and Arsenal de Sarandi had 5, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Newell’s Old Boys is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Newell’s Old Boys won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Juan Manuel García has been the most effective weapon for Newell’s Old Boys lately. The Argentinian attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches. Central Cordoba SdE’s most prolific scorer has been Hernan Lopez. The Argentinian midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.