On the 4th of October, in this week 23 match, Newell’s Old Boys hosts Arsenal de Sarandi at Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa in a meeting of these two Superliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, a perfect day for football. Newell’s Old Boys sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Independiente. Leandro Benegas scored the first goal for Independiente in the 62nd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Newell’s Old Boys was frustrated by Independiente’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Independiente ended the match with the shutout victory. Newell’s Old Boys is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while arsenal de Sarandi sits at 24th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Sarmiento. Lisandro López scored the first goal for Sarmiento in the 20th minute, then Torres added another in the 81st minute from the penalty spot In the end, Arsenal de Sarandi couldn’t muster any offence and Sarmiento ran away with the shutout win. Arsenal de Sarandi looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Arsenal de Sarandi won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Arsenal de Sarandi is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Alexander Díaz and Christian Chimino each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Newell’s Old Boys’s most prolific scorer has been Juan Manuel García. The Argentinian attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.