Oct 16th features a match where Newell’s Old Boys hosts Boca Juniors in a meeting of these two mismatched Superliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 29 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. In their last match, Newell’s Old Boys recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Central Cordoba SdE. Iván Ramírez struck first for Newell’s Old Boys on an own goal in the 42nd minute, then Willer Ditta added another in the 54th minute on a feed from Juan Garro In the end, Central Cordoba SdE 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 earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while boca Juniors is fresh off their 2-1 win against Aldosivi. Martín Payero struck first for Boca Juniors in the 11th minute, then Nicolás Valentini got the equalizer for Aldosivi in the 16th minute on a feed from Francisco Cerro. Boca Juniors looks to continue their winning ways, having 8 wins in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Boca Juniors won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Boca Juniors’s most prolific scorer has been Darío Benedetto. The Argentinian attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Newell’s Old Boys hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Juan Manuel García and Esponda, and they each have 1 goal.