In this week 20 match on Sep 17th, Sarmiento and Newell’s Old Boys will play a match in Rosario in a meeting of these two Superliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Newell’s Old Boys recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Gimnasia La Plata. Oscar Piris struck first for Newell’s Old Boys on an own goal in the 30th minute, then Djorkaeff Reascos added another in the 41st minute on a feed from Juan Garro At the end of 90 a dissapointed Gimnasia La Plata couldn’t manage to score, and Newell’s Old Boys took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while sarmiento sits at 19th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Independiente. Nicolás Femia scored the first goal for Sarmiento in the 49th minute, then Leandro Fernández tied it up for Independiente in the 75th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 77th minute on a goal by Leandro Fernández to cap off a wild match. Sarmiento is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
On the 12th of March, Sarmiento hosted Newell’s Old Boys at the Estadio Eva Perón De Junín in their last match together. Sarmiento and Newell’s Old Boys battled to a 2-2 draw. Juan Manuel García scored the first goal for Newell’s Old Boys in the 43rd minute, but Javier Toledo got the equalizer for Sarmiento in the 57th minute .
Javier Toledo and Lisandro López are the top scorers for Sarmiento in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Guillermo Balzi and Franco Tomás Ortellado are the top scorers for Newell’s Old Boys in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.