Newells Old Boys vs Defensa Y Justicia
Ref: F. ViolaEstadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa, Rosario, Provincia de Santa Fe · 42,000 cap
Match recap
Defensa Y Justicia beat Newells Old Boys 3–2 in their Liga Profesional Argentina fixture. Cóccaro and Salomón scored for Newells Old Boys; Miritello, Miritello, and Portillo replied for Defensa Y Justicia. Newells Old Boys held 58% possession to 42% for Defensa Y Justicia. Newells Old Boys sit 14th in the Liga Profesional Argentina table while Defensa Y Justicia are 10th.
First Half
Mattar
Yellow Card
31'
⚽
Miritello
Assist: Portillo
Luciano
Yellow Card
45'
⚽
Miritello
Assist: Gutiérrez
Second Half
⇄
Herrera
⇄
Mattar
⇄
Luciano
63'
⚽
Portillo
Assist: Gutiérrez
64'
⇄
Botta
Herrera
Yellow Card
⇄
Núñez
73'
⇄
Sosa
73'
⇄
Miritello
⚽
Cóccaro
Assist: Facundo Gauch
Salcedo
Yellow Card
⇄
Facundo Gauch
90+3'
Banega
Yellow Card
⚽
Salomón
90'
⇄
Gutiérrez
90'
⇄
Molinas
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Estudiantes L.P. | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | +12 | 31 |
| 9 |  Instituto Cordoba | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| 10 |  Defensa Y Justicia | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | -3 | 19 |
| 11 |  Gimnasia M. | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | -8 | 19 |
| 13 |  Central Cordoba de Santiago | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 16 |
| 14 |  Newells Old Boys | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -12 | 15 |
| 15 |  Deportivo Riestra | 16 | 1 | 8 | 7 | -7 | 11 |
As of 5 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Newells Old BoysDefensa Y Justicia
11Won
Statistical edge
11–3
battles won across 15 metrics
Attack6 · 0 won
22
Shots
4
8
Shots on target
3
14
Shots in the box
3
8
Shots outside box
1
9
Shots off goal
1
7
Corners
1
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
58%
Possession
42%
276
Total passes
217
204
Accurate passes
130
74%
Pass accuracy
60%
Discipline0 · 2 won
18
Fouls
14
4
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
7
5
Blocked shots
0
Newells Old Boys
4-2-3-1
Defensa Y Justicia
3-4-3Newells Old Boys
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3M. LucianoD
- 13M. CóccaroM
- 14A. MéndezD
- 15S. SalcedoD
- 19J. MattarM
- 20Facundo GauchM
- 21G. AriasG
- 22O. SalomónD
- 26R. HerreraM
- 27L. HerreraF
- 33W. NúñezM
Substitutes
- 1W. BarlasinaG
- 5L. RegiardoM
- 6J. MosqueraD
- 7F. OrozcoM
- 8D. SoteloM
- 9M. HoyosM
- 10Valentino Andres AcuñaM
- 17F. GarcíaF
- 23N. GoiteaD
- 25B. CabreraD
- 28J. RussoM
- 99I. RamírezF
Defensa Y Justicia
3-4-3Starting XI
- 2E. LuceroM
- 6E. AmorD
- 9J. MiritelloF
- 10A. MolinasM
- 15S. SosaM
- 16A. PortilloM
- 20R. BottaF
- 22C. FiermarínG
- 24J. GutiérrezF
- 29D. FernándezD
- 33L. SoutoD
Substitutes
- 11É. BanegaM
- 17A. HauschF
- 19D. BarbonaF
- 23Mateo AguiarM
- 25F. AltamiraF
- 27E. PereyraD
- 30D. FernandezF
- 32N. RoselliD
- 36L. AmadeG
- 55J. LópezM
Newells Old Boys
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matías Cóccaro | M | 98 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/4 |
| Facundo Guch | M | 86 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0/2 |
| Óscar Salomón | D | 98 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Luciano Herrera | F | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — |
| Rodrigo Herrera | M | 98 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/2 |
| Saúl Salcedo | D | 98 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Walter Nuñez | M | 71 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Armando Méndez | D | 98 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Jerónimo Gómez Mattar | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martín Luciano | D | 45 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Arias(C) | G | 98 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Bruno Cabrera | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jherson Mosquera | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Franco Orozco | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Regiardo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valentino Acuña | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicolás Goitea | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Williams Barlasina | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Sotelo | M | 53 | 7.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Juan Ignacio Ramírez | F | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jeronimo Russo | M | 53 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Franco García | F | 27 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Michael Hoyos | M | 53 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
Defensa Y Justicia
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Miritello | F | 73 | 8.9 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2/3 |
| Ayrton Portillo | M | 98 | 8.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Juan Manuel Gutiérrez | F | 90 | 8.0 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3/4 |
| Cristopher Fiermarín | G | 98 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Molinas(C) | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Santiago Sosa | M | 73 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Samuel Lucero | M | 98 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Emiliano Amor | D | 98 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rubén Botta | F | 64 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Damián Fernández | D | 98 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Souto | D | 98 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Mateo Aguiar | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Barbona | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Darío Cáceres | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elías Pereyra | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lautaro Amade | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nazareno Roselli | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Agustín Hausch | F | 25 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| David Fernández | F | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Facundo Altamira | F | 34 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Éver Banega | M | 25 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julián López | M | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |