Newells Old Boys vs Defensa Y Justicia: Thrilling Clash

Newells Old Boys

2–3Match Finished

Defensa Y Justicia ✓

Match Summary

In an exciting Liga Profesional Argentina match on February 8, 2026, Newells Old Boys battled Defensa Y Justicia at Estadio Marcelo Bielsa. The match ended with a close score of 2-3, highlighting the competitive spirit of both teams. The visitors, Defensa Y Justicia, managed to secure a crucial away victory, showcasing their determination and skill on the pitch.

Match Events

13'J. Gomez Newells Old Boys
31'J. B. Miritello (A. Portillo) Defensa Y Justicia
43'M. Luciano Newells Old Boys
45'J. B. Miritello (J. Gutierrez) Defensa Y Justicia
46'M. Luciano (J. Russo) Newells Old Boys
46'J. Gomez (D. Sotelo) Newells Old Boys
46'L. Herrera (M. Hoyos) Newells Old Boys
63'A. Portillo (J. Gutierrez) Defensa Y Justicia
64'R. Botta (F. Altamira) Defensa Y Justicia
69'R. Herrera Newells Old Boys
71'W. Nunez (F. Garcia) Newells Old Boys
73'S. Sosa (E. Banega) Defensa Y Justicia
73'J. B. Miritello (A. Hausch) Defensa Y Justicia
76'M. Coccaro (F. Guch) Newells Old Boys
81'S. Salcedo Newells Old Boys
86'F. Guch (I. Ramirez) Newells Old Boys
90+3'E. Banega Defensa Y Justicia
90'A. Molinas (J. Lopez) Defensa Y Justicia
90'J. Gutierrez (D. Fernandez) Defensa Y Justicia
90'O. Salomon Newells Old Boys

Statistics

Newells Old Boys		Defensa Y Justicia
8	Shots on Goal	3
9	Shots off Goal	1
22	Total Shots	4
5	Blocked Shots	0
14	Shots insidebox	3
8	Shots outsidebox	1
18	Fouls	14
7	Corner Kicks	1
1	Offsides	1
58%	Ball Possession	42%
4	Yellow Cards	1
	Red Cards
0	Goalkeeper Saves	7
276	Total passes	217
204	Passes accurate	130
74%	Passes %	60%
	expected_goals
	goals_prevented

Lineups

Newells Old Boys 4-2-3-1

21G. Arias

3M. Luciano

22O. Salomon

15S. Salcedo

14A. Mendez

26R. Herrera

19J. Gomez

33W. Nunez

13M. Coccaro

20F. Guch

27L. Herrera

21 G. Arias G
14 A. Mendez D
15 S. Salcedo D
22 O. Salomon D
3 M. Luciano D
19 J. Gomez M
26 R. Herrera M
20 F. Guch M
13 M. Coccaro M
33 W. Nunez M
27 L. Herrera F

Substitutes

1 W. Barlasina G
6 J. Mosquera D
23 N. Goitea D
25 B. Cabrera D
28 J. Russo M
5 L. Regiardo M
8 D. Sotelo M
10 V. Acuna M
7 F. Orozco M
9 M. Hoyos M
17 F. Garcia F
99 I. Ramirez F

Coach: Lucas Bernardi

Defensa Y Justicia 3-4-3

22C. Fiermarin

29D. Fernandez

6E. Amor

33L. Souto

2S. Lucero

10A. Molinas

15S. Sosa

16A. Portillo

24J. Gutierrez

9J. B. Miritello

20R. Botta

22 C. Fiermarin G
33 L. Souto D
6 E. Amor D
29 D. Fernandez D
16 A. Portillo M
15 S. Sosa M
10 A. Molinas M
2 S. Lucero M
20 R. Botta F
9 J. B. Miritello F
24 J. Gutierrez F

Substitutes

36 L. Amade G
32 N. Roselli D
27 E. Pereyra D
55 J. Lopez M
11 E. Banega M
23 M. Aguiar M
19 D. Barbona F
17 A. Hausch F
25 F. Altamira F
30 D. Fernandez F

Coach: Mariano Soso

Player Stats

Top Rated: Juan Miritello (highest match rating)

Newells Old Boys

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Gabriel Arias	G	98'	—	—	5.3
Armando Méndez	D	98'	—	—	6.3
Saúl Salcedo	D	98'	—	—	6.5
Óscar Salomón	D	98'	1	—	7.2
Martín Luciano	D	45'	—	—	5.9
Jerónimo Gómez Mattar	M	45'	—	—	6.3
Rodrigo Herrera	M	98'	—	—	6.7
Facundo Guch	M	86'	—	1	7.2
Matías Cóccaro	M	98'	1	—	7.3
Walter Nuñez	M	71'	—	—	6.3
Luciano Herrera	F	45'	—	—	6.9
David Sotelo sub	M	53'	—	—	7.5
Michael Hoyos sub	M	53'	—	—	6.2
Jeronimo Russo sub	M	53'	—	—	6.6
Franco García sub	F	27'	—	—	6.5
Juan Ignacio Ramírez sub	F	12'	—	—	6.7
Williams Barlasina sub	G	—	—	—	—
Bruno Cabrera sub	D	—	—	—	—
Nicolás Goitea sub	D	—	—	—	—
Franco Orozco sub	M	—	—	—	—
Valentino Acuña sub	M	—	—	—	—
Jherson Mosquera sub	D	—	—	—	—
Luca Regiardo sub	M	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Gabriel Arias	—	10/–/5%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Armando Méndez	—	14/1/10%	1	4/13	–/2	1/1	0/0
Saúl Salcedo	—	33/1/27%	—	4/5	—	—	1/0
Óscar Salomón	2/3	33/1/28%	1	7/13	1/1	–/2	0/0
Martín Luciano	—	21/–/13%	2	5/7	—	2/1	1/0
Jerónimo Gómez Mattar	—	16/–/8%	—	–/1	—	–/1	1/0
Rodrigo Herrera	—	30/3/24%	3	8/17	1/2	1/4	1/0
Facundo Guch	1/3	15/2/12%	2	3/7	–/2	1/1	0/0
Matías Cóccaro	1/1	19/1/14%	—	4/15	1/4	1/1	0/0
Walter Nuñez	–/2	17/1/16%	1	6/16	2/3	2/3	0/0
Luciano Herrera	3/4	3/–/1%	—	4/5	—	–/1	0/0
David Sotelo	1/2	26/2/26%	2	3/6	—	1/2	0/0
Michael Hoyos	–/1	10/1/5%	—	3/8	1/2	1/1	0/0
Jeronimo Russo	—	17/–/9%	1	4/6	–/1	2/–	0/0
Franco García	—	11/1/5%	—	–/1	—	—	0/0
Juan Ignacio Ramírez	–/1	1/–/1%	—	1/1	—	1/–	0/0
Williams Barlasina	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Bruno Cabrera	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Nicolás Goitea	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Franco Orozco	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Valentino Acuña	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Jherson Mosquera	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Luca Regiardo	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Defensa Y Justicia

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Cristopher Fiermarín	G	98'	—	—	7.9
Lucas Souto	D	98'	—	—	6.2
Emiliano Amor	D	98'	—	—	6.6
Damián Fernández	D	98'	—	—	6.2
Ayrton Portillo	M	98'	1	1	8.5
Santiago Sosa	M	73'	—	—	6.7
Aaron Molinas	M	90'	—	—	7.2
Samuel Lucero	M	98'	—	—	6.6
Rubén Botta	F	64'	—	—	6.3
Juan Miritello ★ Top Rated	F	73'	2	—	8.9
Juan Manuel Gutiérrez	F	90'	—	2	8
Facundo Altamira sub	F	34'	—	—	6.6
Agustín Hausch sub	F	25'	—	—	6.7
Éver Banega sub	M	25'	—	—	6.3
Julián López sub	M	8'	—	—	6.3
David Fernández sub	F	8'	—	—	6.7
Lautaro Amade sub	G	—	—	—	—
Elías Pereyra sub	D	—	—	—	—
Darío Cáceres sub	D	—	—	—	—
Nazareno Roselli sub	D	—	—	—	—
Valentín Loza sub	D	—	—	—	—
David Barbona sub	F	—	—	—	—
Mateo Aguiar sub	M	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Cristopher Fiermarín	—	32/–/12%	—	2/2	—	1/–	0/0
Lucas Souto	—	24/–/11%	3	7/13	—	–/1	0/0
Emiliano Amor	—	18/–/14%	—	4/8	—	—	0/0
Damián Fernández	—	22/–/18%	2	4/7	—	—	0/0
Ayrton Portillo	1/1	10/1/5%	3	5/9	–/1	2/1	0/0
Santiago Sosa	–/1	17/–/9%	2	4/10	—	2/2	0/0
Aaron Molinas	—	32/1/28%	3	5/6	—	2/–	0/0
Samuel Lucero	—	18/–/8%	2	8/13	1/1	1/1	0/0
Rubén Botta	—	12/–/7%	1	4/11	–/1	3/4	0/0
Juan Miritello	2/2	12/–/7%	1	6/10	2/3	–/1	0/0
Juan Manuel Gutiérrez	—	9/2/6%	4	9/15	3/4	2/3	0/0
Facundo Altamira	—	2/–/1%	—	4/8	—	2/–	0/0
Agustín Hausch	—	4/–/1%	—	1/2	–/1	1/–	0/0
Éver Banega	—	3/–/2%	1	1/4	—	–/1	1/0
Julián López	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
David Fernández	—	2/–/1%	—	–/1	–/1	—	0/0
Lautaro Amade	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Elías Pereyra	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Darío Cáceres	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Nazareno Roselli	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Valentín Loza	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
David Barbona	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Mateo Aguiar	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Match Info

Competition: Liga Profesional Argentina
Round: Apertura - 4
Venue: Estadio Marcelo Bielsa, Rosario
Referee: F. Viola