Defensa y Justicia 2-1 Newell's Old Boys · Liga Profesional de Fútbol
Defensa y Justicia beat Newell's Old Boys 2-1 in the Liga Profesional de Fútbol. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Defensa y Justicia and Newell's Old Boys met in the Liga Profesional de Fútbol at Estadio Norberto Tomaghello in Gobernador Julio A. Costa on Sunday, 9 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Defensa y Justicia: F. Román 32'; T. Pérez 68'. Newell's Old Boys: B. Cabrera 83'.
How the match went
Defensa y Justicia saw more of the ball, 59% of it. Defensa y Justicia had 16 shots with 6 on target, Newell's Old Boys 10 with 4 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 3 to Defensa y Justicia and 7 to Newell's Old Boys. Defensa y Justicia conceded 14 fouls, Newell's Old Boys 10. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (3 for Defensa y Justicia, 2 for Newell's Old Boys).
Line-ups
Defensa y Justicia started in a 4-2-3-1: Matías Borgogno, Ayrton Portillo, Damián Fernández, David Martínez, Fernando Román, Santiago Sosa, César Pérez, Agustín Hausch, David Barbona, Juan Manuel Gutiérrez, Leandro Fernández.
Newell's Old Boys started in a 4-2-3-1: Josué Reinatti, Martín Ortega, Bruno Cabrera, Lautaro Giannetti, Jeronimo Russo, Jerónimo Gómez Mattar, Luca Regiardo, Walter Mazzantti, Facundo Guch, Lautaro Rios, Juan Ignacio Ramírez.
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