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.
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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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Minute by minute
- 32'Goal! Defensa y Justicia 1-0 Newell's Old Boys. F. Román (Defensa y Justicia) scores, assisted by C. Pérez.
- 40'Second yellow card for J. Russo (Newell's Old Boys), who is sent off.
- 45'Half-time. Defensa y Justicia 1-0 Newell's Old Boys.
- 68'Goal! Defensa y Justicia 2-0 Newell's Old Boys. T. Pérez (Defensa y Justicia) scores, assisted by V. Loza.
- 83'Goal! Defensa y Justicia 2-1 Newell's Old Boys. B. Cabrera (Newell's Old Boys) scores, assisted by M. Ortega.
- 90'Full-time. Defensa y Justicia 2-1 Newell's Old Boys.
Full commentary (65 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Defensa y Justicia vs Newell's Old Boys.
- 3'Offside, Defensa y Justicia.
- 3'Off the woodwork! L. Fernández (Defensa y Justicia), header. xG 0.28.
- 6'Corner, Newell's Old Boys.
- 7'Substitution, Defensa y Justicia: D. Blanco comes on for A. Hausch.
- 9'Corner, Newell's Old Boys.
- 10'Attempt missed. B. Cabrera (Newell's Old Boys), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 10'Corner, Newell's Old Boys.
- 14'Offside, Defensa y Justicia.
- 16'Attempt blocked. F. Gauch (Newell's Old Boys), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.03.
- 17'Attempt missed. L. Rios (Newell's Old Boys), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
- 18'Attempt missed. L. Rios (Newell's Old Boys), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 19'Attempt saved. M. Ortega (Newell's Old Boys), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 26'Corner, Newell's Old Boys.
- 26'Attempt saved. J. M. Gutiérrez (Defensa y Justicia), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.03.
- 26'Attempt blocked. L. Giannetti (Newell's Old Boys), header from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 26'Attempt saved. J. I. Ramírez (Newell's Old Boys), right-footed shot. xG 0.16.
- 31'Yellow card for J. Russo (Newell's Old Boys) for foul.
- 32'Attempt missed. C. Pérez (Defensa y Justicia), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 32'Goal! Defensa y Justicia 1-0 Newell's Old Boys. F. Román (Defensa y Justicia) scores, assisted by C. Pérez.
- 36'Attempt blocked. D. Blanco (Defensa y Justicia), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 38'Attempt saved. J. M. Gutiérrez (Defensa y Justicia), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 40'Second yellow card for J. Russo (Newell's Old Boys), who is sent off.
- 44'Corner, Defensa y Justicia.
- 45'Attempt missed. S. Sosa (Defensa y Justicia), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 45'2 minutes of added time.
- 45+1'Yellow card for A. Portillo (Defensa y Justicia) for foul.
- 45'Half-time. Defensa y Justicia 1-0 Newell's Old Boys.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Yellow card for C. Pérez (Defensa y Justicia) for foul.
- 46'Substitution, Newell's Old Boys: M. Luciano comes on for L. Rios.
- 47'Attempt blocked. D. Barbona (Defensa y Justicia), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 50'Offside, Defensa y Justicia.
- 53'Offside, Defensa y Justicia.
- 55'Attempt saved. W. Mazzantti (Newell's Old Boys), right-footed shot. xG 0.25.
- 57'Attempt blocked. J. M. Gutiérrez (Defensa y Justicia), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 57'Corner, Defensa y Justicia.
- 59'Offside, Defensa y Justicia.
- 60'Attempt missed. J. M. Gutiérrez (Defensa y Justicia), header. xG 0.12.
- 64'Offside, Defensa y Justicia.
- 65'Corner, Newell's Old Boys.
- 65'Corner, Newell's Old Boys.
- 66'Substitution, Defensa y Justicia: J. Lucco comes on for D. Blanco.
- 67'Substitution, Defensa y Justicia: V. Loza comes on for A. Portillo.
- 67'Substitution, Defensa y Justicia: T. Pérez comes on for L. Fernández.
- 68'Goal! Defensa y Justicia 2-0 Newell's Old Boys. T. Pérez (Defensa y Justicia) scores, assisted by V. Loza.
- 71'Substitution, Newell's Old Boys: F. Scarpeccio comes on for J. I. Ramírez.
- 71'Substitution, Newell's Old Boys: M. García comes on for F. Gauch.
- 71'Substitution, Newell's Old Boys: R. Herrera comes on for J. G. Mattar.
- 73'Corner, Defensa y Justicia.
- 73'Attempt blocked. J. M. Gutiérrez (Defensa y Justicia), left-footed shot. xG 0.20.
- 73'Attempt blocked. J. Lucco (Defensa y Justicia), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 74'Attempt saved. J. M. Gutiérrez (Defensa y Justicia), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 74'Offside, Defensa y Justicia.
- 80'Corner, Defensa y Justicia.
- 81'Substitution, Defensa y Justicia: M. Porcel comes on for D. Barbona.
- 83'Corner, Newell's Old Boys.
- 83'Goal! Defensa y Justicia 2-1 Newell's Old Boys. B. Cabrera (Newell's Old Boys) scores, assisted by M. Ortega.
- 87'Substitution, Newell's Old Boys: F. Escobar comes on for M. Ortega.
- 89'Attempt saved. C. Pérez (Defensa y Justicia), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.03.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Attempt missed. F. Román (Defensa y Justicia), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 90+2'Yellow card for F. Román (Defensa y Justicia) for foul.
- 90+3'Attempt blocked. B. Cabrera (Newell's Old Boys), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 90'Full-time. Defensa y Justicia 2-1 Newell's Old Boys.