Newell’s reached the top with a win against Estudiantes

Newell’s reached the top with a win against Estudiantes

“Pincha” lost at home after 11 games, He added his second consecutive fall and broke a series of 14 games without converting at least one goal.

Estudiantes had the initiative in the first half but lacked ideas and depth in the final meters to worry Macagno. Newell’s, meanwhile, took refuge well back with a line of three-five and successfully closed the spaces, but could never get a well-armed counter.

Ricardo Zielinski’s cast could not become strong in the aerial game either, where Lema prevailed in almost all the balls that fell in the area.

The locals had a deflected header from Boselli and in one of the few that prevailed from above, Noguera lowered it, Rogel got upset with Díaz and Fernández took it over the line.

The cast of Javier Sanguinetti only worried once, in a ball that García fought and that Sordo finished off very wide.

In the first half there was no lack of controversy: it was at 21, with a slap from Lema at Boselli’s neck that Baliño did not interpret as a foul and the VAR upheld its initial decision.

The characteristics of the start of the complement were similar, but at 11m Newell’s found the locals badly stopped, González escaped to the right, García took the marks and Sordo, alone, defined with great quality opening his right foot to leave the team without chances. Andújar and put the 1 to 0.

At 26m, and in another counterattack, Garro went hand in hand with the goalkeeper and with a cross shot he widened the difference.

In the end, Estudiantes tried to discount and with more impetus than clarity they had several chances. Diaz had it twice and Macagno took a left foot from Zapiola and a header from Boselli.

On the next date, the sixth, Estudiantes will visit Arsenal de Sarandí (Monday 4 from 5:00 p.m.) and Newell’s will receive Patronato de Paraná (the same day but from 7:00 p.m.).

Before, on Thursday at 9:30 p.m., “Pincha” will play against Fortaleza in Brazil for the first leg of the Copa Libertadores round of 16. And one day before Newell’s will face Aldosivi for the Argentine Cup.

Source: Ambito

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