Newells won with Banega as starter and captain

Newells Old Boys, with the return of Ever Banega, agonizingly beat Central Córdoba in Santiago del Estero by 1 to 0in the debut of zone B of the League Cup.

The only one so much did Giovani Chiaverano in the fourth minute of stoppage time of the second half.

The Rosario team had the return of Banega after several seasons in football abroad. The midfielder complied, although the lack of preseason and friction in physical football like the Argentine was noticeable.

Newell’s showed a harmonious game in the first half, always with Ever Banega as the first clean pass and with the daring of Brian Aguirre in the attack.

For its part, Córdoba Central He tried direct football that didn’t work out, possibly due to the debut of seven of his 11 starters, and that constantly angered the coach. Abel Balbo.

The controversial situation occurred in the annulment of the 1-0 of Newell’s after a non-existent foul by Ignacio Schör on the Uruguayan central defender Federico Anduezawho clearly lost the aerial duel and did not even claim the foul that only Luis Lobo Medina saw on the field and José Carreras did not warn anything from the VAR.

A poor first half, with hardly any embarrassing offensive situations, returned a 0 to 0 score when it ended. Both far from meeting expectations.

In the complement, Newell’s He deserved better luck at the beginning because he looked for it but was unable to define it when he had the opportunities to take the lead.

At the close, a medium-distance shot from Brian Aguirrethe figure of the meager Santiago night, could have given the visit victory but Matias Mansilla He had other plans and drowned out the goal cry.

However, the young Chiaverano at the end pushed a ball to give the deserved victory to Newell’s.

Statistics of Central Córdoba vs Newells