Newells Old Boys 2-3 Defensa Y Justicia — Liga Profesional, 8 Feb 2026
Defensa Y Justicia beat Newells Old Boys 3-2 in the Liga Profesional Apertura - 4 on 8 February 2026 at Estadio Marcelo Bielsa, Rosario. J. B. Miritello, Ayrton Portillo, Matías Cóccaro, Oscar Salomón got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Newells Old Boys have won 1 and Defensa Y Justicia 3, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Estadio Marcelo Bielsa · Rosario·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 13'
- 0-131'assist: Ayrton Portillo
- 43'
- 0-245'assist: Juan Gutiérrez
- Half-time0-2
- 46'
- 46'
- 46'
- 0-363'assist: Juan Gutiérrez
- 64'
- 69'
- 71'
- 73'
- 73'
- 1-376'assist: F. Guch
- 81'
- 86'out: I. Ramirez
- 90'
- 90'
- 2-390'
- 90+3'
- Full-time2-3
Player ratings
8.9
Top rated
Newells Old Boys
- 7.5David SoteloM
- 7.3Matías CóccaroM
- 7.2Oscar SalomónD
- 7.2Facundo GuchM
- 6.9Luciano HerreraF
- 6.7Rodrigo HerreraM
- 6.7Juan Ignacio RamírezF
- 6.6Jerónimo RussoM
- 6.5Saúl SalcedoD
- 6.5Franco GarcíaF
- 6.3Armando MéndezD
- 6.3Walter NúñezM
- 6.3Jerónimo MattarM
- 6.2Michael HoyosM
- 5.9Martín LucianoD
- 5.3Gabriel AriasG
Defensa Y Justicia
- 8.9Juan MiritelloF
- 8.5Ayrton PortilloM
- 8.0Juan GutiérrezF
- 7.9Cristopher FiermarínG
- 7.2Aaron MolinasM
- 6.7David FernándezF
- 6.7Santiago SosaM
- 6.7Agustín HauschF
- 6.6Emiliano AmorD
- 6.6Esteban LuceroM
- 6.6Facundo AltamiraF
- 6.3Éver BanegaM
- 6.3Julián LópezM
- 6.3Rubén BottaF
- 6.2Lucas SoutoD
- 6.2Damián FernándezD
Line-ups
Defensa Y Justicia3-4-3
Newells Old Boys4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Newells Old BoysLucas Bernardi
Substitutes
- 9M. Hoyos46'M6.2
- 99I. Ramirez86'F6.7
- 17F. Garcia71'F6.5
- 6Jherson MosqueraD
- 25Bruno CabreraD
- 7Franco OrozcoM
- 23Nicolás GoiteaD
- 1Williams BarlasinaG
- 8David Sotelo46'M7.5
- 10V. AcunaM
- 28Jerónimo Russo46'M6.6
- 5Luca RegiardoM
Defensa Y JusticiaMariano Soso
Substitutes
- 11Éver Banega90+3'73'M6.3
- 55Julián López90'M6.3
- 19David BarbonaF
- 27Elías PereyraD
- 17Agustín Hausch73'F6.7
- 36Lautaro AmadéG
- 25Facundo Altamira64'F6.6
- 23M. AguiarM
- 30D. Fernandez90'F6.7
- 32N. RoselliD
Team statistics
58%Possession42%
22Total shots4
8Shots on target3
9Shots off target1
5Blocked shots0
7Corners1
1Offsides1
18Fouls14
4Yellow cards1
0Goalkeeper saves7
276Total passes217
204Accurate passes130
74%Pass accuracy60%
Newells Old Boys
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Sotelo | 53 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 7.5 |
| Matías Cóccaro | 98 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Oscar Salomón | 98 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Facundo Guch | 86 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Luciano Herrera | 45 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Rodrigo Herrera | 98 | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Juan Ignacio Ramírez | 12 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Jerónimo Russo | 53 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Saúl Salcedo | 98 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Franco García | 27 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Armando Méndez | 98 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Walter Núñez | 71 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.3 |
| Jerónimo Mattar | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Michael Hoyos | 53 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Martín Luciano | 45 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 5.9 |
| Gabriel Arias | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5.3 |
Defensa Y Justicia
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Miritello | 73 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | 8.9 |
| Ayrton Portillo | 98 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 8.5 |
| Juan Gutiérrez | 90 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8.0 |
| Cristopher Fiermarín | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.9 |
| Aaron Molinas | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| David Fernández | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Santiago Sosa | 73 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Agustín Hausch | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Emiliano Amor | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Esteban Lucero | 98 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Facundo Altamira | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Éver Banega | 25 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Julián López | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Rubén Botta | 64 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Lucas Souto | 98 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 6.2 |
| Damián Fernández | 98 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
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