Defensa Y Justicia v Newells Old Boys 2-1 · Liga Profesional

Name: Defensa Y Justicia 2-1 Newells Old Boys — match data
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Liga Profesional

Defensa Y Justicia

2-1

F. Roman32'
T. Perez68'

B. Cabrera83'

Newells Old Boys

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What happened

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Defensa Y Justicia beat Newells Old Boys 2-1 in the Liga Profesional.

F. Roman 32' and T. Perez 68' scored for Defensa Y Justicia, B. Cabrera 83' for Newells Old Boys.

Defensa Y Justicia had 58% of the ball to Newells Old Boys's 42%; the sides had 16 and 9 shots (6 and 4 on target).

There was one sending-off: J. Russo 40'.

Key stats

Possession

58%42%

Shots

169

xG

1.650.58

Shots on Target

Corners

Pass Accuracy

84%76%

Match timeline

90+2’Yellow cardF. Roman
87’SubstitutionM. Ortega · On: F. Escobar
83’B. CabreraNewells Old Boys · assist M. Ortega2–1
82’SubstitutionD. Barbona · On: M. Porcel
71’SubstitutionJ. Gomez · On: R. Herrera
71’SubstitutionF. Guch · On: M. E. Garcia
71’SubstitutionI. Ramirez · On: F. Scarpeccio
68’T. PerezDefensa Y Justicia · assist V. Loza2–0
67’SubstitutionD. Blanco · On: J. Lucco

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Team stats comparison

Defensa Y JusticiaNewells Old Boys

58Possession42
16Shots9
6Shots on Target4
1.65xG0.58
3Corners7
8Offsides0
3Saves4
446Passes305
84Pass Accuracy76
14Fouls10
2Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards1

Match info

Competition: Liga Profesional
Referee: Alvaro Caranza, Argentina
Defensa Y Justicia coach: Mariano Soso
Newells Old Boys coach: Lucas Bernardi

Match record

Competition: Liga Profesional
Kick-off: Sun, 09 Aug 2026, 20:45 UTC
Match ID: cornerflick:match:defensa-y-justicia-vs-newells-old-boys-liga-profesional-argentina-2026-08-09

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Lineups

Confirmed selections

Defensa Y Justicia4-2-3-1

Starting XI

1Matías BorgognoGK
24Juan Manuel GutiérrezDF
3Fernando RománDF
29Damián FernándezDF
21David MartínezDF
15Santiago SosaMF
8César PérezMF
17Agustín HauschMF
19David BarbonaMF
16Ayrton PortilloMF
9Leandro FernándezFW

Bench

36Lautaro Amade
2Samuel Lucero
40Máximo Rodríguez
6Ezequiel Burdin
28Valentín Loza
22Maximiliano Porcel
26Jeremías Lucco
27Domingo Blanco
5Julián López
44Jonás Cabrera
7Tomás Pérez
45Thiago Martínez

Coach · Mariano Soso

Defensa Y Justicia
Newells Old Boys

Newells Old Boys4-2-3-1

Starting XI

30Josué ReinattiGK
6Martín OrtegaDF
25Bruno CabreraDF
17Lautaro GiannettiDF
28Jeronimo RussoDF
19Jerónimo Gómez MattarMF
5Luca RegiardoMF
7Walter MazzanttiMF
20Facundo GuchMF
39Lautaro RiosMF
99Juan Ignacio RamírezFW

Bench

21Gabriel Arias
24Franco Escobar
2Ian Glavinovich
3Martín Luciano
8David Sotelo
27Lucas Gómez
26Rodrigo Herrera
10Valentino Acuña
18Mateo García
15Alan Soñora
35Blas Benedetto
36Francisco Scarpeccio

Coach · Lucas Bernardi

Head to head

4Wins

1Draws

3Wins

Previous 5 meetings

2026 · Liga Profesional ArgentinaDefensa Y Justicia2 - 1Newells Old Boys
2026 · Liga Profesional ArgentinaDefensa Y Justicia3 - 2Newells Old Boys
2025 · Liga Profesional ArgentinaDefensa Y Justicia1 - 1Newells Old Boys
2025 · Copa ArgentinaDefensa Y Justicia0 - 2Newells Old Boys
2025 · Liga Profesional ArgentinaDefensa Y Justicia1 - 0Newells Old Boys

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Liga Profesional table

Apertura - Group A

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Estudiantes L.P.	16	9	4	3	+12	31
2	Boca Juniors	16	8	6	2	+13	30
2	Defensa Y Justicia	9	5	2	2	+2	17
3	Velez Sarsfield	16	7	7	2	+6	28
4	Talleres Cordoba	16	7	5	4	+4	26
5	Independiente	16	6	6	4	+4	24
8	Newells Old Boys	9	3	4	2	+2	13
10	Defensa Y Justicia	16	4	7	5	-3	19
14	Newells Old Boys	16	3	6	7	-12	15

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19 events

7’SubstitutionA. Hausch · On: D. Blanco
31’Yellow cardJ. Russo
32’F. RomanDefensa Y Justicia · assist C. Perez1–0
40’Yellow cardJ. Russo
40’Red cardJ. Russo
45+1’Yellow cardA. Portillo
46’Yellow cardC. Perez
46’SubstitutionT. Rios · On: M. Luciano
67’SubstitutionD. Blanco · On: J. Lucco
67’SubstitutionL. Fernandez · On: T. Perez
67’SubstitutionA. Portillo · On: V. Loza
68’T. PerezDefensa Y Justicia · assist V. Loza2–0
71’SubstitutionJ. Gomez · On: R. Herrera
71’SubstitutionF. Guch · On: M. E. Garcia
71’SubstitutionI. Ramirez · On: F. Scarpeccio
82’SubstitutionD. Barbona · On: M. Porcel
83’B. CabreraNewells Old Boys · assist M. Ortega2–1
87’SubstitutionM. Ortega · On: F. Escobar
90+2’Yellow cardF. Roman

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