Newell’s vs Gimnasia
Newell’s Old Boys secured a massive point on their visit to Huracan in round 21 considering they suffered Angelo Martino’s sending-off in the first minute of the second half and Lucas Hoyos saved a penalty just two minutes before the final whistle. The 1-1 away draw means La Lepra made it four league games without defeat, winning one and drawing three in that time. Gabriel Heinze’s men accumulated 29 points in the Liga Profesional so far, which is not yet enough to occupy one of the continental spots. However, Newell’s have been unbeaten in the last four domestic games at home, having won two and drawn two. On Thursday 29, they drew 1-1 at home against Chile’s Audax Italiano in a Copa Sudamericana group match, ending up as group E leaders.
Gimnasia LP showed a worthy version on their visit to CA Central Cordoba in their last league game, securing a valuable scoreless away draw in an intense match. El Lobo continues to produce a worthy campaign in the context of a tough year. Even though they won only one of the last five league games (along with two stalemates and two defeats), Sebastian Romero’s men accumulated 26 points in 21 rounds. However, Gimnasia are winless in their last three domestic matches on the road, taking a single point from nine on offer in that time without even scoring. On Wednesday 28, they lost 1-0 away at Peru’s Universitario in a Copa Sudamericana group match and were knocked out of the competition.
Newell’s is definitely the best of these two, especially when they play at their own stadium. Gimnasia has been too irregular, they come from the Copa Sudamericana elimination at Peru, and should suffer as they usually do when playing away.