“Matías Cóccaro, introduced only five minutes earlier as a half-time substitute, broke the deadlock to put Newell's ahead. The goal arrived in the immediate aftermath of Banfield's yellow card to Favio Álvarez, with the visitors seemingly rattled and Cóccaro sharp enough to capitalise.”
Pivotal“Cóccaro doubled Newell's lead to make it 2-0, converting after a corner unsettled Banfield and a Lautaro Gómez shot had been saved moments earlier. The goal effectively killed the contest.”
Pivotal“Bruno Sepúlveda converted a stoppage-time penalty to pull one back for Banfield and make it 2-1, giving the visitors a late consolation in what had become a frantic final few minutes.”
Newell's Old Boys
Banfield
Outstanding performance
Newell's Old Boys•AttackerNewell's Old Boys ground out a deserved 2-1 victory over Banfield at home, with the match won entirely in the second half thanks to a devastating impact from substitute Matías Cóccaro. The first 45 minutes were largely forgettable — marked more by yellow cards and tactical foul-play than genuine attacking intent — but Newell's coaching staff made the decisive call at the interval, introducing Cóccaro for Juan Ignacio Ramírez Polero, and the striker repaid that faith within six minutes of the restart. His first goal arrived in the 51st minute off a move that built momentum following Banfield's yellow card to Favio Álvarez, and his second came in the 77th after Lautaro Gómez's shot had been saved and a corner helped destabilise Banfield's backline. Despite largely even statistics on the surface — both sides registering 14 shots and six on target — Newell's were more clinical when it mattered, creating four big chances to Banfield's two and converting the ones that counted. Banfield's late penalty from Bruno Sepúlveda in the 90th minute, capped by a red card shown to manager Pedro Troglio for arguing, gave the visitors a lifeline that came too late to matter. For Newell's, this win provides a welcome boost to their form and league position, while Banfield — who looked capable of threatening in the second half through dangerous attack numbers — are left to rue an inability to put pressure on before the game was already settled.
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Rodrigo Ezequiel Herrera takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Blas Benedetto comes on for Walter Mazzantti.
Bruno Christian Sepulveda takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Brandon Oviedo takes a right-footed shot, but it misses the target.
Corner awarded.
Lisandro Pinero takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Offside.
Substitution: Lucas Gómez comes on for Lautaro Rios.
Mateo Ezequiel Garcia comes on for Facundo Guch.
Bruno Christian Sepulveda is on, and Alexander Nicolas Machado Aycaguer is off.
Matias Coccaro scores with a right-footed shot.
assist: Facundo Guch
Goal! Matias Coccaro scores, making it 2-0.
Lautaro Gomez takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Lisandro Pinero is on, and Tomas Adoryan is off.
Corner awarded.
Lautaro Gomez is on, and Federico Medina is off.
Federico MedinaYellow CardFederico Medina receives a yellow card.
Federico Medina receives a yellow card.
Rodrigo Ezequiel Herrera comes on for Jeronimo Mattar.
Jeronimo Mattar takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Matias Coccaro takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Jeronimo Mattar takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
David Zalazar takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
David Zalazar takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
David Zalazar comes on for Fabio Enrique Alvarez.
Martin Ortega takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Shot - Matias Coccaro Head Shot Goal
assist: Walter Mazzantti
Goal! The score is now 1-0.
Yellow card shown to Fabio Enrique Alvarez.
Walter Mazzantti takes a shot with his head, but it misses the target.
Matias Coccaro comes on for Juan Ignacio Ramirez Polero.
Tomas Adoryan's header is blocked.
The first half ends with a score of 0-0.
Yellow card shown to Jeronimo Mattar.
Offside.
Shot by Ignacio Abraham with his left foot is blocked.
Federico Medina takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Santiago Daniele takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Jeronimo Mattar takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Jeronimo Mattar takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Facundo Guch takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Lautaro Ezequiel Cano attempts a header but misses the shot.
Luca Regiardo takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Shot by Alexander Nicolas Machado Aycaguer with a header, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Juan Ignacio Ramirez Polero takes a header shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Martin Ortega takes a shot with his head, but it's saved.
Yellow card issued to Tomas Adoryan.
Kick-off! The referee is Felipe Viola.
