Defense and Justice took advantage of his locality and beat Newell

This Saturday, the Falcon defeated Leprosy 1-0, in the match corresponding to date 3 of the Argentina – Professional League 2023 tournament. The local scored the only goal of the match after 27 minutes of the first half, by the intermediary of Kevin Gutiérrez. With a direct free kick, the midfielder rocked the stadium with a superb goal that annihilated the rival goalkeeper.

Newell took a hit. He found more shooting chances than his rival (17) and still lost. Of the total number of shots, 13 were targeted and 4 ended outside.

Kevin Gutierrez put in a great performance. The Defensa y Justicia midfielder scored 1 goal and made 27 correct passes.

Ezequiel Unsain is another player who had a great game. The Defense and Justice keeper was the protagonist against Newell’s: he contained 9 shots and made 26 correct passes.

Defender Agustín Sant’Anna of Defensa y Justicia threw a pipe and filtered the ball through the legs of midfielder Ramiro Sordo of Newell 65 minutes into the second leg.

The game was contested, but there were more infractions than creating fair play. Several people have been warned: Tomás Escalante, Jherson Mosquera, Julián López and Alexis Soto.

Defense DT Julio Vaccari presented a 4-5-1 tactical arrangement with Ezequiel Unsain in goal; Agustín Sant’Anna, Nazareno Colombo, Tomás Cardona and Alexis Soto on the defensive line; Kevin Gutiérrez, Tomás Escalante, David Barbona, Julián López and Santiago Solari in the middle; and Nicolás Fernández in attack.

For their part, Gabriel Heinze’s side came out with a 4-5-1 tactical arrangement with Lucas Hoyos under the three sticks; Jherson Mosquera, Víctor Velázquez, Willer Ditta and Bruno Pittón in defense; Iván Gómez, Juan Sebastián Sforza, Ramiro Sordo, Marcos Portillo and Jonathan Menéndez in midfield; and Djorkaeff Reasco ahead.

Hernán Mastrángelo was the chosen referee for the match at Tito Tomaghello.

On the next date, the Falcon will visit Independiente and the Leprosy will play at home against Banfield.

In this way, the local is in fourth place in the championship with 6 points, while the visit, with 4, is in thirteenth place.

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