Newell’s Old Boys will look to resume their winning streak when they host seriously relegation-threatened Arsenal on Saturday in one of four matches continuing the 16th round of the Professional Football League (LPF). The match will be played from 20:30 at the Coloso Marcelo Bielsa, will be refereed by Pablo Echavarría and broadcast on public television.
Newell’s have 20 points and are dragging on an adverse run of four games without a win, with two defeats and two draws, while Arsenal added 11 points, marching from bottom and facing serious relegation risk at the end of the year due to their medium low (it is the last in that scoreboard).
After the defeat suffered by his team in the last round against Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, Carlos Ruiz disassociated himself, so this Saturday the cast of Sarandí will be directed by Darío Espínola on an interim basis.
The record between the two stands at 31 games and favors Newell’s with 10 wins to Arsenal’s 8, plus 13 draws.
Probable alignments
Newell’s Old Boys: Lucas Hoyos; Armando Méndez, Willter Ditta, Guillermo Ortiz or Facundo Mansilla, Bruno Pittón or Ángelo Martino; Iván Gómez, Juan Sforza, Cristian Ferreira or Marcos Portillo; Jeremías Pérez Tica or Jonathan Menéndez, Jorge Recalde, Ramiro Sordo. Trainer: Gabriel Heinz.
Arsenal: Alexander Medina; Nestor Breitenbruch, Ignacio Gariglio. Joaquín Pombo, Adrián Spörle; Tiago Banega, Felipe Peña Biafore, Facundo Pons, Santiago Toloza; Lautaro Guzman, Daniel Lucero. Coach: Dario Espinola.
Referee: Pablo Echavarría.
Stadium: Marcelo Bielsa (Rosario).
Start time: 8.30pm.
Transmission: Public television.
Source: Clarin
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