The Córdoba center of Santiago del Estero will host Newell’s Old Boys today at its Alfredo Terrera stadium for the first match of Zone B of the 2024 League Cup. The match, which will be played from 9.15pm, will be refereed by Luis Lobo Medina and televised by ESPN Premium cable signal and public TV.
Central Córdoba, which starts in 22nd place. in the relegation rankings, it is once again led by Santa Fe native Abel Eduardo Balbo, former striker for Newell’s, River, Italian Roma and the Argentine national team,
Balbo led Central Córdoba in the second half of 2022, for 18 matches (eight wins, two draws and eight defeats), saved them from relegation four dates before the end of the championship and after that season he emigrated to Estudiantes de La Plata .
Newell’s team, now managed by the Uruguayan Mauricio Larriera in place of Gabriel Heinze, will a priori have the presence of Franco Díaz, former Platense midfielder, as central midfielder, who played well in the two friendly matches of the Serie Rio de La Plata played in Uruguay.
Source: Clarin
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