Godoy Cruz won the victory at Newell`s home.

Newell's Old Boys lost 1-2 to Godoy Cruz in the 16th round of the Argentina - Liga Profesional 2022 tournament, and the visitors took the three points on Saturday. The goal for the home team was scored by Pablo Pérez (9' 1T). Meanwhile, Martín Ojeda (2' 1T) and Matías Ramírez (28' 2T) scored the away goals.

Matías Ramírez had a great performance. The Godoy Cruz forward shone by scoring 1 goal, taking 2 shots, and making 7 accurate passes.

Another player who had a great game was Martín Ojeda. The Godoy Cruz forward shone by scoring 1 goal, taking 3 shots, and making 30 accurate passes.

It was a match that was interrupted due to the high accumulation of fouls on the field. There were 3 yellow cards shown to Pablo Pérez, Tadeo Allende, and Gonzalo Abrego. Guillermo Balzi was sent off for a straight red card in the 18th minute of the first half.

Newell's coach, Javier Sanguinetti, presented a 4-3-3 tactical formation with Lautaro Morales in goal; Tomás Jacob, Cristian Lema, Willer Ditta, and Martín Luciano in the defensive line; Pablo Pérez, Juan Sforza, and Guillermo Balzi in the midfield; and Juan Fernando Garro, Juan Manuel García, and Brian Aguirre in the attack.

On the other hand, Sergio Gómez's team started with a 4-3-3 tactical formation with Diego Rodríguez in goal; Néstor Breitenbruch, Pier Barrios, Gianluca Ferrari, and Franco Negri in defense; Gonzalo Abrego, Juan Andrada, and Valentín Burgoa in midfield; and Martín Ojeda, Salomón Rodríguez, and Tadeo Allende in the forward line.

Darío Herrera was the referee chosen for the match at the Parque Independencia stadium.

In the next round, Newell's will visit Vélez, and Godoy Cruz will play at home against Arsenal.

With this result, the home team is in thirteenth place in the championship with 20 points, while the visitors, with 28, remain in fourth place.