Newell's defeated San Lorenzo in a match that started dominating and then became more and more even, with little danger from both sides. The Lepra could not take advantage of the three or four clear chances they had in the first half, but in the first chance they had in the second half, towards the end, they were able to score 1-0.

Heinze's team surely played the best minutes of the tournament so far. They started off on fire and didn't let Ciclón do anything in the beginning.

However, it was difficult for the Rosario team to find that final touch to quickly break the game, although they never stopped pushing forward in search of a goal.

Insúa realized the situation and made a change at the 25th minute to try to change the course of the game, which was completely dominated by the red and black team.

The chances that Lepra had came from good diagonal passes from the outside that ended up in a center and the opposing defenders just managed to clear it, although Batalla didn't have to intervene too much.

The end of the first half, combined with the second half, showed a very weak game on the field. Newell's slowly started to lose its game and especially the intensity.

San Lorenzo, on the other hand, never showed on the field why they were at the top of the table. Insúa's team no longer looked overwhelmed by the Rosario team, but they were unable, even for a second, to take the ball away from them in the midfield.

When the game was more stagnant, Heinze's team remembered the good minutes of the first half and this time, they took advantage of it: debutant Pérez Tica made a skillful move, sent a great cross for Recalde, and the forward scored in the first chance he had.

With that goal from the Paraguayan, Newell's had enough to secure the three points at the Coloso. San Lorenzo not only did nothing during the whole match, but they didn't even react after the score was opened.

At home, La Lepra now has 12 out of 12, with a clean sheet. Little by little, Heinze's team is starting to show good moments, and if there's something pending, it's to be a little stronger away from Rosario. They will try to do that against Estudiantes next weekend, the last match before the derby against Central.