Defensa y Justicia beat Newell's Old Boys 2–1 — 2026 Liga Profesional Torneo Clausura

Defensa y Justicia beat Newell's Old Boys 2–1 at Norberto Tomaghello on Sunday, August 9, 2026.

The goals

• 32' — Fernando Román (Defensa y Justicia)
• 68' — Tomás Pérez (Defensa y Justicia)
• 83' — Bruno Cabrera (Newell's Old Boys)

How it unfolded

1. 7'•Delay in match because of an injury Agustín Hausch (Defensa y Justicia).
2. 7'•Delay over. They are ready to continue.
3. 7'•Substitution, Defensa y Justicia. Domingo Blanco replaces Agustín Hausch because of an injury.
4. 31'•Jeronimo Russo (Newell's Old Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
5. 32'⚽Goal! Defensa y Justicia 1, Newell's Old Boys 0. Fernando Román (Defensa y Justicia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by César Pérez following a set piece situation.
6. 40'•Second yellow card to Jeronimo Russo (Newell's Old Boys) for a bad foul.
7. 45'+1'•Ayrton Portillo (Defensa y Justicia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
8. 45'+1'•Delay in match because of an injury Matías Borgogno (Defensa y Justicia).
9. 45'+2'•Delay over. They are ready to continue.
10. 45'•Substitution, Newell's Old Boys. Martín Luciano replaces Thomas Rios.
11. 46'•César Pérez (Defensa y Justicia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
12. 66'•Substitution, Defensa y Justicia. Jeremías Lucco replaces Domingo Blanco.
13. 67'•Substitution, Defensa y Justicia. Tomás Pérez replaces Leandro Fernández.
14. 67'•Substitution, Defensa y Justicia. Valentín Loza replaces Ayrton Portillo.
15. 68'⚽Goal! Defensa y Justicia 2, Newell's Old Boys 0. Tomás Pérez (Defensa y Justicia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Valentín Loza.
16. 71'•Substitution, Newell's Old Boys. Rodrigo Herrera replaces Jerónimo Gómez Mattar.
17. 71'•Substitution, Newell's Old Boys. Mateo García replaces Facundo Guch.
18. 71'•Substitution, Newell's Old Boys. Francisco Scarpeccio replaces Ignacio Ramírez.
19. 76'•Delay in match because of an injury Fernando Román (Defensa y Justicia).
20. 77'•Delay over. They are ready to continue.
21. 81'•Substitution, Defensa y Justicia. Maximiliano Porcel replaces David Barbona.
22. 83'⚽Goal! Defensa y Justicia 2, Newell's Old Boys 1. Bruno Cabrera (Newell's Old Boys) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martín Ortega with a cross following a corner.
23. 87'•Substitution, Newell's Old Boys. Franco Escobar replaces Martín Ortega.
24. 90'+2'•Fernando Román (Defensa y Justicia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

How they arrived

• Defensa y Justicia: 2W 1D 7L in their last 10 — 20% win rate, 9 scored and 23 conceded.
• Newell's Old Boys: 4W 4D 2L in their last 10 — 40% win rate, 12 scored and 10 conceded.

Full match statistics

Team records

Sources

• 2026 Liga Profesional Torneo Clausura — live match data

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