The cyclone faded as the shadow grew stronger, Leprosy outpaced every line and pushed the top spot down, leaving River as the sole leader once again.
San Lorenzo arrived with momentum after a bright start to 2023, but faced a steep climb on tough terrain as Newell’s imposed pressure and secured a 1-0 victory with a goal from Recalde. That result kept River as the benchmark until the following day.
Yet Leprosy’s power isn’t measured by triumph alone. In the Colossus, Marcelo Bielsa directed a tight defensive effort from the outset as his team dominated possession and stayed compact near Augusto Batalla. Together with Gattoni, Batalla helped shut the door in the first half. The red and black superiority was evident after 35 minutes when Insúa removed Cerutti from the midfield and reinforced the engine room with Luján, signaling an overmatched opponent.
The second half saw San Lorenzo increasingly pressed by the home side, who finally broke the deadlock in the 31st minute after an empty cross found Jorge Recalde and led to the 1-0 scoreline that the Azulgrana could not overturn in the late stages of the match. A late attacking push from San Lorenzo could not alter the result that had been shaping the game from the outset.
It marked a second defeat for both San Lorenzo and their visitors, a result that reshapes the table and will likely prompt strategic tweaks in the coming two weeks as both clubs bid to maintain pace among the frontrunners.
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NEWELL´S – SAN LORENZO, MINUTE BY MINUTE
- The minute by minute dynamics between the rival teams unfold with intensity and strategic adjustments at every turn.
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HOW TO WATCH LIVE ON TV AND STREAMING
The match between the leper and the cyclone is shown in Argentina on ESPN Premium, a channel available to viewers who subscribe to the football package through their cable provider.
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NEWELLS
Luke Hoyos; Jherson Mosquera, Willer Ditta, Facundo Mansilla, Bruno Pitton; Ivan Gómez, Juan Sebastián Sforza, Cristian Ferreira; Jorge Recalde, Brian Aguirre and Ramiro Sordo. DT Gabriel Heinze.
SAN LORENZO
August Batalla; Federico Gattoni, Rafael Perez, Gaston Hernandez; Jalil Elias, Carlos Sanchez, Agustin Martegani, Malcolm Braida; Adam Bareiro, Ezequiel Cerutti, Ivan Leguizamon. DT Ruben Dario Insua.
Source: Goal