National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Newell's Old Boys or Ituzaingó that keep their silverware dream alive.
The visiting Ituzaingó played their last game only four days ago, a Primera B Metropolitana match.
Newell's Old Boys form and stats
Newell's participated in Copa Argentina the last season, where they reached the 16th finals.The Newell's Old Boys crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to San Lorenzo here at Estadio Presbítero Bartolomé Grella. Ditta was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.62 out of 10. The defender Ditta won 3 of 7 duels.
0-0 away at Racing Club before that.The manager Sanguinetti will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Gimnasia La Plata in only three days.
Ituzaingó form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Primera B Metropolitana travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
Ituzaingó's last game was the home draw against Canuelas (1-1). The draw against Canuelas came from a losing position. The Ituzaingó manager Cicco brought on Arias as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at JJ Urquiza.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Primera B Metropolitana trip to Comunicaciones.
They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Miranda Moreira 4 goals |  N. Castro 3 goals | J. García 3 goals |
Newell's Old Boys missing players
Ituzaingó missing players
| Newell's Old Boys | Ituzaingó | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 8 | Won | W | 4 | 14 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 6 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 26 | 15 | Scored | S | 10 | 29 | ||
| 25 | 7 | Conceded | C | 9 | 17 | ||
| 84% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 48% | 38% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 42% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 36% | 23% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | ||
| 48% | 69% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 16% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 5.2 | ||
| 4.8 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 4.9 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.1 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11.3 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 9.6 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.5 | ||
| 25% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 34% | ||
| 11.7 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.7 | 7.5 | ||
| 4 | 2.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ituzaingó | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 24 |
| 2 | Comunicaciones | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 21 |
| 3 | Fenix | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | Deportivo Armenio | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 20 |
| 5 | Defensores Unidos | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 6 | Talleres Remedios | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 18 |
| 7 | Colegiales | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 15 |
| 8 | Acassuso | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 9 | Dock Sud | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 14 |
| 10 | Canuelas | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 14 |
| 11 | Villa San Carlos | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| 12 | JJ Urquiza | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -1 | 12 |
| 13 | Deportivo Merlo | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -6 | 12 |
| 14 | Argentino Quilmes | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 11 |
| 15 | UAI Urquiza | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -8 | 11 |
| 16 | Los Andes | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -8 | 9 |
| 17 | San Miguel | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 7 |
