This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Audax Italiano at Estadio El Teniente when the Copa Sudamericana tournament arrives in town and Newell's Old Boys with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
It's quite the trip for Newell's Old Boys when visiting Italiano as the cities are 1200 kilometers apart.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Superliga. That game was also an away game, at Estudiantes. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Audax Italiano form and stats
Audax Italiano was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the Copa Sudamericana.Audax Italiano have played 4 Primera Division games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
An away draw last time out for Italiano, facing Union La Calera in a game that ended 0-0.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus O'Higgins that ended 2-2.Audax Italiano have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio El Teniente with 7 goals in 4 league matches. 5 goals have been conceded.
Newell's Old Boys form and stats
They also participated in Copa Sudamericana last season. This ended in the group stage.It might be tough going out on the road again for Newell's Old Boys, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-3 versus Estudiantes. Goalkeeper Hoyos got the top player rating of the team with 6.8/10. Hoyos saved a penalty.
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against San Lorenzo in the Superliga.Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  G. Ríos 3 goals |  G. Sosa 2 goals |   J. Recalde Ramírez 2 goals |
Audax Italiano missing players
Newell's Old Boys missing players
| Audax Italiano | Newell's Old Boys | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 37 | 20 | Scored | S | 13 | 23 | ||
| 38 | 17 | Conceded | C | 16 | 23 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 52% | ||
| 64% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 8% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 64% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 36% | ||
| 5.1 | 6.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.2 | ||
| 5.3 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3.6 | ||
| 3 | 3.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 4 | ||
| 12.3 | 13.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 11.5 | ||
| 4.5 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.5 | ||
| 34% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 21% | ||
| 11.7 | 10.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.2 | 10.3 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 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 | Universidad Catolica | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 18 |
| 2 | Huachipato | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 18 |
| 3 | Coquimbo Unido | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | Palestino | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 15 |
| 5 | Universidad Chile | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| 6 | Cobresal | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 14 |
| 7 | Colo-Colo | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 14 |
| 8 | Union La Calera | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Nublense | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 11 |
| 10 | Everton | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 11 |
| 11 | Curico Unido | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -5 | 10 |
| 12 | Union Espanola | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 13 | O'Higgins | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 14 | Magallanes | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 8 |
| 15 | Audax Italiano | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 7 |
| 16 | Copiapo | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -11 | 6 |
