This Sunday, a new edition of the Rosario classic is played, one of the most exciting in the world. In the 276th confrontation between the two giants of Cuna de la Bandera, Rosario Central won by the narrowest of margins against Newell thanks to a great goal from Ignacio Malcorra’s free kick with just four minutes left to go. the objectives were met. 90 regulations of the Gigante de Arroyo.
In this way, Canalla increased his supremacy over his eternal rival and reached 94 victories in 275 games between amateurism and professionalism. Lepra, for its part, remained at 73, while they scored 103 times. In the last match before this seventh matchday of the 2023 Professional League Cup, they tied 0 to 0 for the 12th matchday of this year’s Professional League.
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They faced each other, between amateurism and professionalism, in 276 times in Sunday’s game, with 94 victories for Canalla and 77 for Leprosy.
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The tie is the longest result in the Rosario classic, with 103 matches ending in a draw.
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The Argentine Football Association (AFA) declared two duels forfeited due to the incidents.
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Professional League Cup 2023 – Date 7: Rosario Central 1-0 (Ignacio Malcorra).
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Liga Profesional 2023 – Close 12: Newell’s 0-0 Rosario Central.
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Professional League 2022 – Date 9: Rosario Central 1-0 Newell’s (Alejo Véliz)
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Professional League Cup 2022 – Day 9: Rosario Central 0-1 Newell’s (Juan Manuel García).
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Professional League 2021 – Date 7: Newell’s 1-1 Rosario Central (Nicolás Castro -N- and Damián Martínez).
The team led by Miguel Ángel Russo had a weak start in the current national cup which, logically, improved with the victory against its classic rival. They are in tenth place in zone A with eight points achieved in seven games played (two wins, two draws and three losses). Those led by Gabriel Heinze, for their part, maintain an irregular performance and are eighth in zone A with eight points (two wins, two draws and three losses).
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In recent years it has become common to see Rosario classics with some action on the field and more outside the confines of the white lines. And this crossing between Rosario Central and Newell’s is no exception. There were only four shots on target between the two teams and there were many crosses between the protagonists and even a back and forth between the local supporters and the visitors trying to create a presence that known but could not enter the stadium. Breaking that trend was Ignacio Malcorra who, with a flawless free kick 5 minutes from time, ended up giving Canalla a 1-0 win to continue their unbroken streak at Gigante de Arroyito.
