Newells Old Boys vs Patronato Match Preview

Newells Old Boys registered their first victory in Copa de la Liga Profesional in the previous round, prevailing 1-3 over Lanus on the road. This result brought optimism and motivation back to the club and its players. With this victory, Newells Old Boys reached 7 points in total.

Today they face Patronato at Estadio Marcelo Bielsa, aiming for another positive result. Fernandez, Bitolo, and Rivero remain unavailable due to injuries. Maxi Rodriguez and Cristaldo will probably start in the offensive line for the hosts here. Their next matchup is for Copa Sudamericana against Atletico - in Brazil.

Patronato, on other hand, has 2 victories so far in Copa de la Liga Profesional, in the match against Aldosivi by 2-0 and against Gimnasia La Plata by 4-1. These are the only points so far for the visitors, who are sitting at the bottom of the table. In the previous round of the domestic cup, they qualified to the next round after winning over Lanus in the penalties shoot-out (regular time 2-2).

Franco Leys will not compete today due to suspension, while Oliver Paz Benitez, Segio Ojeda, Gabriel Gudino, Neri Ricardo Bandiera and Lautaro Comas remain unavailable, being in quarantine due to Covid-19.

Newells Old Boys have a chance to get another three points here against a team that faces a lot of missings. The home win is my call, offered at decent 1.85 odds.