Association football season
Santamarina 2019–20 football season
The 2019–20 season is Santamarina 's 7th consecutive season in the second division of Argentine football , Primera B Nacional .[ 1]
The season generally covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.
Review
Pre-season
Leonel Pierce 's departure was revealed on 11 June 2019, as the defensive midfielder moved to Romania with Botoșani .[ 2] 18 June saw Deportivo Morón sign Francisco Oliver , six days prior to Patricio Boolsen arriving from Racing Club to become Santamarina's first reinforcement.[ 3] [ 4] Román Strada followed him in on 30 June from Mitre .[ 5] Three transactions were announced on 1 July, with Lucas Kruspzky (Aldosivi ) and Fernando Piñero (Central Córdoba ) signing while Leonardo Morales headed to Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) .[ 6] [ 7] Agustín Guiffrey was loaned from Patronato on 4 July, a day before Lautaro Arregui penned terms from Racing Club.[ 8] [ 9] Gustavo Iturra (Racing Club) and Joaquín Papaleo (Unión Santa Fe ) loans were communicated on 7 July, as the latter joined for a third stint.[ 10] [ 11]
In the week leading up to their first exhibition, Adrián Scifo and Marcelo Guzmán joined the club while Agustín Politano left.[ 12] [ 13] [ 14] Santamarina's first pre-season opponents were Círculo Deportivo, who they fought and beat by two goals in Comandante Nicanor Otamendi on 17 July.[ 15] On 24 July, Santamarina met Almirante Brown in friendlies.[ 16] Luca Orozco came from Olimpo on 25 July.[ 17] Federico Paulucci was signed by Ferro Carril Oeste (GP) on 26 July.[ 18] Alvarado visited Santamarina twice on 27 July, as they left the Estadio Municipal General San Martín undefeated.[ 19] Guido Rancez , on 7 August, became a new player of Torneo Federal A 's Chaco For Ever .[ 20] Santamarina had a second match with Círculo Deportivo on 9 August, as a scoreless draw concluded their pre-season.[ 21]
A fourth loan incoming, Jonás Acevedo from San Lorenzo , was confirmed on 14 August.[ 22]
August
Santamarina opened their Primera B Nacional season with no goals as they drew away to Sarmiento on 17 August.[ 23] They suffered defeat on matchday two, as Deportivo Riestra took all the points after a goal from Esteban Pipino .[ 24] Santamarina secured their first competitive victory of the campaign on 31 August, defeating Chacarita Juniors 0–3.[ 25]
Squad
Transfers
Domestic transfer windows:[ 55] 3 July 2019 to 24 September 2019 20 January 2020 to 19 February 2020 .
Transfers in
Transfers out
Loans in
Friendlies
Pre-season
Santamarina opened their pre-season campaign against Círculo Deportivo on 17 July, before facing Almirante Brown on 24 July and Alvarado on 27 July.[ 15] [ 16] [ 19] Another encounter with Círculo Deportivo closed their preparation period on 9 August.[ 21]
Win
Draw
Loss
Círculo Deportivo v Santamarina
Santamarina v Círculo Deportivo
Competitions
Primera B Nacional
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
3
1
1
1
3
1
+2
4
0
0
1
0
1
−1
1
1
0
3
0
+3
Last updated: 3 September 2019.
Source: Soccerway
Matches
The fixtures for the 2019–20 league season were announced on 1 August 2019, with a new format of split zones being introduced.[ 62] Santamarina were drawn in Zone B.[ 62]
Win
Draw
Loss
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
Statistics accurate as of 3 September 2019.
Goalscorers
Notes
^ Deal agreed on 24 June 2019
^ Deal agreed on 30 June 2019
^ Deal agreed on 1 July 2019
^ Deal agreed on 1 July 2019
^ Deal agreed on 18 June 2019
^ Deal agreed on 1 July 2019
References