# 2019–20 Atlético Tucumán season

The 2019–20 season is Atlético Tucumán's fifth consecutive season in the top division of Argentine football. In addition to the Primera División, the club are competing in the Copa Argentina, Copa de la Superliga and Copa Sudamericana.
The season generally covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

## Review
### Pre-season

Cristian Erbes was announced as Atlético Tucumán's first off-season signing on 17 June 2019, as he agreed terms on a move from Nacional of the Paraguayan Primera División. He was followed on the same day by Fabián Monzón, who had been a free agent since leaving Universidad de Chile in mid-2018. José Luis Fernández (Defensa y Justicia) and Dylan Gissi (Patronato) also completed moves in on that day. Mathías Abero departed to Patronato on 19 June, with Juan Cruz Kaprof following him out as he joined Arsenal de Sarandí on 21 June. Their fifth reinforcement became Federico Bravo on 25 June, joining from Patronato. Rodrigo Aliendro was confirmed as their third outgoing player on 27 June, as the central midfielder moved to fellow Primera División outfit Colón.
Later on 27 June, a swap deal with Racing Club was made official as David Barbona switched places with Augusto Lotti and Yonathan Cabral; with Racing also paying $750k. Lotti penned a five-year contract, while Cabral made his loan permanent to sign a four-year deal. Ricardo Zielinski secured his eighth new player on 28 June by completing negotiations with Colón's Gustavo Toledo, which was later revealed to have been part of swap for Rodrigo Aliendro. Numerous loans from the previously campaign expired on 30 June. Franco Sbuttoni made a move to Arsenal de Sarandí on 1 July, while Juan Mercier went to San Martín in the following twenty-four hours. Leonardo Heredia signed on 3 July, coming from Plaza Colonia of the Uruguayan Primera División.
Marcelo Ortiz arrived from Boca Unidos on 6 July, as Claudio Pombo went to Sarmiento. They met Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) went undefeated in two matches on 11 July. On 12 July, Deportes Antofagasta captured Nery Leyes. They suffered losses on 16 July against Vélez Sarsfield. Mauro Osores was loaned by Primera B Nacional's Guillermo Brown on 19 July. Tucumán played Boca Juniors in consecutive friendlies on 18 July, losing by an aggregate of six goals. They again went winless in games with Banfield on 20 July. Ariel Rojas, from San Lorenzo, came on 22 July. Guillermo Acosta, after terminating his contract with Lanús, headed to Tucumán on 25 July; seven months after doing the opposite. Lucas Melano joined on 26 July, having left Portland Timbers on 16 July.

### July

Atlético Tucumán hosted Rosario Central on day one of the 2019–20 Primera División, eventually falling to a 1–2 defeat after Leonardo Gil scored the visitor's winner. Gonzalo Castellani signed for Tucumán from San Lorenzo on 30 July. Gervasio Núñez headed off to newly-promoted Central Córdoba on 31 July.

### August

Atlético Tucumán experienced consecutive defeats in the Primera División on 3 August, as Central Córdoba beat them at the Estadio Alfredo Terrera. Tucumán met Mitre in two friendlies on 8 August, as they both ended with one-goal wins; Gonzalo Castellani and Jonás Romero scored. After back-to-back games without a win to start the league campaign, Tucumán won their first three points on 19 August during a fixture with Godoy Cruz. A third loss in four matches arrived for Ricardo Zielinski's men on 26 August, as they lost 3–0 away to Aldosivi. José San Román departed to Cypriot football with Nea Salamina on 31 August.

### September

Marcelo Ortiz netted in the Primera División against Arsenal de Sarandí on 1 September, which gave Tucumán their second straight home victory on 1 September. Tucumán went through to the round of sixteen in the Copa Argentina on 4 September, defeating Boca Unidos on penalties in the round of thirty-two.

## Squad

| Squad No. | Nationality | Name | Position(s) | Date of Birth (age) | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | | Cristian Lucchetti | GK | (1978-06-26) 26 June 1978 (age 46) | Banfield |
| 20 | | Franco Pizzicanella | GK | (1996-05-29) 29 May 1996 (age 28) | Academy |
| 24 | | Alejandro Sánchez | GK | (1986-10-25) 25 October 1986 (age 38) | Nueva Chicago |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | | Bruno Bianchi | CB | (1989-02-17) 17 February 1989 (age 35) | Unión Santa Fe |
| 3 | | Fabián Monzón | LB | (1987-04-13) 13 April 1987 (age 37) | Universidad de Chile |
| 6 | | Marcelo Ortiz | CB | (1994-01-13) 13 January 1994 (age 30) | Boca Unidos (loan) |
| 13 | | Dylan Gissi | CB | (1991-04-27) 27 April 1991 (age 33) | Patronato |
| 14 | | Agustín Lagos | DF | (2001-10-09) 9 October 2001 (age 23) | Academy |
| 15 | | Yonathan Cabral | CB | (1992-05-10) 10 May 1992 (age 32) | Racing Club |
| 25 | | Camilo Albornoz | DF | (2000-10-24) 24 October 2000 (age 24) | Academy |
| 26 | | Gustavo Toledo | RB | (1989-09-19) 19 September 1989 (age 35) | Colón |
| 30 | | Gabriel Risso Patrón | LB | (1985-11-05) 5 November 1985 (age 39) | Academy |
| | | Pier Barrios | CB | (1990-07-01) 1 July 1990 (age 34) | Belgrano |
| | | Andrés Lamas | CB | (1984-01-16) 16 January 1984 (age 40) | Defensor Sporting |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 5 | | Federico Bravo | CM | (1993-10-05) 5 October 1993 (age 31) | Patronato |
| 7 | | Tomás Cuello | LM | (2000-03-05) 5 March 2000 (age 24) | Academy |
| 8 | | Guillermo Acosta | CM | (1988-10-31) 31 October 1988 (age 36) | Lanús |
| 10 | | Gonzalo Castellani | AM | (1987-08-10) 10 August 1987 (age 37) | San Lorenzo |
| 11 | | José Luis Fernández | LM | (1987-10-26) 26 October 1987 (age 37) | Defensa y Justicia |
| 16 | | Ariel Rojas | LM | (1986-01-16) 16 January 1986 (age 38) | San Lorenzo |
| 17 | | Leonardo Heredia | AM | (1996-01-11) 11 January 1996 (age 28) | Plaza Colonia |
| 21 | | Cristian Erbes | CM | (1990-01-06) 6 January 1990 (age 35) | Nacional |
| 23 | | Ramiro Carrera | RM | (1993-10-24) 24 October 1993 (age 31) | Unión Española |
| Forwards ||||||
| 9 | | Leandro Díaz | CF | (1992-06-06) 6 June 1992 (age 32) | Veracruz |
| 12 | | Lucas Melano | CF | (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 (age 31) | Portland Timbers |
| 18 | | Ramiro Ruiz | FW | (2000-03-21) 21 March 2000 (age 24) | Academy |
| 22 | | Javier Toledo | CF | (1986-04-20) 20 April 1986 (age 38) | Sol de América |
| 27 | | Augusto Lotti | CF | (1996-06-10) 10 June 1996 (age 28) | Racing Club |
| 28 | | Jonás Romero | RW | (2000-08-21) 21 August 2000 (age 24) | Academy |
| 29 | | Kevin Isa Luna | FW | (2001-04-18) 18 April 2001 (age 23) | Academy |
| | | Mauro Matos | CF | (1982-08-06) 6 August 1982 (age 42) | Chacarita Juniors |
| Out on loan | Out on loan | Out on loan | Out on loan | Out on loan | Loaned to |
| | | Favio Álvarez | AM | (1993-01-23) 23 January 1993 (age 31) | LA Galaxy |
| | | Mauro Osores | CB | (1997-02-20) 20 February 1997 (age 27) | Guillermo Brown |

## Transfers

Domestic transfer windows: 3 July 2019 to 24 September 2019 20 January 2020 to 19 February 2020.

### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From |
| 3 July 2019 | CM | Cristian Erbes | Nacional |
| 3 July 2019 | LB | Fabián Monzón | Unattached |
| 3 July 2019 | LM | José Luis Fernández | Defensa y Justicia |
| 3 July 2019 | CB | Dylan Gissi | Patronato |
| 3 July 2019 | CM | Federico Bravo | Patronato |
| 3 July 2019 | CF | Augusto Lotti | Racing Club |
| 3 July 2019 | CB | Yonathan Cabral | Racing Club |
| 3 July 2019 | RB | Gustavo Toledo | Colón |
| 3 July 2019 | AM | Leonardo Heredia | Plaza Colonia |
| 22 July 2019 | LM | Ariel Rojas | San Lorenzo |
| 25 July 2019 | CM | Guillermo Acosta | Lanús |
| 26 July 2019 | CF | Lucas Melano | Portland Timbers |
| 30 July 2019 | AM | Gonzalo Castellani | San Lorenzo |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To |
| 3 July 2019 | LB | Mathías Abero | Patronato |
| 3 July 2019 | RW | Juan Cruz Kaprof | Arsenal de Sarandí |
| 3 July 2019 | CM | Rodrigo Aliendro | Colón |
| 3 July 2019 | AM | David Barbona | Racing Club |
| 3 July 2019 | CB | Franco Sbuttoni | Arsenal de Sarandí |
| 3 July 2019 | CM | Juan Mercier | San Martín |
| 6 July 2019 | RM | Claudio Pombo | Sarmiento |
| 23 July 2019 | CM | Nery Leyes | Deportes Antofagasta |
| 31 July 2019 | LM | Gervasio Núñez | Central Córdoba |
| 31 August 2019 | RB | José San Román | Nea Salamina |

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
| 6 July 2019 | CB | | Marcelo Ortiz | Boca Unidos | 30 June 2020 | |

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
| 19 July 2019 | CB | | Mauro Osores | Guillermo Brown | 30 June 2020 | |

## Friendlies
### Pre-season

Banfield revealed, on 19 June, a friendly match with Atlético Tucumán was to take place in pre-season. Further fixtures, against Vélez Sarsfield and Defensa y Justicia, were released by the club on 24 June. A match with San Salvador de Jujuy's Gimnasia y Esgrima was scheduled on 4 July. Exact details for the Vélez Sarsfield and Banfield games were communicated on 8 July, as an encounter with Boca Juniors was also added; with all matches taking place in Buenos Aires.
Win  Draw  Loss

### Mid-season

Mitre announced friendlies with Atlético Tucumán on 6 August.
Win  Draw  Loss

## Competitions
### Primera División
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 13 | Estudiantes (LP) | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 30 |
| 14 | Independiente | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 29 |
| 15 | Atlético Tucumán | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 29 |
| 16 | Unión | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 27 |
| 17 | Banfield | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 26 |

#### Relegation table

| Pos | Team | 2017–18 Pts | 2018–19 Pts | 2019–20 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg |
| 10 | San Lorenzo | 50 | 23 | 13 | 86 | 57 | 1.509 |
| 11 | Vélez Sarsfield | 38 | 40 | 7 | 85 | 57 | 1.491 |
| 12 | Atlético Tucumán | 36 | 42 | 6 | 84 | 57 | 1.474 |
| 13 | Unión | 43 | 36 | 4 | 83 | 57 | 1.456 |
| 14 | Lanús | 29 | 34 | 10 | 73 | 57 | 1.281 |
Source: AFA

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 1 September 2019. Source: Soccerway

#### Matches

The fixtures for the 2019–20 campaign were released on 10 July.
Win  Draw  Loss

### Copa Argentina

Atlético Tucumán were drawn to face Boca Unidos (Torneo Federal A) in the Copa Argentina round of thirty-two, with the match set for the Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena in Salta. After progressing, they'd met league rivals Colón.
Win  Draw  Loss

### Copa de la Superliga

Win  Draw  Loss

### Copa Sudamericana

Win  Draw  Loss

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos. | Nationality | Name | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline | Ref |
| No. | Pos. | Nationality | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | | Ref |
| 1 | GK | | Cristian Lucchetti | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 | CB | | Bruno Bianchi | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 3 | LB | | Fabián Monzón | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | CM | | Federico Bravo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6 | CB | | Marcelo Ortiz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 | LM | | Tomás Cuello | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | CM | | Guillermo Acosta | 4(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | CF | | Leandro Díaz | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 10 | AM | | Gonzalo Castellani | 4 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | LM | | José Luis Fernández | 2(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 12 | CF | | Lucas Melano | 0(5) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(5) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 13 | CB | | Dylan Gissi | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | DF | | Agustín Lagos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | CB | | Yonathan Cabral | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | LM | | Ariel Rojas | 4(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | AM | | Leonardo Heredia | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | FW | | Ramiro Ruiz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | GK | | Franco Pizzicanella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | CM | | Cristian Erbes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | CF | | Javier Toledo | 3(2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(2) | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| 23 | RM | | Ramiro Carrera | 1(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | GK | | Alejandro Sánchez | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | DF | | Camilo Albornoz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | RB | | Gustavo Toledo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | CF | | Augusto Lotti | 2(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | RW | | Jonás Romero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | FW | | Kevin Isa Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | LB | | Gabriel Risso Patrón | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | AM | | Favio Álvarez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CB | | Pier Barrios | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CB | | Andrés Lamas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CF | | Mauro Matos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CB | | Mauro Osores | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | — |
| Players who left during the season |||||||||||||||||
| – | RB | | José San Román | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Statistics accurate as of 5 September 2019.

### Goalscorers

| Rank | Pos | No. | Nat | Name | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | Ref |
| 1 | CB | 2 | | Bruno Bianchi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | CB | 6 | | Marcelo Ortiz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | CF | 22 | | Javier Toledo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — |