# 2019–20 Club y Biblioteca Ramón Santamarina season

The 2019–20 season is Santamarina's 7th consecutive season in the second division of Argentine football, Primera B Nacional.
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. 18 June saw Deportivo Morón sign Francisco Oliver, six days prior to Patricio Boolsen arriving from Racing Club to become Santamarina's first reinforcement. Román Strada followed him in on 30 June from Mitre. 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). Agustín Guiffrey was loaned from Patronato on 4 July, a day before Lautaro Arregui penned terms from Racing Club. Gustavo Iturra (Racing Club) and Joaquín Papaleo (Unión Santa Fe) loans were communicated on 7 July, as the latter joined for a third stint.
In the week leading up to their first exhibition, Adrián Scifo and Marcelo Guzmán joined the club while Agustín Politano left. Santamarina's first pre-season opponents were Círculo Deportivo, who they fought and beat by two goals in Comandante Nicanor Otamendi on 17 July. On 24 July, Santamarina met Almirante Brown in friendlies. Luca Orozco came from Olimpo on 25 July. Federico Paulucci was signed by Ferro Carril Oeste (GP) on 26 July. Alvarado visited Santamarina twice on 27 July, as they left the Estadio Municipal General San Martín undefeated. Guido Rancez, on 7 August, became a new player of Torneo Federal A's Chaco For Ever. Santamarina had a second match with Círculo Deportivo on 9 August, as a scoreless draw concluded their pre-season.
A fourth loan incoming, Jonás Acevedo from San Lorenzo, was confirmed on 14 August.

### August

Santamarina opened their Primera B Nacional season with no goals as they drew away to Sarmiento on 17 August. They suffered defeat on matchday two, as Deportivo Riestra took all the points after a goal from Esteban Pipino. Santamarina secured their first competitive victory of the campaign on 31 August, defeating Chacarita Juniors 0–3.

## Squad

| Squad No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of Birth (age) | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| | Tomás Casas | GK | (1996-09-27) 27 September 1996 (age 28) | Academy |
| | Juan Pablo Mazza | GK | (1997-02-28) 28 February 1997 (age 27) | Academy |
| | Joaquín Papaleo | GK | (1994-03-23) 23 March 1994 (age 30) | Unión Santa Fe (loan) |
| Defenders ||||||
| | Lautaro Arregui | DF | (1998-03-13) 13 March 1998 (age 26) | Racing Club |
| | Osvaldo Barsottini | CB | (1981-08-25) 25 August 1981 (age 43) | Ferro Carril Oeste |
| | Patricio Boolsen | DF | (1998-01-28) 28 January 1998 (age 27) | Racing Club |
| | Lucas Kruspzky | LB | (1992-04-06) 6 April 1992 (age 32) | Aldosivi |
| | Agustín Mazzola | DF | (1998-07-16) 16 July 1998 (age 26) | Academy |
| | Luca Orozco | DF | (1995-04-15) 15 April 1995 (age 29) | Olimpo |
| | Fernando Piñero | CB | (1993-02-16) 16 February 1993 (age 32) | Central Córdoba |
| | Lucas Sánchez | DF | (1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 (age 27) | Academy |
| | Adrián Scifo | RB | (1987-10-10) 10 October 1987 (age 37) | Nueva Chicago |
| Midfielders ||||||
| | Jonás Acevedo | AM | (1997-02-06) 6 February 1997 (age 28) | San Lorenzo (loan) |
| | Valentín Depietri | AM | (2000-10-31) 31 October 2000 (age 24) | Academy |
| | Mariano González | RM | (1981-05-05) 5 May 1981 (age 43) | Colón |
| | Agustín Guiffrey | LW | (1997-11-03) 3 November 1997 (age 27) | Patronato (loan) |
| | Matías Gutiérrez | MF | (1994-03-04) 4 March 1994 (age 30) | Ferrocarril Sud de Tandil |
| | Marcelo Guzmán | CM | (1985-02-16) 16 February 1985 (age 40) | Atlético de Rafaela |
| | Gustavo Iturra | MF | (1999-04-06) 6 April 1999 (age 25) | Racing Club (loan) |
| | Matías Kabalin | MF | (1998-10-26) 26 October 1998 (age 26) | Academy |
| | Facundo Leiva | MF | (2000-09-10) 10 September 2000 (age 24) | Academy |
| | Mateo Maná | MF | (1999-04-26) 26 April 1999 (age 25) | Academy |
| | Román Strada | MF | (1987-08-16) 16 August 1987 (age 37) | Mitre |
| | Nicolás Valerio | MF | (1992-08-18) 18 August 1992 (age 32) | Academy |
| Forwards ||||||
| | Marcos Alzueta | FW | (1996-08-16) 16 August 1996 (age 28) | Academy |
| | Enzo Lamarche | FW | (1997-09-18) 18 September 1997 (age 27) | Academy |
| | Martín Michel | FW | (1983-10-04) 4 October 1983 (age 41) | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) |
| | Maximiliano Osurak | FW | (1991-10-23) 23 October 1991 (age 33) | Atlético Paraná |
| | Fernando Telechea | CF | (1981-10-06) 6 October 1981 (age 43) | Aldosivi |

## 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 | DF | Patricio Boolsen | Racing Club |
| 3 July 2019 | MF | Román Strada | Mitre |
| 3 July 2019 | LB | Lucas Kruspzky | Aldosivi |
| 3 July 2019 | CB | Fernando Piñero | Central Córdoba |
| 5 July 2019 | DF | Lautaro Arregui | Racing Club |
| 11 July 2019 | RB | Adrián Scifo | Nueva Chicago |
| 16 July 2019 | CM | Marcelo Guzmán | Atlético de Rafaela |
| 25 July 2019 | DF | Luca Orozco | Olimpo |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To |
| 11 June 2019 | DM | Leonel Pierce | Botoșani |
| 3 July 2019 | CB | Francisco Oliver | Deportivo Morón |
| 3 July 2019 | RB | Leonardo Morales | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) |
| 14 July 2019 | RB | Agustín Politano | Güemes |
| 26 July 2019 | CB | Federico Paulucci | Ferro Carril Oeste (GP) |
| 7 August 2019 | MF | Guido Rancez | Chaco For Ever |

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Name | From | End date |
| 4 July 2019 | LW | Agustín Guiffrey | Patronato | 30 June 2020 |
| 7 July 2019 | MF | Gustavo Iturra | Racing Club | 30 June 2020 |
| 7 July 2019 | GK | Joaquín Papaleo | Unión Santa Fe | 30 June 2020 |
| 14 August 2019 | AM | Jonás Acevedo | San Lorenzo | 30 June 2020 |

## 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. Another encounter with Círculo Deportivo closed their preparation period on 9 August.
Win  Draw  Loss

## Competitions
### Primera B Nacional
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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. Santamarina were drawn in Zone B.
Win  Draw  Loss

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos. | Nationality | Name | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline | Ref |
| No. | Pos. | Nationality | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | | Ref |
| – | GK | | Tomás Casas | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | GK | | Juan Pablo Mazza | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | GK | | Joaquín Papaleo | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | DF | | Lautaro Arregui | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CB | | Osvaldo Barsottini | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | DF | | Patricio Boolsen | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | LB | | Lucas Kruspzky | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| – | DF | | Agustín Mazzola | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | DF | | Luca Orozco | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CB | | Fernando Piñero | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | DF | | Lucas Sánchez | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | RB | | Adrián Scifo | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | AM | | Jonás Acevedo | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | AM | | Valentín Depietri | 1(2) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | RM | | Mariano González | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | LW | | Agustín Guiffrey | 0(2) | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | MF | | Matías Gutiérrez | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CM | | Marcelo Guzmán | 0(3) | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | MF | | Gustavo Iturra | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| – | MF | | Matías Kabalin | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| – | MF | | Facundo Leiva | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | MF | | Mateo Maná | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | MF | | Román Strada | 2(1) | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| – | MF | | Nicolás Valerio | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | FW | | Marcos Alzueta | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | FW | | Enzo Lamarche | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | FW | | Martín Michel | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| – | FW | | Maximiliano Osurak | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CF | | Fernando Telechea | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | — |
Statistics accurate as of 3 September 2019.

### Goalscorers

| Rank | Pos | No. | Nat | Name | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | Ref |
| 1 | CF | – | | Fernando Telechea | 1 | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | AM | – | | Valentín Depietri | 1 | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | FW | – | | Martín Michel | 1 | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 3 | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | — |