# 2019–20 Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba season

The 2019–20 season is Godoy Cruz's 13th 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 Libertadores.
The season generally covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

## Review
### Pre-season

Godoy Cruz had signed five players by 15 June 2019. Gabriel Alanís was the first name through the door, with the left midfielder joining on 27 May from relegated Belgrano; who they'd also sign Juan Brunetta from on 15 June. Four days prior, on 11 June, the club announced a trio of signings in Sebastián Lomonaco (Arsenal de Sarandí), Joaquín Mateo (Gimnasia y Tiro) and Leandro Vella (Instituto). On 15 June, Brian Alferez agreed a loan move away to Mendoza's Gimnasia y Esgrima (M). Godoy Cruz returned to action with a double-header against their reserves on 22 June, subsequently having a victory and a draw; with Brunetta scoring on debut in the former. Leandro Lencinas, a winger, and Agustín Verdugo, a central midfielder, departed to second tier club Mitre on 25 June.
Luciano Abecasis followed Lencinas and Verdugo out the exit on 26 June, penning terms with Lanús. The transfer of Ángel González to Estudiantes was agreed on 27 June, though would be subject to a medical and contract terms. Néstor Breitenbruch returned to his homeland after a season in Mexican football on 28 June, sealing a deal with Godoy Cruz to become their sixth newcomer. Their third friendly encounter, on 29 June, ended in a draw with Patronato. A second match with them was also played, with Agustín Manzur scoring to give Godoy Cruz a win. Numerous loans from the previous campaign officially expired on and around 30 June. 1 July saw Victorio Ramis leave on loan to Argentinos Juniors. Fernando Núñez headed off to second tier Sarmiento on 2 July.
Godoy Cruz suffered their first loss of pre-season on 3 July to Unión Santa Fe, though won the follow-up encounter thanks to goals from Miguel Merentiel and recent acquisition Joaquín Mateo. Ángel González's departure to Estudiantes was officialised on 6 July. Diego Sosa had a move to Argentinos Juniors confirmed on 6 July. Godoy Cruz lost twice to Newell's Old Boys in friendlies on 6 July. Facundo Cobos switched Argentina for Paraguay on 4 July, after agreeing a contract with Sol de América. Diego Viera officially did likewise on 8 July, after penning with Libertad during the preceding May. Godoy Cruz fought Mendoza-based Gimnasia y Esgrima in exhibition games on 11 July, avoiding defeat across two matches that saw Richard Prieto and Ezequiel Bullaude score.

### July

Godoy Cruz progressed through the Copa Argentina round of thirty-two on 14 July, defeating Huracán in a penalty shoot-out that followed a 1–1 draw in normal time. Godoy hosted Palmeiras of Brazil's Série A in the Copa Libertadores round of sixteen on 23 July, as they surrendered a two-goal lead to end the first leg tied at 2–2. Days after, Dorados de Sinaloa announced the incoming of Danilo Ortiz from Godoy. On 27 July, the club lost to San Lorenzo in a five-goal thriller to open their Primera División campaign; debuting youngster Tomás Badaloni netted their first. Paraguayan centre-back Miguel Jacquet arrived at Godoy Cruz from Nacional on 29 July. Godoy fell to a 4–0 loss at Allianz Parque to Palmeiras on 30 July, as they exited the competition at the round of sixteen.

### August

Arsenal de Sarandí condemned Godoy to their second league defeat in as many games on 5 August, as their opponents won by two goals at the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas. Godoy Cruz beat Deportivo Maipú in a friendly on 9 August, with the follow-up encounter ending goalless. Enzo Suraci went to Independiente Rivadavia on 13 August. 15 August saw Lucas Agüero depart on loan to All Boys. Atlético Tucumán defeated Godoy on 19 August in the Primera División, with a strike from Bruno Bianchi condemning them to their third straight league loss. Lucas Bernardi was subsequently sacked as manager, with Javier Patalano coming in as his replacement; Patalano had been reserve team manager. He won his first match in charge, as they beat Estudiantes on 25 August.
Godoy suffered their fifth overall defeat of 2019–20 on 31 August, as Racing Club secured a 3–1 win at the Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón.

## Squad

| Squad No. | Nationality | Name | Position(s) | Date of Birth (age) | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | | Roberto Ramírez | GK | (1996-07-07) 7 July 1996 (age 28) | Academy |
| 12 | | Andrés Mehring | GK | (1994-04-19) 19 April 1994 (age 30) | Argentino de Franck |
| 25 | | Juan Cruz Bolado | GK | (1997-07-22) 22 July 1997 (age 27) | Academy |
| 35 | | Matías Soria | GK | (2001-11-23) 23 November 2001 (age 22) | Academy |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | | Joaquín Varela | CB | (1997-03-25) 25 March 1997 (age 27) | Newell's Old Boys |
| 3 | | Miguel Jacquet | CB | (1995-05-20) 20 May 1995 (age 29) | Nacional |
| 4 | | Agustín Aleo | LB | (1998-05-20) 20 May 1998 (age 26) | Academy |
| 6 | | Tomás Cardona | CB | (1995-10-10) 10 October 1995 (age 28) | San Lorenzo |
| 14 | | Agustín Pereyra | DF | (1998-08-30) 30 August 1998 (age 26) | Academy |
| 15 | | Marcos Rouzies | CB | (1997-05-22) 22 May 1997 (age 27) | Academy |
| 20 | | Néstor Breitenbruch | CB | (1995-09-13) 13 September 1995 (age 29) | Tigres UANL |
| 22 | | Nahuel Arena | CB | (1998-06-02) 2 June 1998 (age 26) | Vélez Sarsfield |
| 31 | | Agustín Álvarez | DF | (2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 (age 24) | Academy |
| 32 | | Facundo Rodríguez | CB | (2000-02-26) 26 February 2000 (age 24) | Academy |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 7 | | Richard Prieto | LM | (1997-02-25) 25 February 1997 (age 27) | General Díaz (loan) |
| 8 | | Facundo Barboza | CM | (1996-07-31) 31 July 1996 (age 28) | Argentinos Juniors (loan) |
| 11 | | Leandro Vella | RW | (1996-09-09) 9 September 1996 (age 28) | Instituto |
| 16 | | Agustín Manzur | CM | (2000-09-29) 29 September 2000 (age 24) | Academy |
| 19 | | Fabián Henríquez | CM | (1995-06-08) 8 June 1995 (age 29) | Academy |
| 21 | | Gabriel Alanís | LM | (1994-03-16) 16 March 1994 (age 30) | Belgrano |
| 24 | | Facundo Gutiérrez | CM | (1997-06-03) 3 June 1997 (age 27) | Racing Club (loan) |
| 26 | | Juan Brunetta | AM | (1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 (age 27) | Belgrano |
| 27 | | Iván Smith | CM | (1999-03-24) 24 March 1999 (age 25) | Quilmes |
| 30 | | Juan Andrada | DM | (1995-01-04) 4 January 1995 (age 29) | Academy |
| 34 | | Daniel Molina | MF | (1999-09-10) 10 September 1999 (age 25) | Academy |
| 36 | | Franco González | CM | (1999-03-07) 7 March 1999 (age 25) | Academy |
| 38 | | Hernán Bernardello | CM | (1986-08-03) 3 August 1986 (age 38) | Newell's Old Boys (loan) |
| 39 | | Valentín Burgoa | AM | (2000-08-16) 16 August 2000 (age 24) | Academy |
| | | Julián García | MF | (1999-11-15) 15 November 1999 (age 24) | Academy |
| | | Luciano Pizarro | DM | (1997-07-14) 14 July 1997 (age 27) | Academy |
| Forwards ||||||
| 9 | | Miguel Merentiel | FW | (1996-02-24) 24 February 1996 (age 28) | Peñarol |
| 17 | | Marcelo Freites | FW | (1998-07-12) 12 July 1998 (age 26) | Academy |
| 18 | | Santiago García | CF | (1990-09-14) 14 September 1990 (age 34) | River Plate |
| 29 | | Tomás Badaloni | CF | (2000-05-02) 2 May 2000 (age 24) | Academy |
| 33 | | Ezequiel Bullaude | RW | (2000-10-26) 26 October 2000 (age 23) | Academy |
| | | Sebastián Lomonaco | FW | (1998-09-17) 17 September 1998 (age 26) | Arsenal de Sarandí |
| | | Joaquín Mateo | FW | (1997-08-05) 5 August 1997 (age 27) | Gimnasia y Tiro |
| Out on loan | Out on loan | Out on loan | Out on loan | Out on loan | Loaned to |
| | | Lucas Agüero | FW | (1997-04-28) 28 April 1997 (age 27) | All Boys |
| | | Brian Alferez | CB | (1998-04-04) 4 April 1998 (age 26) | Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) |
| | | Fabrizio Angileri | LB | (1994-03-15) 15 March 1994 (age 30) | River Plate |
| | | Gabriel Ávalos | CF | (1990-10-12) 12 October 1990 (age 33) | Patronato |
| | | Sebastián Olivarez | RB | (1992-05-15) 15 May 1992 (age 32) | Ferro Carril Oeste |
| | | Victorio Ramis | CF | (1994-07-07) 7 July 1994 (age 30) | Argentinos Juniors |

## 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 | LM | Gabriel Alanís | Belgrano |
| 3 July 2019 | FW | Sebastián Lomonaco | Arsenal de Sarandí |
| 3 July 2019 | FW | Joaquín Mateo | Gimnasia y Tiro |
| 3 July 2019 | RW | Leandro Vella | Instituto |
| 3 July 2019 | AM | Juan Brunetta | Belgrano |
| 3 July 2019 | CB | Néstor Breitenbruch | Tigres UANL |
| 29 July 2019 | CB | Miguel Jacquet | Nacional |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To |
| 3 July 2019 | LW | Leandro Lencinas | Mitre |
| 3 July 2019 | CM | Agustín Verdugo | Mitre |
| 3 July 2019 | RB | Luciano Abecasis | Lanús |
| 3 July 2019 | RW | Fernando Núñez | Sarmiento |
| 6 July 2019 | RM | Ángel González | Estudiantes |
| 6 July 2019 | RM | Diego Sosa | Argentinos Juniors |
| 8 July 2019 | CB | Diego Viera | Libertad |
| 8 July 2019 | LB | Facundo Cobos | Sol de América |
| 13 August 2019 | DF | Enzo Suraci | Independiente Rivadavia |

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Name | To | End date |
| 3 July 2019 | CB | Brian Alferez | Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) | 30 June 2020 |
| 3 July 2019 | CB | Victorio Ramis | Argentinos Juniors | 30 June 2020 |
| 25 July 2019 | CB | Danilo Ortiz | Dorados de Sinaloa | 2 September 2019 |
| 15 August 2019 | FW | Lucas Agüero | All Boys | 30 June 2020 |
| 2 September 2019 | CB | Danilo Ortiz | Elche | 1 January 2020 |

## Friendlies
### Pre-season

In June, it was announced that Godoy Cruz would face league rivals Patronato (29 June), Unión Santa Fe (3 July) and Newell's Old Boys (6 July) in pre-season friendlies in Paraná, Santa Fe and Rosario. They would face their reserve team twice in the week preceding the Patronato encounter. Gimnasia y Esgrima of Mendoza were also an opponent of Godoy's.
Win  Draw  Loss

### Mid-season

Godoy played Deportivo Maipú in a mid-season match on 9 August.
Win  Draw  Loss

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 20 | Patronato | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 23 |
| 21 | Huracán | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 22 |
| 22 | Aldosivi | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 35 | −15 | 22 |
| 23 | Colón | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 39 | −22 | 18 |
| 24 | Godoy Cruz | 23 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 22 | 46 | −24 | 18 |

#### Relegation table

| Pos | Team | 2017–18 Pts | 2018–19 Pts | 2019–20 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg |
| 5 | River Plate | 45 | 45 | 8 | 98 | 57 | 1.719 |
| 6 | Independiente | 46 | 38 | 6 | 90 | 56 | 1.607 |
| 7 | Godoy Cruz | 56 | 32 | 3 | 91 | 57 | 1.596 |
| 8 | Talleres (C) | 46 | 33 | 10 | 89 | 57 | 1.561 |
| 9 | Huracán | 48 | 35 | 5 | 88 | 57 | 1.544 |
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

Huracán were Godoy Cruz's opponents in the round of thirty-two of the Copa Argentina, with the tie to be played at the, as is customary, neutral venue of the Estadio Presidente Perón in Córdoba.
Win  Draw  Loss

### Copa de la Superliga

Win  Draw  Loss

### Copa Libertadores

Godoy Cruz were drawn to face Campeonato Brasileiro Série A outfit Palmeiras in the Copa Libertadores round of sixteen.
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 | | Roberto Ramírez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | CB | | Joaquín Varela | 3(1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6(1) | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 3 | CB | | Miguel Jacquet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 4 | LB | | Agustín Aleo | 1(2) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2(3) | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 6 | CB | | Tomás Cardona | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 7 | LM | | Richard Prieto | 1(1) | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 1(4) | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 8 | CM | | Facundo Barboza | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | | Miguel Merentiel | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 11 | RW | | Leandro Vella | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 12 | GK | | Andrés Mehring | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | DF | | Agustín Pereyra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | CB | | Marcos Rouzies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | CM | | Agustín Manzur | 3(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 3(3) | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 17 | DF | | Marcelo Freites | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | CF | | Santiago García | 4(1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7(1) | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 19 | CM | | Fabián Henríquez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 20 | CB | | Néstor Breitenbruch | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 21 | LM | | Gabriel Alanís | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 22 | CB | | Nahuel Arena | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 23 | FW | | Joaquín Mateo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | CM | | Facundo Gutiérrez | 3(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | GK | | Juan Cruz Bolado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | AM | | Juan Brunetta | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 27 | CM | | Iván Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | CF | | Tomás Badaloni | 1(3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | DM | | Juan Andrada | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 31 | LM | | Agustín Álvarez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | CB | | Facundo Rodríguez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | RW | | Ezequiel Bullaude | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | MF | | Daniel Molina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | GK | | Matías Soria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | CM | | Franco González | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 | CM | | Hernán Bernardello | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | AM | | Valentín Burgoa | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | FW | | Lucas Agüero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CB | | Brian Alferez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | LB | | Fabrizio Angileri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CF | | Gabriel Ávalos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | MF | | Julián García | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | FW | | Sebastián Lomonaco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | RB | | Sebastián Olivarez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | DM | | Luciano Pizarro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CF | | Victorio Ramis | 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 | — | — | — |
Statistics accurate as of 1 September 2019.

### Goalscorers

| Rank | Pos | No. | Nat | Name | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | Ref |
| 1 | CF | 18 | | Santiago García | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2 | CB | 2 | | Joaquín Varela | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | LM | 40 | | Richard Prieto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | CF | 29 | | Tomás Badaloni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | CM | 19 | | Fabián Henríquez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | — |