# 2019–20 Defensores de Belgrano season

The 2019–20 season is Defensores de Belgrano's 2nd 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

Defensores de Belgrano announced their first signing of 2019–20 early in May 2019, as Sebastián Soto penned terms from Deportivo Riestra. Kevin Dubini's exit to Justo José de Urquiza was confirmed on 6 June, while the club unveiled a double signing from Brown on 7 June with Nicolás Benegas and Marcelo Lamas joining. Across the succeeding six days, El Dragón had an incoming and an outgoing in Elvio Gelmini (from Guillermo Brown) and Francisco Martínez (to Tristán Suárez). Pablo Miranda signed from Sportivo Desamparados on 15 June, which preceded the arrivals of Matías Quiroga and Leonel Müller on 19-20 June. Christian Moreno left the Núñez outfit on 22 June, agreeing a move to Acassuso. Juan Manuel Olivares, a third player from Brown, joined on 26 June.
A ninth new signing was completed on 28 June as Sebastián Giovini made the trip from Guillermo Brown. Defensores de Belgrano lost in back-to-back friendlies with top-flight Defensa y Justicia on 29 June, suffering 2–0 and 1–0 defeats. Numerous loans from the previous campaign officially expired on and around 30 June. Nahuel Peralta went away on 4 July, sealing a return to former team Deportivo Armenio. The acquisitions of Nicolás Álvarez and Guillermo Vernetti were fulfilled on 5 July. Defensores beat a team of free agents in Centro Integral del Futbolista Argentino in two matches on 17 July. On the same day, Tristán Suárez captured goalkeeper Cristian Correa from Defensores. Maximiliano Núñez came to Defensores from Atlético Bucaramanga on 19 July.
Martín García, a goalkeeper from Argentino of Primera C Metropolitana, sealed his arrival on 19 July. Defensores travelled to face the Vélez Sarsfield Reserves in Ituzaingó on 20 July, where a 2–1 victory would be followed by a goalless draw. Defensores shared wins with Acassuso in pre-season matches on 25 July, with Nicolás Benegas scoring twice in their victory. They did likewise on 2 August versus Ferro Carril Oeste, with fellow new signing Maximiliano Núñez netting for them on that occasion. 10 August saw Defensores head to Huracán for a friendly, losing by a single goal at the Campo de Deportes Jorge Newbery in Buenos Aires. Federico Marín arrived on loan from Huracán on 15 August. Their last friendly, versus Fénix, was postponed due to poor weather.

### August

A visit to Gimnasia y Esgrima (M)'s Estadio Víctor Antonio Legrotaglie ended in a goalless draw on 18 August in Defensores' first Primera B Nacional encounter of the new campaign. Three days after, Defensores faced top division Lanús in a friendly and drew 1–1. Gonzalo Mottes, from Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP), and Leandro Rodríguez, from All Boys, were announced as new players on 21 August. Defensores lost 1–0 away to Quilmes on 26 August. Defensores tied 2–2 at home to Atlético de Rafaela on 31 August.

## Squad

| Squad No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of Birth (age) | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| | Martín García | GK | (1995-03-09) 9 March 1995 (age 29) | Argentino |
| | Sebastián Giovini | GK | (1990-02-28) 28 February 1990 (age 34) | Guillermo Brown |
| | Maximiliano Velazco | GK | (1995-03-08) 8 March 1995 (age 29) | River Plate (loan) |
| Defenders ||||||
| | Nicolás Álvarez | RB | (1990-01-22) 22 January 1990 (age 34) | Chacarita Juniors |
| | Leandro Caballero | RB | (1986-02-13) 13 February 1986 (age 38) | UAI Urquiza |
| | Elvio Gelmini | DF | (1996-03-31) 31 March 1996 (age 28) | Guillermo Brown |
| | Luciano Goux | CB | (1980-01-27) 27 January 1980 (age 44) | Everton |
| | Leandro Martínez | CB | (1987-04-21) 21 April 1987 (age 37) | Tampico Madero |
| | Gonzalo Mottes | CB | | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) |
| | Leonel Müller | DF | (1996-05-13) 13 May 1996 (age 28) | Huracán |
| | Iván Nadal | LB | (1987-05-18) 18 May 1987 (age 37) | Platense |
| | Cristian Podestá | RB | (1991-01-24) 24 January 1991 (age 33) | Atlanta |
| Midfielders ||||||
| | Maximiliano Ferreira | MF | (1989-01-10) 10 January 1989 (age 35) | Brown |
| | Marcos Giménez | LM | (1989-04-12) 12 April 1989 (age 35) | Talleres |
| | Marcelo Lamas | CM | (1986-02-28) 28 February 1986 (age 38) | Brown |
| | Federico Marín | CM | (1998-03-24) 24 March 1998 (age 26) | Huracán (loan) |
| | Maximiliano Núñez | AM | (1986-09-17) 17 September 1986 (age 38) | Atlético Bucaramanga |
| | Juan Manuel Olivares | RM | (1988-07-14) 14 July 1988 (age 36) | Brown |
| | Jonathan Osan | MF | (1996-12-05) 5 December 1996 (age 27) | Academy |
| | Leandro Rodríguez | LM | (1997-07-24) 24 July 1997 (age 27) | All Boys |
| | Juan Manuel Sosa | CM | (1985-12-11) 11 December 1985 (age 38) | Estudiantes |
| | Sebastián Soto | MF | (1991-06-14) 14 June 1991 (age 33) | Deportivo Riestra |
| | Guillermo Vernetti | AM | (1993-04-17) 17 April 1993 (age 31) | Mitre |
| Forwards ||||||
| | Ezequiel Aguirre | RW | (1992-01-10) 10 January 1992 (age 32) | River Plate |
| | Gonzalo Aquilino | FW | (2000-02-20) 20 February 2000 (age 24) | Academy |
| | Nicolás Benegas | CF | (1996-03-01) 1 March 1996 (age 28) | Brown |
| | Gustavo Fernández | CF | (1990-08-04) 4 August 1990 (age 34) | Deportivo Laferrere |
| | Diego Medina | RW | (1991-12-16) 16 December 1991 (age 32) | Deportivo Armenio |
| | Pablo Miranda | CF | (1984-12-14) 14 December 1984 (age 39) | Sportivo Desamparados |
| | Matías Quiroga | CF | (1986-04-14) 14 April 1986 (age 38) | Atlético de Rafaela |

## 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 | MF | Sebastián Soto | Deportivo Riestra |
| 3 July 2019 | CF | Nicolás Benegas | Brown |
| 3 July 2019 | CM | Marcelo Lamas | Brown |
| 3 July 2019 | DF | Elvio Gelmini | Guillermo Brown |
| 3 July 2019 | CF | Pablo Miranda | Sportivo Desamparados |
| 3 July 2019 | CF | Matías Quiroga | Atlético de Rafaela |
| 3 July 2019 | DF | Leonel Müller | Huracán |
| 3 July 2019 | RM | Juan Manuel Olivares | Brown |
| 3 July 2019 | GK | Sebastián Giovini | Guillermo Brown |
| 5 July 2019 | AM | Guillermo Vernetti | Mitre |
| 5 July 2019 | RB | Nicolás Álvarez | Chacarita Juniors |
| 19 July 2019 | AM | Maximiliano Núñez | Atlético Bucaramanga |
| 19 July 2019 | GK | Martín García | Argentino |
| 21 August 2019 | CB | Gonzalo Mottes | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) |
| 21 August 2019 | LM | Leandro Rodríguez | All Boys |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To |
| 3 July 2019 | AM | Kevin Dubini | Justo José de Urquiza |
| 3 July 2019 | CB | Francisco Martínez | Tristán Suárez |
| 3 July 2019 | CB | Christian Moreno | Acassuso |
| 4 July 2019 | LM | Nahuel Peralta | Deportivo Armenio |
| 17 July 2019 | GK | Cristian Correa | Tristán Suárez |

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
| 15 August 2019 | CM | | Federico Marín | Huracán | 30 June 2020 | |

## Friendlies
### Pre-season

Defensa y Justicia, of the Primera División, revealed pre-season friendlies with Defensores de Belgrano on 27 June. They also met Centro Integral del Futbolista Argentino, a team of free agents, and the Vélez Sarsfield Reserves. Defensores would face Acassuso on 25 July, Ferro Carril Oeste on 2 August, Huracán on 10 August and Fénix on 17 August.
Win  Draw  Loss

### Mid-season

A trip to Lanús was scheduled for 21 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. Defensores de Belgrano 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 | | Martín García | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | GK | | Sebastián Giovini | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | GK | | Maximiliano Velazco | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | RB | | Nicolás Álvarez | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| – | RB | | Leandro Caballero | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | DF | | Elvio Gelmini | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CB | | Luciano Goux | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CB | | Leandro Martínez | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| – | CB | | Gonzalo Mottes | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | DF | | Leonel Müller | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | LB | | Iván Nadal | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | RB | | Cristian Podestá | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | MF | | Maximiliano Ferreira | 0(1) | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | LM | | Marcos Giménez | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| – | CM | | Marcelo Lamas | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CM | | Federico Marín | 0(1) | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | AM | | Maximiliano Núñez | 0(3) | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | RM | | Juan Manuel Olivares | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | MF | | Jonathan Osan | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | LM | | Leandro Rodríguez | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CM | | Juan Manuel Sosa | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| – | MF | | Sebastián Soto | 0(1) | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | AM | | Guillermo Vernetti | 0(2) | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | RW | | Ezequiel Aguirre | 0(1) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | FW | | Gonzalo Aquilino | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CF | | Nicolás Benegas | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CF | | Gustavo Fernández | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | RW | | Diego Medina | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CF | | Pablo Miranda | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CF | | Matías Quiroga | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 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 | – | | Matías Quiroga | 1 | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | RW | – | | Ezequiel Aguirre | 1 | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 3 | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | — |
Matías Quiroga Ezequiel Aguirre