# 2019–20 Club Atlético Nueva Chicago season

The 2019–20 season is Nueva Chicago's 5th 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

On 11 June, forward David Achucarro headed off to Colombian football with Cúcuta Deportivo. Nueva Chicago kicked off their off-season signings with three announcements, as Gonzalo Menéndez's arrival from Deportivo Santaní was followed by the captures of Federico Vasilchik (Ferro Carril Oeste) and Horacio Martínez (Atlanta). On the same day, Juan Cruz Monteagudo agreed a loan to Deportes Puerto Montt of Primera B de Chile. 23 June saw Bolivia's Oriente Petrolero sign Nicolás Franco, while Mirko Luna moved to Chilean Primera División side O'Higgins on loan on 28 June. 2018–19 loans ended in June. Santiago González was loaned from San Lorenzo on 30 June. On 1 July, Cata Díaz penned from Fuenlabrada while Christian Gómez announced his retirement.
Álvaro Pavón and César More arrived from San Jorge on 10 July. Paul Charpentier was loaned to Sacachispas on 10 July, while Adrián Scifo left a day later to Santamarina. Boca Juniors Reserves got the better of Nueva Chicago in 17 July friendlies in Ezeiza, as they followed a 0–0 draw with a three-goal victory. Valentín Viola came to Nueva Chicago on 18 July, following the left winger's departure from San Martín (T). Leonardo Baima signed on a free transfer from Chacarita Juniors on 19 July. 20 July saw Nueva Chicago go unbeaten in games with Sportivo Italiano of Primera C Metropolitana. Aldo Araujo's loan from Talleres was officialised on 22 July. Nueva held consecutive ties with Argentino on 24 July. An exhibition with Uruguay's Fénix was cancelled on 26 July.
30 July saw Nueva play Alvarado in a friendly fixture, with the newly-promoted Primera B Nacional team coming out on top following a draw and a win. Uruguayan attacking midfielder Matías Santos joined from Defensor Sporting on 31 July. Nueva's final opponents of pre-season were Almagro, who they beat in two matches at the Estadio Nueva Chicago. Emiliano Trovento joined on 3 August. Rodrigo Izco became Gastón Esmerado's twelfth reinforcement on 5 August, as he agreed terms from Comunicaciones. A season-long loan move for Mauricio Asenjo from Banfield was confirmed on 14 August, on the same date that Christian Gómez divulged a temporary halt to his retirement - resigning in order to make a farewell cameo on matchday five in the league against Atlanta.

### August

Nueva's new campaign in Primera B Nacional got underway with a goalless draw at home to Deportivo Morón on 19 August. Another tie followed on matchday two, as they visited Temperley and drew 1–1 with Leonardo Baima scoring.

### September

On 3 September, Nueva Chicago made it three ties on the bounce after a score draw with Platense.

## Squad

| Squad No. | Nationality | Name | Position(s) | Date of Birth (age) | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| | | Augusto Bottini | GK | (1998-10-26) 26 October 1998 (age 25) | Academy |
| | | Alan Minaglia | GK | (1992-07-16) 16 July 1992 (age 32) | Academy |
| | | Agustín Silva | GK | (1989-06-28) 28 June 1989 (age 35) | Sol de América |
| Defenders ||||||
| | | Alan Brondino | DF | (1998-04-11) 11 April 1998 (age 26) | Academy |
| | | Julián Cosi | DF | (1998-09-08) 8 September 1998 (age 26) | Academy |
| | | Cata Díaz | CB | (1979-07-13) 13 July 1979 (age 45) | Fuenlabrada |
| | | Jonatan Fleita | CB | (1995-01-20) 20 January 1995 (age 29) | Unión Santa Fe (loan) |
| | | Adrián González | DF | (1995-07-06) 6 July 1995 (age 29) | Academy |
| | | Rodrigo Izco | RB | (1994-10-17) 17 October 1994 (age 29) | Comunicaciones |
| | | Enzo Lettieri | DF | (1998-07-19) 19 July 1998 (age 26) | Academy |
| | | Alan Lorenzo | RB | (1998-07-27) 27 July 1998 (age 26) | Academy |
| | | Diego Martínez | LB | (1992-01-19) 19 January 1992 (age 32) | San Martín (T) |
| | | César More | LB | (1989-07-02) 2 July 1989 (age 35) | San Jorge |
| | | Tomás Paschetta | DF | (1993-08-03) 3 August 1993 (age 31) | Academy |
| Midfielders ||||||
| | | Aldo Araujo | AM | (1992-01-03) 3 January 1992 (age 32) | Talleres (loan) |
| | | Leonardo Baima | LM | (1992-10-05) 5 October 1992 (age 32) | Chacarita Juniors |
| | | Favio Brizuela | MF | (1997-09-07) 7 September 1997 (age 27) | Academy |
| | | Claudio Curima | RM | (1997-09-08) 8 September 1997 (age 27) | Academy |
| | | Christian Gómez | AM | (1989-05-13) 13 May 1989 (age 35) | Miami FC |
| | | Arnaldo González | AM | (1989-05-13) 13 May 1989 (age 35) | Aldosivi |
| | | Axel Juárez | AM | (1990-07-27) 27 July 1990 (age 34) | Defensa y Justicia |
| | | Lucas López | MF | (1998-01-30) 30 January 1998 (age 26) | Academy |
| | | Facundo Mater | MF | (1998-07-23) 23 July 1998 (age 26) | Academy |
| | | Gonzalo Menéndez | LM | (1992-12-16) 16 December 1992 (age 31) | Deportivo Santaní |
| | | Gonzalo Miceli | DM | (1997-09-18) 18 September 1997 (age 27) | Academy |
| | | Saúl Nelle | CM | (1993-11-24) 24 November 1993 (age 30) | Independiente (loan) |
| | | Esteban Orfano | RM | (1992-01-13) 13 January 1992 (age 32) | Aldosivi |
| | | Álvaro Pavón | CM | (1993-02-24) 24 February 1993 (age 31) | San Jorge |
| | | Matías Santos | AM | (1994-03-11) 11 March 1994 (age 30) | Defensor Sporting |
| | | Leandro Teijo | DM | (1991-07-27) 27 July 1991 (age 33) | Koper |
| | | Emiliano Trovento | MF | (1995-01-10) 10 January 1995 (age 29) | Real Pilar |
| | | Alexis Vázquez | MF | (1996-09-23) 23 September 1996 (age 28) | Academy |
| | | Gonzalo Vivas | MF | (1993-02-16) 16 February 1993 (age 31) | Academy |
| Forwards ||||||
| | | Mauricio Asenjo | CF | (1994-07-23) 23 July 1994 (age 30) | Banfield (loan) |
| | | Matías Bazán | FW | (1997-01-20) 20 January 1997 (age 27) | Academy |
| | | Facundo Carrillo | FW | (1997-02-26) 26 February 1997 (age 27) | Academy |
| | | Gastón Espósito | FW | (1998-02-06) 6 February 1998 (age 26) | Academy |
| | | Santiago González | CF | (1999-07-25) 25 July 1999 (age 25) | San Lorenzo (loan) |
| | | Horacio Martínez | FW | (1987-04-24) 24 April 1987 (age 37) | Atlanta |
| | | Juan Sánchez Sotelo | CF | (1987-10-02) 2 October 1987 (age 37) | Temperley |
| | | Federico Vasilchik | CF | (1992-01-08) 8 January 1992 (age 32) | Ferro Carril Oeste |
| | | Valentín Viola | LW | (1991-08-28) 28 August 1991 (age 33) | San Martín (T) |
| Out on loan | Out on loan | Out on loan | Out on loan | Out on loan | Loaned to |
| | | Paul Charpentier | FW | (2000-05-01) 1 May 2000 (age 24) | Sacachispas |
| | | Juan Cruz Monteagudo | DF | (1995-10-26) 26 October 1995 (age 28) | Deportes Puerto Montt |
| | | Mirko Luna | MF | 2001 | O'Higgins |

## 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 | Gonzalo Menéndez | Deportivo Santaní |
| 3 July 2019 | CF | Federico Vasilchik | Ferro Carril Oeste |
| 3 July 2019 | FW | Horacio Martínez | Atlanta |
| 3 July 2019 | CB | Cata Díaz | Fuenlabrada |
| 10 July 2019 | CM | Álvaro Pavón | San Jorge |
| 10 July 2019 | LB | César More | San Jorge |
| 18 July 2019 | LW | Valentín Viola | San Martín (T) |
| 19 July 2019 | LM | Leonardo Baima | Chacarita Juniors |
| 31 July 2019 | AM | Matías Santos | Defensor Sporting |
| 3 August 2019 | MF | Emiliano Trovento | Real Pilar |
| 5 August 2019 | RB | Rodrigo Izco | Comunicaciones |
| 14 August 2019 | AM | Christian Gómez | Unattached |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To |
| 1 July 2019 | AM | Christian Gómez | Retired |
| 2 July 2019 | FW | Nicolás Franco | Oriente Petrolero |
| 8 July 2019 | FW | David Achucarro | Cúcuta Deportivo |
| 11 July 2019 | RB | Adrián Scifo | Santamarina |

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Name | From | End date |
| 3 July 2019 | CF | Santiago González | San Lorenzo | 30 June 2020 |
| 3 July 2019 | CM | Saúl Nelle | Independiente | 30 June 2020 |
| 22 July 2019 | AM | Aldo Araujo | Talleres | 30 June 2020 |
| 14 August 2019 | CF | Mauricio Asenjo | Banfield | 30 June 2020 |

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Name | To | End date |
| 10 July 2019 | FW | Paul Charpentier | Sacachispas | 30 June 2020 |
| 23 July 2019 | DF | Juan Cruz Monteagudo | Deportes Puerto Montt | 31 December 2019 |
| 23 July 2019 | MF | Mirko Luna | O'Higgins | 31 December 2019 |

## Friendlies
### Pre-season

An exhibition match with Almagro, set for 3 August 2019, was scheduled on 3 July. Argentino revealed a friendly with Nueva Chicago on 9 July. They'd also face Boca Juniors Reserves in Ezeiza and Sportivo Italiano in Buenos Aires. Nueva Chicago also agreed a friendly with Uruguayan club Fénix. Matches were also set with Alvarado and Almagro.
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: 4 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. Nueva Chicago were drawn in Zone A.
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 | | Augusto Bottini | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | GK | | Alan Minaglia | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | GK | | Agustín Silva | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | DF | | Alan Brondino | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | DF | | Julián Cosi | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CB | | Cata Díaz | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| – | CB | | Jonatan Fleita | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| – | DF | | Adrián González | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | RB | | Rodrigo Izco | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | DF | | Enzo Lettieri | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | RB | | Alan Lorenzo | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | LB | | Diego Martínez | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | DF | | Juan Cruz Monteagudo | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | LB | | César More | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | DF | | Tomás Paschetta | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | AM | | Aldo Araujo | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | LM | | Leonardo Baima | 1(2) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | MF | | Favio Brizuela | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | RM | | Claudio Curima | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | AM | | Christian Gómez | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | AM | | Arnaldo González | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | AM | | Axel Juárez | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | MF | | Lucas López | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | MF | | Facundo Mater | 1(2) | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| – | LM | | Gonzalo Menéndez | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | DM | | Gonzalo Miceli | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CM | | Saúl Nelle | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | RM | | Esteban Orfano | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CM | | Álvaro Pavón | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| – | AM | | Matías Santos | 0(1) | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | DM | | Leandro Teijo | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | MF | | Emiliano Trovento | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | MF | | Alexis Vázquez | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | MF | | Gonzalo Vivas | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CF | | Mauricio Asenjo | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | FW | | Matías Bazán | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | FW | | Facundo Carrillo | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | FW | | Paul Charpentier | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | FW | | Gastón Espósito | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | MF | | Mirko Luna | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CF | | Santiago González | 1(2) | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | FW | | Horacio Martínez | 1(1) | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CF | | Juan Sánchez Sotelo | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CF | | Federico Vasilchik | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | LW | | Valentín Viola | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | — |
Statistics accurate as of 4 September 2019.

### Goalscorers

| Rank | Pos | No. | Nat | Name | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | Ref |
| 1 | LM | – | | Leonardo Baima | 1 | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | CB | – | | Jonatan Fleita | 1 | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 2 | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | — |