# 2019–20 Ferro Carril Oeste season

The 2019–20 season is Ferro Carril Oeste's 18th 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

Rodrigo Melo's departure to Estudiantes (BA) was confirmed on 11 June 2019. 18 June saw Guido Milán join from Veracruz. Three days later, midfielder Rodrigo Brandán was loaned out to Sacachispas. A third player left on 24 June, as Franco Lazzaroni made a move across the division to Gimnasia y Esgrima. Cain Fara was signed by Primera División outfit Aldosivi on 24 June. Walter Busse announced, on 26 June, that he was to leave the club at the conclusion of his contract, days later, for personal reasons. Gabriel Díaz joined Patronato of the Primera División on 29 June. However, Ferro claimed that a deal was still being discussed and Díaz had been offered a new contract. Numerous loans from the previous campaign officially expired on and around 30 June.
Ferro revealed, on 1 July, that Gabriel Díaz had indeed put pen to paper on a new contract, though would be loaned to Patronato for the 2019–20 season. Leonel Álvarez, after signing a new deal, was moved out on loan to Flandria on 1 July. Gustavo Canto was captured on loan from Dorados de Sinaloa of Ascenso MX on 4 July. Leonardo Landriel and Augusto Vantomme terminated their contracts on 5 July, subsequently joining Los Andes and Acassuso. Tomás Asprea, after his previous loan deal expired on 30 June, returned to Ferro on a second temporary contract from Comunicaciones on 5 July. Ferro met Huracán in their opening friendlies on 6 July, with the top-flight club ending the day undefeated. Pablo Ortega penned terms from Central Córdoba on 8 July.
On 10 July, having renewed their respective contracts, Matías Ramírez and Cristian Carrizo were loaned out to Villa Dálmine. Ferro beat Aldosivi in pre-season matches on 10 July. Ferro suffered losses in friendlies with San Lorenzo on 18 July. Ferro couldn't secure a friendly victory over Almagro on 20 July, falling to a draw and a defeat on home soil. Ferro recorded a win and a tie with Tristán Suárez in exhibitions on 24 July. Days later, encounters with Comunicaciones were cancelled due to bad weather. 31 July saw Ferro reach an agreement for Carlos Carbonero. Soon after, Ferro revealed a new contract was offered to Enzo Díaz; who was to answer in the succeeding days. They beat Defensores de Belgrano by two before losing by a goal on 2 August in pre-season.
Also on 2 August, Gastón Ada terminated his contract with Ferro - subsequently joining Chilean second tier team Deportes Valdivia on 4 August. 2 August also saw Pablo Medina sign for Justo José de Urquiza on loan. On 6 August, Ferro announced that Enzo Díaz had rejected their contract offer - with the club subsequently accepting a $325,000 offer from Tigre. Ferro were scheduled to face Banfield on 9 August, but the fixture was scrapped due to the poor climate. Carlos Carbonero's transfer from Deportivo Cali was officially completed on 9 August. Arriving from Mexico's Coras de Nayarit, Lucas Pugh penned contract terms on 15 August.

### August

Ferro were beaten by two goals at home to Platense in Primera B Nacional on 19 August, as Andrés Bailo conceded twice in as many minutes in the second half. Ferro lost a five-goal thriller to Independiente Rivadavia on 25 August, despite a late goal from debutant Franco Pulicastro.

### September

Ferro's poor form continued into September, as they succumbed to a 0–2 loss at the Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry to Atlanta. Ferro stopped the rot on 8 September, as they secured their first point of the campaign at home to Mitre. However, on 13 September, they returned to losing ways with a defeat to Estudiantes (RC).

## Squad

| Squad No. | Nationality | Name | Position(s) | Date of Birth (age) | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| | | Andrés Bailo | GK | (1988-09-06) 6 September 1988 (age 36) | Colón |
| | | Luciano Jachfe | GK | (2001-07-18) 18 July 2001 (age 23) | Academy |
| | | Iván López | GK | (1996-02-17) 17 February 1996 (age 28) | Academy |
| Defenders ||||||
| | | Nahuel Amarilla | CB | (1996-05-22) 22 May 1996 (age 28) | Academy |
| | | Gustavo Canto | CB | (1994-02-25) 25 February 1994 (age 30) | Dorados de Sinaloa (loan) |
| | | Lucas Ferrari | LB | (1997-03-31) 31 March 1997 (age 27) | Academy |
| | | Hernán Grana | RB | (1985-04-12) 12 April 1985 (age 39) | All Boys |
| | | Matías Mariatti | CB | (1997-01-26) 26 January 1997 (age 27) | Academy |
| | | Rodrigo Mazur | LB | (1992-01-03) 3 January 1992 (age 32) | Academy |
| | | Guido Milán | CB | (1987-07-03) 3 July 1987 (age 37) | Veracruz |
| | | Matías Muñoz | CB | (1996-03-22) 22 March 1996 (age 28) | Academy |
| | | Sebastián Olivarez | RB | (1992-05-15) 15 May 1992 (age 32) | Godoy Cruz (loan) |
| | | Lucas Souto | DF | (1998-10-11) 11 October 1998 (age 25) | Academy |
| Midfielders ||||||
| | | Carlos Airala | AM | (2002-08-25) 25 August 2002 (age 22) | Academy |
| | | Tomás Asprea | RM | (1995-02-28) 28 February 1995 (age 29) | Comunicaciones (loan) |
| | | Carlos Carbonero | RM | (1990-07-25) 25 July 1990 (age 34) | Deportivo Cali |
| | | Francisco García | MF | (1998-06-29) 29 June 1998 (age 26) | Academy |
| | | Nicolás Gómez | AM | (1996-02-25) 25 February 1996 (age 28) | Academy |
| | | Nahuel Maidana | AM | (1998-04-07) 7 April 1998 (age 26) | Academy |
| | | Fernando Miranda | CM | (1997-10-14) 14 October 1997 (age 26) | Academy |
| | | Federico Murillo | RM | (1997-01-04) 4 January 1997 (age 27) | Academy |
| | | Pablo Ortega | AM | (1994-08-29) 29 August 1994 (age 30) | Central Córdoba |
| | | Adam Ozeri | AM | (1998-03-07) 7 March 1998 (age 26) | Academy |
| | | Federico Segovia | MF | (1997-07-21) 21 July 1997 (age 27) | Academy |
| | | Lautaro Torres | CM | (1996-09-28) 28 September 1996 (age 28) | Academy |
| Forwards ||||||
| | | Bruno Barranco | FW | (1997-03-13) 13 March 1997 (age 27) | Academy |
| | | Cristian Bordacahar | FW | (1991-10-27) 27 October 1991 (age 32) | Brown |
| | | Enzo Díaz | FW | (1992-01-14) 14 January 1992 (age 32) | UAI Urquiza |
| | | Lautaro Gordillo | FW | (1999-04-06) 6 April 1999 (age 25) | Academy |
| | | Lucas Pugh | FW | (1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 (age 30) | Coras de Nayarit |
| | | Franco Pulicastro | FW | (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 (age 25) | Academy |
| | | Renzo Tesuri | RW | (1996-06-07) 7 June 1996 (age 28) | Gimnasia y Esgrima |
| Out on loan | Out on loan | Out on loan | Out on loan | Out on loan | Loaned to |
| | | Leonel Álvarez | LM | (1996-03-25) 25 March 1996 (age 28) | Flandria |
| | | Cristian Carrizo | MF | (1999-07-05) 5 July 1999 (age 25) | Villa Dálmine |
| | | Pablo Medina | DF | (1998-03-03) 3 March 1998 (age 26) | Justo José de Urquiza |
| | | Matías Ramírez | FW | (1999-03-14) 14 March 1999 (age 25) | Villa Dálmine |

## 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 | CB | Guido Milán | Veracruz |
| 8 July 2019 | AM | Pablo Ortega | Central Córdoba |
| 9 August 2019 | RM | Carlos Carbonero | Deportivo Cali |
| 15 August 2019 | FW | Lucas Pugh | Coras de Nayarit |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To |
| 1 July 2019 | AM | Walter Busse | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | Cain Fara | Aldosivi |
| 3 July 2019 | CM | Rodrigo Melo | Estudiantes (BA) |
| 3 July 2019 | CB | Franco Lazzaroni | Gimnasia y Esgrima |
| 5 July 2019 | MF | Leonardo Landriel | Los Andes |
| 8 July 2019 | GK | Augusto Vantomme | Acassuso |
| 4 August 2019 | AM | Gastón Ada | Deportes Valdivia |

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
| 4 July 2019 | CB | | Gustavo Canto | Dorados de Sinaloa | 30 June 2020 | |
| 5 July 2019 | RM | | Tomás Asprea | Comunicaciones | 30 June 2020 | |

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Name | To | End date |
| 3 July 2019 | MF | Rodrigo Brandán | Sacachispas | 30 June 2020 |
| 3 July 2019 | DF | Gabriel Díaz | Patronato | 30 June 2020 |
| 3 July 2019 | LM | Leonel Álvarez | Flandria | 30 June 2020 |
| 10 July 2019 | FW | Matías Ramírez | Villa Dálmine | 30 June 2020 |
| 10 July 2019 | MF | Cristian Carrizo | Villa Dálmine | 30 June 2020 |
| 2 August 2019 | DF | Pablo Medina | Justo José de Urquiza | 30 June 2020 |

## Friendlies
### Pre-season

Ferro Carril Oeste, on 17 June 2019, revealed an exhibition fixture with Huracán, with it set for 6 July. A further friendly with Tristán Suárez was tentatively scheduled for 20 July on 28 June. On 1 July, a match with Aldosivi of the Primera División was set. Almagro scheduled an encounter with Ferro for 20 July, the same date as the Tristán Suárez game. Ferro announced friendlies with San Lorenzo and Comunicaciones on 12 July, as well as the rescheduling of the Tristán Suárez fixture. They'd also play Defensores de Belgrano and Banfield in early 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: 14 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. Ferro Carril Oeste 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 | | Andrés Bailo | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | GK | | Luciano Jachfe | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | GK | | Iván López | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CB | | Nahuel Amarilla | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CB | | Gustavo Canto | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| – | LB | | Lucas Ferrari | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | RB | | Hernán Grana | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CB | | Matías Mariatti | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | LB | | Rodrigo Mazur | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| – | DF | | Pablo Medina | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CB | | Guido Milán | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| – | CB | | Matías Muñoz | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | RB | | Sebastián Olivarez | 3(1) | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| – | DF | | Lucas Souto | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | AM | | Carlos Airala | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | RM | | Tomás Asprea | 1(4) | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | RM | | Carlos Carbonero | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | LM | | Leonel Álvarez | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | MF | | Cristian Carrizo | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | MF | | Francisco García | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | AM | | Nicolás Gómez | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| – | AM | | Nahuel Maidana | 0(3) | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CM | | Fernando Miranda | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | RM | | Federico Murillo | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | AM | | Pablo Ortega | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | AM | | Adam Ozeri | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | MF | | Federico Segovia | 0(1) | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CM | | Lautaro Torres | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | FW | | Bruno Barranco | 3(1) | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | FW | | Cristian Bordacahar | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | FW | | Enzo Díaz | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | FW | | Lautaro Gordillo | 0(1) | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | FW | | Matías Ramírez | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | FW | | Lucas Pugh | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | RW | | Franco Pulicastro | 1(2) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | RW | | Renzo Tesuri | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | — |
Statistics accurate as of 14 September 2019.

### Goalscorers

| Rank | Pos | No. | Nat | Name | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | Ref |
| 1 | RW | – | | Renzo Tesuri | 1 | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | RW | – | | Franco Pulicastro | 1 | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | FW | – | | Lucas Pugh | 1 | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 3 | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | — |