# 2019–20 Argentinos Juniors season

The 2019–20 season is Argentinos Juniors' 3rd 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 Sudamericana.
The season generally covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

## Review
### Pre-season

Francisco González Metilli sealed his loan departure from Argentinos Juniors on 18 June 2019, as he penned terms with newly-promoted Primera B Nacional team Estudiantes (BA). They played Huracán in a friendly double-header on 26 June, losing the initial match 3–0 prior to winning the secondary encounter thanks to a goal from Iván Colman. Nahuel Rodríguez left on loan to Brown on 26 June, which preceded Gastón Bojanich going permanently to Barracas Central. Estudiantes (BA) were met in two pre-season matches on 29 June, with both encounters ending in 1–1 draws; Colman and youngster Lucas Ambrogio scored for them. Gastón Machín and Leonardo Pisculichi terminated their contracts in June, subsequently sealing moves to Segunda División B side Burgos.
Leonel Mosevich, just off a season on loan in Switzerland with FC St. Gallen, was loaned out again on 29 June - to Nacional of Portugal's LigaPro. A number of other players returned from their loan spells on and around 30 June, including Bautista Pavlovsky and Guillermo Benítez. As did the players loaned in. Santiago Silva, a Uruguayan centre-forward from Gimnasia y Esgrima, and Nicolás Silva, an Argentine right winger from Banfield, completed moves in on 1 July. Victorio Ramis, on loan from Godoy Cruz, did likewise soon after. Argentinos drew in an away friendly with Gimnasia y Esgrima on 3 July, before winning game two that day thanks to goals from Raúl Bobadilla and Elías Gómez. Right midfielder Diego Sosa switched Godoy Cruz for Argentinos on 6 July.
Gabriel Hauche and Elías Gómez netted in narrow exhibition match wins over Arsenal de Sarandí on 6 July. Left-back Mauro Maidana headed off to Mitre on 9 July.

### July

Colón, also of the Primera División, were Argentinos' first competitive opponents of 2019–20, as they met in the first leg of a Copa Sudamericana knockout tie in Santa Fe on 11 July. Matías Romero subsequently netted the winner, as they earned a one-goal advantage for the second leg. Marcos Angeleri signed from Uruguayan outfit Nacional on 16 July. The second leg with Colón was played on 18 July, with their opponents running out one-nil winners; therefore taking the tie to penalties, which Colón won. Argentinos had an exhibition with Villa Dálmine on 20 July, losing both encounters at the Estadio Diego Armando Maradona. Reserve player Franco Marchetti went on loan to Flandria on 22 July. In their first Primera División match, Argentinos held River Plate to a 1–1 draw.
Argentinos confirmed the exit on loan of goalkeeper Federico Lanzillota on 29 July, as he headed to Chilean football with Palestino for five months. The temporary departures of Luca Falabella (Mitre) and Lucas Ferraz Vila (Fénix) were announced on 30 July.

### August

Argentinos travelled to Aldosivi for match two of the 2019–20 league campaign on 3 August, with the fixture ending without goals. Enrique Javier Borja was loaned to Belgrano on 5 August. It was reported, on 14 August, that new signing Santiago Silva had been provisionally suspended after he had failed a drugs test back in April whilst with Gimnasia y Esgrima. Argentinos later revealed Silva was going through fertility treatment with his partner at the time of the test. Argentinos continued their undefeated start in the Primera División with a victory over Banfield on 16 August, with Gabriel Hauche grabbing the decisive goal. Argentinos fought San Martín in the Copa Argentina in Salta on 21 August, with El Bicho progressing on penalties at the Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena.
Santiago Silva's ban from playing was lifted on 22 August, pending the outcome of the investigation. After no goals away to Aldosivi on matchday two, Argentinos again failed to convert as they drew with Huracán in Parque Patricios on 26 August. A goal from Marcos Angeleri helped Argentinos defeat Almagro in a friendly on 27 August. Academy graduate Matko Miljevic scored the club's winner in a narrow victory over Gimnasia y Esgrima on 31 August.

### September

Leandro Paiva was loaned out to Mexico's Atlante on 5 September.

## Squad

| Squad No. | Nationality | Name | Position(s) | Date of Birth (age) | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 12 | | Lucas Chaves | GK | (1995-08-09) 9 August 1995 (age 29) | Academy |
| 33 | | Leandro Finochietto | GK | (1997-04-25) 25 April 1997 (age 27) | Academy |
| 34 | | Nicolás Forastiero | GK | (1998-07-15) 15 July 1998 (age 26) | Academy |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | | Miguel Ángel Torrén | CB | (1988-09-12) 12 September 1988 (age 36) | Newell's Old Boys |
| 3 | | Enzo Ybañez | LB | (1998-08-29) 29 August 1998 (age 26) | Academy |
| 4 | | Jonathan Galván | CB | (1992-06-25) 25 June 1992 (age 32) | Colón |
| 6 | | Marcos Angeleri | CB | (1983-04-07) 7 April 1983 (age 41) | Nacional |
| 13 | | Maximiliano Centurión | CB | (1999-02-20) 20 February 1999 (age 25) | Academy |
| 15 | | Jonathan Sandoval | RB | (1987-06-25) 25 June 1987 (age 37) | Liverpool |
| 16 | | Carlos Quintana | CB | (1988-02-11) 11 February 1988 (age 36) | Talleres |
| 21 | | Aaron Barquett | RB | (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 25) | Academy |
| 24 | | Elías Gómez | LB | (1994-06-09) 9 June 1994 (age 30) | Rosario Central (loan) |
| | | Guillermo Benítez | LB | (1993-12-08) 8 December 1993 (age 30) | Academy |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 5 | | Francis Mac Allister | RM | (1995-10-30) 30 October 1995 (age 28) | Academy |
| 8 | | Iván Colman | CM | (1995-05-06) 6 May 1995 (age 29) | Academy |
| 10 | | Damián Batallini | RM | (1996-06-24) 24 June 1996 (age 28) | Academy |
| 14 | | Gabriel Florentín | MF | (1999-03-13) 13 March 1999 (age 25) | Academy |
| 17 | | Franco Moyano | CM | (1997-09-13) 13 September 1997 (age 27) | San Lorenzo (loan) |
| 18 | | Diego Sosa | RM | (1991-10-24) 24 October 1991 (age 32) | Godoy Cruz |
| 19 | | Matko Miljevic | AM | (2001-05-09) 9 May 2001 (age 23) | Academy |
| 20 | | Fausto Vera | CM | (2000-03-26) 26 March 2000 (age 24) | Academy |
| 22 | | Franco Ibarra | MF | (2001-04-28) 28 April 2001 (age 23) | Academy |
| 26 | | Matías Romero | CM | (1996-02-01) 1 February 1996 (age 28) | Academy |
| 30 | | Fausto Montero | CM | (1988-10-22) 22 October 1988 (age 35) | Independiente Rivadavia |
| 31 | | Ezequiel Ham | DM | (1994-03-10) 10 March 1994 (age 30) | Academy |
| Forwards ||||||
| 7 | | Victorio Ramis | CF | (1994-07-07) 7 July 1994 (age 30) | Godoy Cruz (loan) |
| 9 | | Santiago Silva | CF | (1980-12-09) 9 December 1980 (age 43) | Gimnasia y Esgrima |
| 11 | | Francisco Ilarregui | RW | (1997-05-06) 6 May 1997 (age 27) | Quilmes |
| 23 | | Gastón Verón | CF | (2001-04-23) 23 April 2001 (age 23) | Academy |
| 25 | | Raúl Bobadilla | CF | (1987-06-18) 18 June 1987 (age 37) | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 27 | | Gabriel Hauche | LW | (1986-11-27) 27 November 1986 (age 37) | Millonarios |
| 28 | | Nicolás Silva | RW | (1990-01-24) 24 January 1990 (age 34) | Banfield |
| 29 | | Lucas Ambrogio | FW | (1999-07-14) 14 July 1999 (age 25) | Academy |
| 32 | | Thomas Amilivia | CF | (1998-06-13) 13 June 1998 (age 26) | Sportivo Italiano |
| | | Franco López | RW | (1998-04-01) 1 April 1998 (age 26) | River Plate |
| | | Bautista Pavlovsky | CF | (1997-12-16) 16 December 1997 (age 26) | Academy |
| | | Esteban Rueda | RW | (1996-01-28) 28 January 1996 (age 28) | Academy |
| Out on loan | Out on loan | Out on loan | Out on loan | Out on loan | Loaned to |
| 1 | | Federico Lanzillota | GK | (1992-12-01) 1 December 1992 (age 31) | Palestino |
| 35 | | Leandro Paiva | AM | (1994-02-15) 15 February 1994 (age 30) | Atlante |
| 36 | | Enrique Javier Borja | CF | (1995-05-30) 30 May 1995 (age 29) | Belgrano |
| | | Facundo Barboza | CM | (1996-07-31) 31 July 1996 (age 28) | Godoy Cruz |
| | | Nahuel Barragán | FW | (1996-02-20) 20 February 1996 (age 28) | Flandria |
| | | Luca Falabella | DF | (1999-03-10) 10 March 1999 (age 25) | Mitre |
| | | Lucas Ferraz Vila | LW | (1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 (age 26) | Fénix |
| | | Francisco González Metilli | RW | (1997-03-29) 29 March 1997 (age 27) | Estudiantes (BA) |
| | | Kevin Mac Allister | RB | (1997-11-07) 7 November 1997 (age 26) | Boca Juniors |
| | | Franco Marchetti | CM | (1998-04-25) 25 April 1998 (age 26) | Flandria |
| | | Leonel Mosevich | CB | (1997-02-04) 4 February 1997 (age 27) | Nacional |
| | | Nahuel Rodríguez | LM | (1996-03-18) 18 March 1996 (age 28) | Brown |

## 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 | CF | Santiago Silva | Gimnasia y Esgrima |
| 3 July 2019 | RW | Nicolás Silva | Banfield |
| 6 July 2019 | RM | Diego Sosa | Godoy Cruz |
| 16 July 2019 | CB | Marcos Angeleri | Nacional |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To |
| 1 July 2019 | RM | Gastón Machín | Burgos |
| 1 July 2019 | AM | Leonardo Pisculichi | Burgos |
| 3 July 2019 | CB | Gastón Bojanich | Barracas Central |
| 9 July 2019 | LB | Mauro Maidana | Mitre |

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
| 3 July 2019 | CF | | Victorio Ramis | Godoy Cruz | 30 June 2020 | |

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Name | To | End date |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | Leonel Mosevich | Nacional | 30 June 2020 |
| 3 July 2019 | RW | Francisco González Metilli | Estudiantes (BA) | 30 June 2020 |
| 3 July 2019 | LM | Nahuel Rodríguez | Brown | 30 June 2020 |
| 22 July 2019 | CM | Franco Marchetti | Flandria | 30 June 2020 |
| 29 July 2019 | GK | Federico Lanzillota | Palestino | 31 December 2019 |
| 30 July 2019 | DF | Luca Falabella | Mitre | 30 June 2020 |
| 30 July 2019 | LW | Lucas Ferraz Vila | Fénix | 30 June 2020 |
| 5 August 2019 | CF | Enrique Javier Borja | Belgrano | 30 June 2020 |
| 5 September 2019 | AM | Leandro Paiva | Atlante | 30 June 2020 |

## Friendlies
### Pre-season

Arsenal de Sarandí, on 11 June 2019, were the first club to be announced as a pre-season opponent for Argentinos Juniors, with the fixtures dated for 6 July. Further games with Huracán was set soon after. Argentinos' full pre-season fixture list was confirmed on 23 June, they added encounters with Estudiantes (BA) and Gimnasia y Esgrima. It was also noted that all matches would be closed to the public.
Win  Draw  Loss

### Mid-season

Villa Dálmine revealed a friendly, scheduled for 20 July, with them on 19 June. They were also set to meet Mitre, though the game was later cancelled. Argentinos would face Almagro on 27 August.
Win  Draw  Loss

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 3 | Vélez Sarsfield | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 39 |
| 4 | Racing | 23 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 39 |
| 5 | Argentinos Juniors | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 39 |
| 6 | Defensa y Justicia | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 36 |
| 7 | Lanús | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 36 |

#### Relegation table

| Pos | Team | 2017–18 Pts | 2018–19 Pts | 2019–20 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg |
| 13 | Unión | 43 | 36 | 4 | 83 | 57 | 1.456 |
| 14 | Lanús | 29 | 34 | 10 | 73 | 57 | 1.281 |
| 15 | Argentinos Juniors | 41 | 22 | 9 | 72 | 57 | 1.263 |
| 16 | Estudiantes (LP) | 36 | 29 | 6 | 71 | 57 | 1.246 |
| 17 | Aldosivi | — | 33 | 4 | 37 | 30 | 1.233 |
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: 31 August 2019. Source: Soccerway

#### Matches

The fixtures for the 2019–20 campaign were released on 10 July.
Win  Draw  Loss

### Copa Argentina

San Martín were revealed as Argentinos Juniors' opponents in the round of thirty-two of the Copa Argentina. They beat the Primera B Nacional outfit, which gave them a round of sixteen tie with Lanús.
Win  Draw  Loss

### Copa de la Superliga

Win  Draw  Loss

### Copa Sudamericana

Argentinos Juniors were drawn to face domestic rivals Colón in the Copa Sudamericana round of sixteen, with the home and away ties set for July.
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 | | Federico Lanzillota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | CB | | Miguel Ángel Torrén | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 3 | LB | | Enzo Ybañez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | CB | | Jonathan Galván | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | RM | | Francis Mac Allister | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 5(2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 6 | CB | | Marcos Angeleri | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | CF | | Victorio Ramis | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | CM | | Iván Colman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | CF | | Santiago Silva | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | RM | | Damián Batallini | 3(1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 4(2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 11 | RW | | Francisco Ilarregui | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | GK | | Lucas Chaves | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | CB | | Maximiliano Centurión | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | | Gabriel Florentín | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | RB | | Jonathan Sandoval | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 16 | CB | | Carlos Quintana | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 17 | CM | | Franco Moyano | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | RM | | Diego Sosa | 4(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 19 | AM | | Matko Miljevic | 1(1) | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1(3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | CM | | Fausto Vera | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 21 | RB | | Aaron Barquett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | MF | | Franco Ibarra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | CF | | Gastón Verón | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | LB | | Elías Gómez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 25 | CF | | Raúl Bobadilla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | CM | | Matías Romero | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2(1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 27 | LW | | Gabriel Hauche | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 28 | RW | | Nicolás Silva | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | FW | | Lucas Ambrogio | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | CM | | Fausto Montero | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | DM | | Ezequiel Ham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | CF | | Thomas Amilivia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | GK | | Leandro Finochietto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | GK | | Nicolás Forastiero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | AM | | Leandro Paiva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | CF | | Enrique Javier Borja | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | FW | | Nahuel Barragán | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | LB | | Guillermo Benítez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CM | | Facundo Barboza | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | DF | | Luca Falabella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | MF | | Lucas Ferraz Vila | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | RW | | Francisco González Metilli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | RW | | Franco López | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | RB | | Kevin Mac Allister | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CM | | Franco Marchetti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CB | | Leonel Mosevich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | LM | | Nahuel Rodríguez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CF | | Bautista Pavlovsky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | RW | | Esteban Rueda | 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 31 August 2019.

### Goalscorers

| Rank | Pos | No. | Nat | Name | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | Ref |
| 1 | RM | 11 | | Damián Batallini | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | CM | 26 | | Matías Romero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | LW | 27 | | Gabriel Hauche | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | AM | 19 | | Matko Miljevic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | — |