# 2019–20 Club Almagro season

The 2019–20 season is Almagro's 5th consecutive season in the second division of Argentine football. In addition to Primera B Nacional, the club are competing in the Copa Argentina.
The season generally covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

## Review
### Pre-season

The departures of Lucas Piovi and Damián Arce were revealed on 14 and 15 June, with the wide midfielders joining Arsenal de Sarandí and Instituto respectively. On 19 June, Almagro announced the signing of forward Facundo Suárez from San Martín (F); who he had scored eight times for in the 2018–19 Torneo Federal A. Joaquín Susvielles followed Piovi and Arce out the door on 21 June, as he penned a contract with Platense. Gonzalo Jaque completed a move in from San Lorenzo on 26 June. Mariano Puch to Comunicaciones was confirmed on 27 June. José Méndez signed on 29 June, having spent a season in Mexico with Tampico Madero. Some loans from 2018 to 2019 ended on 30 June, but Brian Benítez, Ezequiel Denis and Santiago López extended their loan stints.
Adrián Torres left for Chacarita Juniors on 1 July. Almagro formalised five new signings on 2 July. Walter Rueda made a move from Atlético Paraná, while Román Martinangeli, Sebastián Diana, Lucas Bossio and Norberto Paparatto signed from Sacachispas, Crucero del Norte, Guillermo Brown and Mitre respectively. Leonardo Acosta joined fellow Primera B Nacional team Atlético de Rafaela on 3 July. Acquisition number nine came on 8 July, as goalkeeper Cristian Limousin returned to Argentina from Ecuador's Técnico Universitario; he previously played for Almagro from 2016 to 2018. Germán Herrera arrived from Boca Unidos on 10 July. Marcelo Scatolaro left for Comunicaciones on 12 July. Almagro went unbeaten in friendlies with Chacarita Juniors on 13 July.
Mauro González moved out to Temperley on 13 July, while Lucas Wilchez did the opposite on 16 July. Almagro held three friendlies on 16 July, two versus Colegiales and one against the Argentina U23s; they'd draw one and lose two. Maximiliano García agreed to go to Comunicaciones on 18 July. New player Facundo Suárez netted a goal in each game as Almagro drew and then beat Ferro Carril Oeste on 20 July. Gustavo Turraca returned to Primera B Nacional on loan on 23 July, having been relegated from it with Los Andes in 2018–19. On 24 July, Agustín Coscia was loaned from Rosario Central. A friendly with Quilmes was postponed on 26 July, in order to preserve the Estadio Centenario Ciudad de Quilmes pitch following heavy rain; rescheduling was confirmed.
Friendlies with Quilmes were belatedly played on 30 July, as they couldn't be separated after two goalless draws. On 3 August, Almagro travelled to face Nueva Chicago in back-to-back exhibitions; subsequently losing on both occasions. 9 August saw Fermín Holgado pen terms from Olimpo. On 10 August, Leandro Lugarzo departed for Guillermo Brown.

### August

Almagro stunned Primera División club Boca Juniors on 13 August by eliminating them from the Copa Argentina R32, with Juan Manuel Martínez's goal taking the tie to penalties which saw Almagro came out victorious. Almagro signed Patricio Toranzo from Huracán on 15 August. Almagro's opening day fixture with San Martín (T) in Primera B Nacional was postponed, after the San Miguel de Tucumán club had flight problems due to an ongoing storm. Almagro eventually had their first fixture on 25 August, as a Leandro Aguirre penalty consigned them to defeat. They lost to Argentinos Juniors in an exhibition encounter on 27 August.

### September

Germán Herrera scored for Almagro as they drew away to Villa Dálmine on 1 September. Two days later, Almagro lost to Lanús in a mid-season friendly match.

## Squad

| Squad No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of Birth (age) | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| | Lucas Calviño | GK | (1984-11-08) 8 November 1984 (age 39) | Deportivo Español |
| | Francisco Del Riego | GK | (1993-03-24) 24 March 1993 (age 31) | Sportivo Patria |
| | Fermín Holgado | GK | (1994-05-17) 17 May 1994 (age 30) | Olimpo |
| | Cristian Limousin | GK | (1991-11-29) 29 November 1991 (age 32) | Técnico Universitario |
| | Horacio Ramírez | GK | (1984-03-21) 21 March 1984 (age 40) | Quilmes |
| Defenders ||||||
| | Ramiro Arias | LB | (1993-01-06) 6 January 1993 (age 31) | Sarmiento |
| | Nicolás Arrechea | CB | (1991-05-16) 16 May 1991 (age 33) | Academy |
| | Nahuel Basualdo | DF | (1991-02-23) 23 February 1991 (age 33) | Academy |
| | Sebastián Diana | LB | (1990-08-02) 2 August 1990 (age 34) | Crucero del Norte |
| | Nicolás Fattoni | DF | (1997-07-07) 7 July 1997 (age 27) | Academy |
| | Marco Lambert | DF | (1997-01-09) 9 January 1997 (age 27) | Academy |
| | Santiago López | CB | (1997-08-15) 15 August 1997 (age 27) | San Lorenzo (loan) |
| | Norberto Paparatto | CB | (1984-01-03) 3 January 1984 (age 40) | Mitre |
| Midfielders ||||||
| | Brian Benítez | MF | (1996-04-17) 17 April 1996 (age 28) | San Lorenzo (loan) |
| | Lucas Bossio | DM | (1990-03-06) 6 March 1990 (age 34) | Guillermo Brown |
| | Alejandro Gallego | MF | (1996-04-18) 18 April 1996 (age 28) | Academy |
| | Germán Herrera | MF | (1993-02-05) 5 February 1993 (age 31) | Boca Unidos |
| | Gonzalo Jaque | AM | (1996-12-05) 5 December 1996 (age 27) | San Lorenzo |
| | Iván Kabobel | MF | (1997-07-11) 11 July 1997 (age 27) | Academy |
| | Marcos Litre | RW | (1988-09-14) 14 September 1988 (age 36) | Alvarado |
| | Walter Rueda | MF | (1997-12-02) 2 December 1997 (age 26) | Atlético Paraná |
| | Patricio Toranzo | RM | (1982-03-19) 19 March 1982 (age 42) | Huracán |
| | Gustavo Turraca | MF | (1995-07-15) 15 July 1995 (age 29) | Los Andes (loan) |
| | Lucas Wilchez | AM | (1983-08-31) 31 August 1983 (age 41) | Temperley |
| Forwards ||||||
| | Agustín Coscia | CF | (1997-04-08) 8 April 1997 (age 27) | Rosario Central (loan) |
| | Ezequiel Denis | FW | (1996-04-04) 4 April 1996 (age 28) | Independiente (loan) |
| | Román Martinangeli | FW | (1993-04-10) 10 April 1993 (age 31) | Sacachispas |
| | Juan Manuel Martínez | CF | (1985-10-25) 25 October 1985 (age 38) | Agropecuario |
| | José Méndez | RW | (1993-03-28) 28 March 1993 (age 31) | Tampico Madero |
| | Eial Strahman | CF | (1989-06-21) 21 June 1989 (age 35) | Independiente Rivadavia |
| | Facundo Suárez | FW | (1994-07-01) 1 July 1994 (age 30) | San Martín (F) |
| | Jonathan Torres | FW | (1996-12-29) 29 December 1996 (age 27) | Quilmes |

## 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 | FW | Facundo Suárez | San Martín (F) |
| 3 July 2019 | AM | Gonzalo Jaque | San Lorenzo |
| 3 July 2019 | RW | José Méndez | Tampico Madero |
| 3 July 2019 | MF | Walter Rueda | Atlético Paraná |
| 3 July 2019 | FW | Román Martinangeli | Sacachispas |
| 3 July 2019 | LB | Sebastián Diana | Crucero del Norte |
| 3 July 2019 | DM | Lucas Bossio | Guillermo Brown |
| 3 July 2019 | CB | Norberto Paparatto | Mitre |
| 8 July 2019 | GK | Cristian Limousin | Técnico Universitario |
| 10 July 2019 | MF | Germán Herrera | Boca Unidos |
| 16 July 2019 | AM | Lucas Wilchez | Temperley |
| 9 August 2019 | GK | Fermín Holgado | Olimpo |
| 15 August 2019 | RM | Patricio Toranzo | Huracán |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To |
| 3 July 2019 | RM | Lucas Piovi | Arsenal de Sarandí |
| 3 July 2019 | LM | Damián Arce | Instituto |
| 3 July 2019 | FW | Joaquín Susvielles | Platense |
| 3 July 2019 | RM | Mariano Puch | Comunicaciones |
| 3 July 2019 | DF | Adrián Torres | Chacarita Juniors |
| 3 July 2019 | FW | Leonardo Acosta | Atlético de Rafaela |
| 12 July 2019 | CM | Marcelo Scatolaro | Comunicaciones |
| 13 July 2019 | CM | Mauro González | Temperley |
| 18 July 2019 | CB | Maximiliano García | Comunicaciones |
| 10 August 2019 | CB | Leandro Lugarzo | Guillermo Brown |

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
| 23 July 2019 | MF | | Gustavo Turraca | Los Andes | 30 June 2020 | |
| 24 July 2019 | CF | | Agustín Coscia | Rosario Central | 30 June 2020 | |

## Friendlies
### Pre-season

Chacarita Juniors revealed a pre-season friendly (set for 13 July) with Almagro on 20 June 2019; with it taking place on the premises of UTA Argentina in Moreno. The club confirmed a series of friendlies of 3 July, including trips to Quilmes and Nueva Chicago. They also had matches with Colegiales and the Argentina U23s.
Win  Draw  Loss

### Mid-season

Almagro would meet Argentinos Juniors in a friendly at the Estadio Diego Armando Maradona on 27 August. They'd face another Primera División team in Lanús; away, on 3 September.
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. Almagro were drawn in Zone B.
Win  Draw  Loss

### Copa Argentina

Almagro were drawn against Boca Juniors in the round of thirty-two in the Copa Argentina.
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 | | Lucas Calviño | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | GK | | Francisco Del Riego | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | GK | | Fermín Holgado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | GK | | Cristian Limousin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| – | GK | | Horacio Ramírez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | LB | | Ramiro Arias | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CB | | Nicolás Arrechea | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| – | DF | | Nahuel Basualdo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | LB | | Sebastián Diana | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| – | DF | | Nicolás Fattoni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | DF | | Marco Lambert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CB | | Santiago López | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CB | | Norberto Paparatto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | MF | | Brian Benítez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | DM | | Lucas Bossio | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| – | MF | | Alejandro Gallego | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | MF | | Germán Herrera | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| – | AM | | Gonzalo Jaque | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| – | MF | | Iván Kabobel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | RW | | Marcos Litre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | MF | | Walter Rueda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | RM | | Patricio Toranzo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | MF | | Gustavo Turraca | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | AM | | Lucas Wilchez | 0(2) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CF | | Agustín Coscia | 1(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | FW | | Ezequiel Denis | 0(2) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | FW | | Román Martinangeli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CF | | Juan Manuel Martínez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | RW | | José Méndez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CF | | Eial Strahman | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | FW | | Facundo Suárez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | FW | | Jonathan Torres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | — | 0 | — | 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 | – | | Juan Manuel Martínez | 0 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | MF | – | | Germán Herrera | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 1 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 2 | — |