# 2019–20 Club Atlético Banfield season

The 2019–20 season is Banfield's 7th consecutive season in the top division of Argentine football. In addition to the Primera División, the club are competing in the Copa Argentina and Copa de la Superliga.
The season generally covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

## Review
### Pre-season

The first player to announce his departure from Banfield was left-back Adrián Sporle, who agreed a move to Dundee United of the Scottish Championship on 13 June 2019. Adrián Calello followed Sporle out the door, as the defensive midfielder rejoined Huracán on 19 June. Esteban Conde's arrival from Nacional was set on 20 June, following the goalkeeper's exit from the Uruguayan outfit being confirmed a day before. Banfield met Victoriano Arenas in back-to-back friendlies on 22 June, with the first encounter ending in a four-goal victory before the second ended goalless. Jonás Gutiérrez made his unofficial bow against Victoriano Arenas, having been signed days prior. He was followed to the club by Hernán Toledo (Deportivo Maldonado) and Israel Damonte (Huracán).
Their second pre-season encounter took place on 26 June against Argentino, as they again scored four unanswered goals with Hernán Toledo netting on his first appearance; Banfield, like with Victoriano Arenas, faced Argentino twice, with the other fixture ending in a 1–1 draw. Chacarita Juniors of the second tier were beaten 2–1 on 29 June in the first of two friendlies, as Agustín Fontana netted twice to take his pre-season goal tally to five; game two ended in defeat. A number of players loaned in/out in the previous campaign returned on and around 30 June. Nicolás Silva departed on 1 July as he joined Argentinos Juniors. Banfield made it four wins from pre-season on 3 July, defeating Arsenal de Sarandí 3–0; a secondary meet ended goalless at the Estadio Florencio Sola.
Luciano Lollo was snapped up on loan from River Plate on 6 July. A 0–0 draw and a 2–3 loss occurred on 9 July in a friendly with Patronato. Banfield and Vélez Sarsfield swapped victories in friendlies on 13 July. Sebastián Dubarbier put pen to paper with Banfield on 13 July, having previously played in the Spanish Segunda División for Deportivo La Coruña. Sergio Vittor, a centre-back from Racing Club, was loaned in by Hernán Crespo on 17 July. Emanuel Coronel (Brown) and Michael López (Fénix) were loaned out on 19 July, as Denis Brizuela headed to Villa Dálmine. Another loan deal was confirmed on that date, with Facundo Altamirano going to Buenos Aires' Estudiantes. Banfield fought Atlético Tucumán twice on 20 July, winning 1–0 and drawing 2–2.
Julián Carranza was sold to Major League Soccer's Inter Miami on 26 July, though was immediately loaned back until the end of the year.

### July

Banfield fell to defeat in the Primera División on their 2019–20 bow, losing one-nil away to Arsenal de Sarandí on 29 July.

### August

Banfield and Talleres announced, on 1 August, a loan swap was agreed involving Martín Payero and Junior Arias, with the two switching clubs until 30 June 2020. A penalty from Nicolás Bertolo sealed three points in the league against Estudiantes on 4 August. Banfield beat Sacachispas in a friendly on 7 August, as a goal from Matías Moya was followed by a brace from Agustín Fontana. A friendly with Ferro Carril Oeste was cancelled on 9 August due to poor weather. Mauricio Asenjo completed a loan to Nueva Chicago on 14 August. Banfield made it back-to-back away defeats in the Primera División on 16 August, as they lost to Argentinos Juniors at the Estadio Diego Armando Maradona. Banfield lost to Boca Juniors on 25 August, having conceded after just twenty seconds.
On 31 August, Banfield and Defensa y Justicia played out a goalless draw in the league in Buenos Aires.

### September

Hernán Crespo parted ways with Banfield on 2 September, following just one win in five matches to start 2019–20. Julio César Falcioni was revealed as Crespo's replacement on 5 September.

## Squad

| Squad No. | Nationality | Name | Position(s) | Date of Birth (age) | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | | Iván Arboleda | GK | (1996-04-21) 21 April 1996 (age 28) | Deportivo Pasto |
| 12 | | Nicolás Sumavil | GK | (1999-11-20) 20 November 1999 (age 24) | Academy |
| 26 | | Facundo Cambeses | GK | (1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 (age 27) | Academy |
| 33 | | Esteban Conde | GK | (1983-03-04) 4 March 1983 (age 41) | Nacional |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | | Renato Civelli | CB | (1983-10-14) 14 October 1983 (age 40) | Lille |
| 4 | | Rodrigo Arciero | RB | (1993-03-12) 12 March 1993 (age 31) | Patronato |
| 6 | | Luciano Lollo | CB | (1987-03-29) 29 March 1987 (age 37) | River Plate (loan) |
| 14 | | Sergio Vittor | CB | (1989-06-09) 9 June 1989 (age 35) | Racing Club (loan) |
| 16 | | Sebastián Dubarbier | LB | (1986-02-19) 19 February 1986 (age 38) | Deportivo La Coruña |
| 25 | | Alexis Maldonado | CB | (1997-09-02) 2 September 1997 (age 27) | Academy |
| 30 | | Jorge Rodríguez | CB | (1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 (age 29) | Academy |
| 32 | | Franco Quinteros | DF | (1998-10-13) 13 October 1998 (age 25) | Academy |
| 37 | | Federico Torres | DF | (1999-04-16) 16 April 1999 (age 25) | Academy |
| | | Alexis Sosa | CB | (1999-07-22) 22 July 1999 (age 25) | Academy |
| | | Rodrigo Tapia | CB | (1994-09-28) 28 September 1994 (age 30) | San Lorenzo (loan) |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 3 | | Claudio Bravo | LM | (1997-03-13) 13 March 1997 (age 27) | Academy |
| 5 | | Israel Damonte | CM | (1982-01-06) 6 January 1982 (age 42) | Huracán |
| 8 | | Nicolás Bertolo | LM | (1986-01-02) 2 January 1986 (age 38) | River Plate |
| 10 | | Jesús Dátolo | LM | (1984-05-19) 19 May 1984 (age 40) | Vitória |
| 15 | | Nicolás Linares | RM | (1996-03-06) 6 March 1996 (age 28) | Academy |
| 17 | | Jonás Gutiérrez | LM | (1983-07-05) 5 July 1983 (age 41) | Defensa y Justicia |
| 18 | | Giuliano Galoppo | AM | (1999-06-18) 18 June 1999 (age 25) | Academy |
| 24 | | Luciano Gómez | AM | (1996-03-22) 22 March 1996 (age 28) | Academy |
| 27 | | Matías Moya | AM | (1998-03-26) 26 March 1998 (age 26) | River Plate (loan) |
| 28 | | Feyiseitan Asagidigbi | MF | (1999-05-16) 16 May 1999 (age 25) | Academy |
| 31 | | Lautaro Ríos | MF | (2000-10-09) 9 October 2000 (age 23) | Academy |
| 34 | | Tomás Assennato | MF | (1998-07-23) 23 July 1998 (age 26) | Academy |
| Forwards ||||||
| 7 | | Claudio Villagra | LW | (1997-01-02) 2 January 1997 (age 27) | Academy |
| 9 | | Agustín Fontana | CF | (1996-06-11) 11 June 1996 (age 28) | Academy |
| 11 | | Hernán Toledo | LW | (1996-01-17) 17 January 1996 (age 28) | Deportivo Maldonado (loan) |
| 13 | | Junior Arias | CF | (1993-02-06) 6 February 1993 (age 31) | Talleres (loan) |
| 21 | | Julián Carranza | CF | (2000-05-22) 22 May 2000 (age 24) | Inter Miami (loan) |
| 22 | | Juan Álvarez | RW | (1996-02-10) 10 February 1996 (age 28) | Academy |
| 23 | | Reinaldo Lenis | RW | (1992-07-20) 20 July 1992 (age 32) | Sport Recife |
| 35 | | Agustín Urzi | RW | (2000-05-04) 4 May 2000 (age 24) | Academy |
| 36 | | Juan Manuel Cruz | FW | (1999-07-19) 19 July 1999 (age 25) | Academy |
| | | Sebastián Benega | RW | (1999-05-20) 20 May 1999 (age 25) | Academy |
| | | Ignacio González | FW | (2000-08-25) 25 August 2000 (age 24) | Academy |
| Out on loan | Out on loan | Out on loan | Out on loan | Out on loan | Loaned to |
| 19 | | Mauricio Asenjo | CF | (1994-07-23) 23 July 1994 (age 30) | Nueva Chicago |
| 29 | | Martín Payero | CM | (1998-09-11) 11 September 1998 (age 26) | Talleres |
| | | Facundo Altamirano | GK | (1996-03-21) 21 March 1996 (age 28) | Estudiantes (BA) |
| | | Emanuel Coronel | LB | (1997-02-01) 1 February 1997 (age 27) | Brown |
| | | Michael López | CF | (1997-08-19) 19 August 1997 (age 27) | Fénix |

## 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 | GK | Esteban Conde | Nacional |
| 3 July 2019 | LM | Jonás Gutiérrez | Defensa y Justicia |
| 3 July 2019 | CM | Israel Damonte | Huracán |
| 13 July 2019 | LB | Sebastián Dubarbier | Deportivo La Coruña |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To |
| 13 June 2019 | LB | Adrián Sporle | Dundee United |
| 3 July 2019 | DM | Adrián Calello | Huracán |
| 3 July 2019 | RW | Nicolás Silva | Argentinos Juniors |
| 19 July 2019 | MF | Denis Brizuela | Villa Dálmine |
| 26 July 2019 | CF | Julián Carranza | Inter Miami |

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Name | From | End date |
| 3 July 2019 | LW | Hernán Toledo | Deportivo Maldonado | 30 June 2020 |
| 6 July 2019 | CB | Luciano Lollo | River Plate | 30 June 2020 |
| 17 July 2019 | CB | Sergio Vittor | Racing Club | 30 June 2020 |
| 26 July 2019 | CF | Julián Carranza | Inter Miami | 31 December 2019 |
| 1 August 2019 | CF | Junior Arias | Talleres | 30 June 2020 |

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Name | To | End date |
| 19 July 2019 | LB | Emanuel Coronel | Brown | 30 June 2020 |
| 19 July 2019 | CF | Michael López | Fénix | 30 June 2020 |
| 19 July 2019 | GK | Facundo Altamirano | Estudiantes (BA) | 30 June 2020 |
| 1 August 2019 | CM | Martín Payero | Talleres | 30 June 2020 |
| 14 August 2019 | CF | Mauricio Asenjo | Nueva Chicago | 30 June 2020 |

## Friendlies
### Pre-season

In early June 2019, exhibition matches were announced with Arsenal de Sarandí (3 July) and Patronato (9 July). On 19 June, Banfield added further friendlies with Victoriano Arenas (22 June), Chacarita Juniors (29 June), Vélez Sarsfield, Atlético Tucumán and an unknown opponent; though the latter never took place. The venue for the Chacarita friendly was confirmed on 23 July. Games with Argentino were scheduled on 20 June. Details for the Vélez Sarsfield encounter were released on 8 July.
Win  Draw  Loss

### Mid-season

Ferro Carril Oeste were pencilled in for a mid-season friendly match on 6 August 2019 for 10 August, though was later moved to a day prior. Before facing Ferro, Banfield would meet Sacachispas.
Win  Draw  Loss

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 15 | Atlético Tucumán | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 29 |
| 16 | Unión | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 27 |
| 17 | Banfield | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 26 |
| 18 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 26 |
| 19 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 23 |

#### Relegation table

| Pos | Team | 2017–18 Pts | 2018–19 Pts | 2019–20 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
| 18 | Patronato | 33 | 26 | 10 | 69 | 57 | 1.211 |
| 19 | Newell's Old Boys | 29 | 29 | 9 | 67 | 56 | 1.196 |
| 20 | Banfield | 35 | 29 | 4 | 68 | 57 | 1.193 |
| 21 | Colón | 41 | 23 | 4 | 68 | 57 | 1.193 |
| 22 | Rosario Central | 32 | 26 | 9 | 67 | 57 | 1.175 | Relegation to Primera B Nacional |
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

Win  Draw  Loss
Banfield were drawn to meet divisional rivals Talleres in the round of thirty-two in the Copa Argentina, with the encounter getting a date of 10 September; though it was originally tentatively scheduled for August.

### Copa de la Superliga

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 | | Iván Arboleda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | CB | | Renato Civelli | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 | LM | | Claudio Bravo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 4 | RB | | Rodrigo Arciero | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 5 | CM | | Israel Damonte | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | CB | | Luciano Lollo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 | LW | | Claudio Villagra | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | LM | | Nicolás Bertolo | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | CF | | Agustín Fontana | 1(3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1(3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | LM | | Jesús Dátolo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | GK | | Nicolás Sumavil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | CF | | Junior Arias | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 14 | CB | | Sergio Vittor | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 15 | RM | | Nicolás Linares | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | LB | | Sebastián Dubarbier | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | LMM | | Jonás Gutiérrez | 0(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | AM | | Giuliano Galoppo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | CF | | Mauricio Asenjo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | CF | | Julián Carranza | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | RW | | Juan Álvarez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 23 | RW | | Reinaldo Lenis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | AM | | Luciano Gómez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 25 | CB | | Alexis Maldonado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | GK | | Facundo Cambeses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | AM | | Matías Moya | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | MF | | Feyiseitan Asagidigbi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | CM | | Martín Payero | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | CB | | Jorge Rodríguez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | MF | | Lautaro Ríos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | DF | | Franco Quinteros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | GK | | Esteban Conde | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | MF | | Tomás Assennato | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | RW | | Agustín Urzi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 36 | FW | | Juan Manuel Cruz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | DF | | Federico Torres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | GK | | Facundo Altamirano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | RW | | Sebastián Benega | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | LB | | Emanuel Coronel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | FW | | Ignacio González | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CF | | Michael López | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CB | | Alexis Sosa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | CB | | Rodrigo Tapia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | LW | | Hernán Toledo | 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 31 August 2019.

### Goalscorers

| Rank | Pos | No. | Nat | Name | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | Ref |
| 1 | LM | 8 | | Nicolás Bertolo | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| 1 | CB | 14 | | Sergio Vittor | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| 1 | CF | 9 | | Agustín Fontana | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | — |