2017–18 Argentinos Juniors season

The 2017–18 season is Argentinos Juniors' 1st season back in the top-flight of Argentine football, following promotion from Primera B Nacional in 2016–17. The season covers the period from 1 August 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Argentinos Juniors
2017–18 season
ChairmanCristian Malaspina
ManagerAlfredo Berti
(from 4 August 2017)
StadiumEstadio Diego Armando Maradona
Primera División12th
Copa ArgentinaRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Two players (5)
All: Two players (5)

Current squad
As of 22 August 2017.[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  ARG Federico Lanzillotta
— GK  ARG Leandro Finochietto
— GK  ARG Lucas Chávez
— GK  ARG Maximiliano Cavallotti
— DF  ARG Agustín Alberione
— DF  COL Juan Camilo Saiz (on loan from Independiente Medellín)
— DF  ARG Enzo Ybañez
— DF  ARG Gonzalo Piovi
— DF  ARG Guillermo Benítez
— DF  ARG Joaquín Laso
— DF  URU Jonathan Sandoval
— DF  ARG Kevin Mac Allister
— DF  ARG Leonel Mosevich
— DF  ARG Miguel Ángel Torrén
— DF  ARG Nicolás Freire
— DF  URU Sebastián Martínez
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ARG Alexis Mac Allister
— MF  ARG Damián Batallini
— MF  ARG Esteban Rolón
— MF  ARG Ezequiel Ham
— MF  ARG Facundo Barboza
— MF  ARG Gastón Machín
— MF  ARG Ignacio Méndez
— MF  ARG Iván Colman
— MF  ARG Leonardo Pisculichi
— MF  ARG Nicolás González
— FW  ARG Braian Romero
— FW  ARG Esteban Rueda
— FW  ARG Fabricio Lenci
— FW  URU Javier Cabrera
— FW  ARG Jonathan Cañete
— FW  ARG Nahuel Barragán

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ARG Francisco Solé (at Brown until 30 June 2018)
— FW  ARG Lucas Cano (at Felda United until 31 December 2017)
— FW  ARG Lautaro Mesa (at Brown until 30 June 2018)

Transfers

In
Date Pos. Name From Fee
4 August 2017 MF Leonardo Pisculichi Vitória Undisclosed[2]
5 August 2017 GK Maximiliano Cavallotti Gimnasia y Esgrima Undisclosed[2]
16 August 2017 FW Jonathan Cañete Independiente Undisclosed[2]

Out
Date Pos. Name To Fee
10 August 2017 DF Juan Sabia Libertad Undisclosed[2]

Loan in
Date from Date to Pos. Name From
10 August 2017 30 June 2018 DF Juan Camilo Saiz Independiente Medellín[2]

Loan out
Date from Date to Pos. Name To
15 August 2017 30 June 2018 MF Francisco Solé Brown[2]
20 August 2017 30 June 2018 FW Lautaro Mesa Brown[2]

Friendlies

Pre-season

  Win   Draw   Loss

26 August 2017 Friendly Argentinos Juniors – Villa Dálmine Buenos Aires, Argentina
10:00 Report

Primera División
Main article: 2017–18 Argentine Primera División

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
10 Unión 27 11 10 6 33 23 +10 43 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
11 Colón 27 11 8 8 32 22 +10 41
12 Argentinos Juniors 27 12 5 10 36 30 +6 41
13 Belgrano 27 10 10 7 29 28 +1 40
14 Vélez Sarsfield 27 10 8 9 31 32 −1 38
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) play-off (only if needed to decide championship); 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head points; 6) head-to-head goal difference; 7) head-to-head goals scored.[3][4]

Results by matchday
Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWLLDWWWLLLDW
Position12[lower-alpha 1]25272621107911151611
  1. After the postponement on Matchday 1, they were 18th.
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2017. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
8 October 2017[nb 1] 1 Argentinos Juniors 1–0 Chacarita Juniors Buenos Aires, Argentina
16:00 N. González  27' Report Stadium: Estadio Diego Armando Maradona
Referee: Nicolás Lamolina (Argentina)
9 September 2017 2 Patronato 2–1 Argentinos Juniors Paraná, Argentina
18:05 L. Márquez  37'
S. Ribas  74'		 Report B. Romero  12' Stadium: Estadio Presbítero Bartolomé Grella
Referee: Juan Pompei (Argentina)
16 September 2017 3 Argentinos Juniors 1–2 Belgrano Buenos Aires, Argentina
14:05 N. González  18' Report E. García  34'
C. Lema  47'		 Stadium: Estadio Diego Armando Maradona
Referee: Hernán Mastrángelo (Argentina)
24 September 2017 4 River Plate 1–1 Argentinos Juniors Buenos Aires, Argentina
18:05 G. Martínez  18' (pen.) Report N. González  37' Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Referee: Diego Abal (Argentina)
30 September 2017 5 Argentinos Juniors 2–0 Racing Club Buenos Aires, Argentina
20:05 M. Quiroga  88'
L. Pisculichi  90+2'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Diego Armando Maradona
Referee: Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
14 October 2017 6 Rosario Central 1–3 Argentinos Juniors Rosario, Argentina
14:05 F. Zampedri  90+3' Report B. Romero  30', 82'
N. González  89'		 Stadium: Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
Referee: Pablo Echavarría (Argentina)
27 October 2017 7 Argentinos Juniors 3–2 Arsenal de Sarandí Buenos Aires, Argentina
21:05 J. Sandoval  32'
D. Batallini  37'
L. Pisculichi  82'		 Report F. Monteseirín  6'
Mosquito  17'		 Stadium: Estadio Diego Armando Maradona
Referee: Ariel Penel (Argentina)
5 November 2017 8 Estudiantes 1–0 Argentinos Juniors Quilmes, Argentina
14:05 J. Schunke  47' Report Stadium: Estadio Centenario Dr. José Luis Meiszner
Referee: Pablo Echavarría (Argentina)
17 November 2017 9 Argentinos Juniors 0–1 Colón Buenos Aires, Argentina
17:00 Report G. Ortiz  63' Stadium: Estadio Diego Armando Maradona
Referee: Nicolás Lamolina (Argentina)
25 November 2017 10 San Lorenzo 1–0 Argentinos Juniors Buenos Aires, Argentina
19:15 N. Blandi  10' Report Stadium: Estadio Pedro Bidegain
Referee: Hernán Mastrángelo (Argentina)
2 December 2017 11 Argentinos Juniors 2–2 Temperley Buenos Aires, Argentina
17:00 L. Pisculichi  67'
N. González  75'		 Report J. Sánchez Sotelo  20'
R. De Ciancio  85'		 Stadium: Estadio Diego Armando Maradona
Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)
9 December 2017 12 Banfield 2–3 Argentinos Juniors Banfield, Argentina
17:00 J. Carranza  27', 59' Report B. Romero  6', 69'
J. Cabrera  32'		 Stadium: Estadio Florencio Sola
Referee: Andrés Merlos (Argentina)
January 2018 13 Argentinos Juniors – San Martín Buenos Aires, Argentina
Report Stadium: Estadio Diego Armando Maradona

Copa Argentina
Main article: 2017–18 Copa Argentina

  Win   Draw   Loss

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Notes
  1. Match was originally scheduled for 28 August 2017 before being postponed.[5]

References
  1. "Argentinos Juniors squad". Soccerway. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  2. "Argentinos Juniors transfers". Soccerway. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  3. "Reglamento del Campeonato de Primera División 2017–18" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA.
  4. "Reglamento General AFA" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA.
  5. "Superliga: Argentinos y Chacarita se ponen al día". TyC Sports. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.


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