2017–18 Club Atlético Belgrano season

The 2017–18 season is Club Atlético Belgrano's 8th consecutive season in the top-flight of Argentine football. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Belgrano
2017–18 season
ChairmanArmando Pérez
ManagerSebastián Méndez
(until 16 October 2017)
Pablo Lavallén
(from 23 October 2017)
StadiumEl Gigante de Alberdi
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Primera División9th
2016–17 Copa ArgentinaRound of 16
2017–18 Copa ArgentinaRound of 64
Top goalscorerLeague: Two players (2)
All: Two players (2)

Current squad
As of 25 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
3 DF  ARG Federico Álvarez
6 DF  ARG Cristian Lema
8 MF  ARG Francisco Romero
10 FW  ARG Matías Suárez
12 DF  ARG Imanol González
13 DF  ARG Franco Pardo
14 MF  ARG Federico Lértora
15 GK  ARG Lucas Acosta
17 DF  ARG Cristian Romero
18 MF  ARG Gastón Álvarez Suárez
20 MF  ARG Gabriel Alanís
21 MF  ARG Sebastián Luna
23 FW  ARG Mariano Barbieri
24 MF  ARG Germán Gaitán
25 GK  ARG Germán Montoya
27 MF  ARG Joaquín Rikemberg
28 FW  ARG Tomás Attis
29 DF  ARG Juan Quiroga
31 MF  ARG Braian Volpini
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 DF  ARG Tomás Guidara
— FW  PAR Epifanio García (on loan from Guaraní)
— DF  ARG Erik Godoy (on loan from Tigre)
— MF  URU Jonathan Ramis (on loan from Zacatepec)
— MF  ARG Jorge Ortiz (on loan from Independiente)
— MF  ARG Juan Brunetta
— DF  ARG Lautaro Caride
— FW  ARG Leandro Fernández
— FW  ARG Leonardo Sequeira (on loan from Central Córdoba)
— DF  ARG Marcelo Benítez
— MF  ARG Marcos Rivadero
— MF  ARG Maximiliano Zárate
— FW  ARG Neri Bandiera
— GK  ARG Pablo Heredia
— DF  ARG Pier Barrios
— FW  ARG Santiago Giordana
— MF  URU Santiago Martínez (on loan from Montevideo Wanderers)
— FW  ARG Tobías Figueroa

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
9 FW  ARG Fernando Márquez (at Defensa y Justicia until 30 June 2018)
— GK  ARG César Rigamonti (at Vélez Sarsfield until 30 June 2018)
— FW  ARG Augusto Cáseres (at Senglea Athletic until 30 June 2018)
— DF  ARG Esteban Espíndola (at San Martín (T) until 30 June 2018)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  ARG Iván Paz (at Senglea Athletic until 30 June 2018)
— FW  ARG Nahuel Luján (at Ferro Carril Oeste until 30 June 2018)
— DF  ARG Nicolás Ferreyra (at Audax Italiano until 31 December 2017)
— DF  ARG Renzo Saravia (at Racing Club until 30 June 2018)

Transfers

In
Date Pos. Name From Fee
1 July 2017 DF Lautaro Caride Independiente Undisclosed[2]
4 July 2017 FW Neri Bandiera Aldosivi Undisclosed[3]
22 August 2017 MF Juan Brunetta Arsenal de Sarandí Undisclosed[4]

Out
Date Pos. Name To Fee
1 July 2017 DF Cristian Gorgerino Released[nb 1]</ref>[2]
1 July 2017 MF Mario Bolatti Released[nb 2][2]
1 July 2017 MF Sebastián Prediger Released[nb 3][2]
19 July 2017 MF Guillermo Farré Sarmiento Undisclosed[4]
23 July 2017 MF Iván Etevenaux Sarmiento Undisclosed[4]
26 July 2017 MF Jorge Velázquez Atlético de Rafaela Undisclosed[4]
28 July 2017 DF Lucas Aveldaño Tenerife Undisclosed[4]
6 August 2017 FW Claudio Bieler San Martín (T) Undisclosed[4]

Loan in
Date from Date to Pos. Name From
7 July 2017 30 June 2018 DF Marcelo Benítez Defensa y Justicia[4]
10 July 2017 30 June 2018 MF Santiago Martínez Montevideo Wanderers[4]
13 July 2017 30 June 2018 MF Jonathan Ramis Zacatepec[4]
17 July 2017 30 June 2018 MF Jorge Ortiz Independiente[5]
21 July 2017 30 June 2018 FW Epifanio García Guaraní[6]
16 August 2017 30 June 2018 FW Leonardo Sequeira Central Córdoba[7]
25 August 2017 30 June 2018 DF Erik Godoy Tigre[8]

Loan out
Date from Date to Pos. Name To
7 July 2017 30 June 2018 DF Renzo Saravia Racing Club[4]
30 July 2017 30 June 2018 FW Fernando Márquez Defensa y Justicia[4]
2 August 2017 30 June 2018 GK César Rigamonti Vélez Sarsfield[4]
15 August 2017 30 June 2018 FW Augusto Cáseres Senglea Athletic[4]
15 August 2017 30 June 2018 FW Iván Paz Senglea Athletic[4]
17 August 2017 30 June 2018 DF Esteban Espíndola San Martín (T)[4]

Friendlies

Pre-season

  Win   Draw   Loss

26 July 2017 Friendly Belgrano Cancelled Racing Club Córdoba, Argentina
11:00 Report
26 July 2017 Friendly Belgrano 2–0 Racing de Córdoba Córdoba, Argentina
09:00 C. Romero
J. Ramis 		Report Stadium: Villa Esquiú Academy
26 July 2017 Friendly Belgrano 1–0 Racing de Córdoba Córdoba, Argentina
B. Volpini Report Stadium: Villa Esquiú Academy
29 July 2017 Friendly Belgrano 2–1 Sportivo Desamparados Córdoba, Argentina
10:00 N. Bandiera
M. Suárez 		Report Stadium: Villa Esquiú Academy
29 July 2017 Friendly Belgrano 1–0 Sportivo Desamparados Córdoba, Argentina
10:00 V. Barbero Report Stadium: Villa Esquiú Academy
2 August 2017 Friendly Belgrano 2–1 Temperley Córdoba, Argentina
09:00  (o.g.)
M. Suárez 		Report F. Sosa  4' Stadium: Villa Esquiú Academy
2 August 2017 Friendly Belgrano 3–0 Temperley Córdoba, Argentina
10:30 T. Attis
E. Espíndola
F. Brener 		Report Stadium: Villa Esquiú Academy
5 August 2017 Friendly Newell's Old Boys 3–1 Belgrano Rosario, Argentina
J. San Román  28'
V. Figueroa  59'
B. Rivero  70'		 Report T. Figueroa  58' Stadium: Polideportivo de Bella Vista
16 August 2017 Friendly Belgrano 5–1 Colón Córdoba, Argentina
J. Ramis
S. Martínez
M. Benítez
M. Barbieri
M. Suárez 		Report Stadium: El Gigante de Alberdi
16 August 2017 Friendly Belgrano 2–2 Colón Córdoba, Argentina
B. Volpini
F. Brener 		Report
Stadium: El Gigante de Alberdi

Primera División
Main article: 2017–18 Argentine Primera División

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
11 Colón 27 11 8 8 32 22 +10 41 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
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
15 Atlético Tucumán 27 8 12 7 29 26 +3 36
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.[9][10]

Results by matchday
Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLWWDDDLDWWDW
Position211271111151717139129
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2017. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
25 August 2017 1 Banfield 2–1 Belgrano Banfield, Argentina
21:05 G. Bettini  13'
D. Cvitanich  15' (pen.)		 Report C. Lema  88' Stadium: Estadio Florencio Sola
Referee: Germán Delfino (Argentina)
9 September 2017 2 Belgrano 1–0 San Martín (SJ) Córdoba, Argentina
14:05 E. García  66' Report Stadium: El Gigante de Alberdi
Referee: Andrés Merlos (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)
22 September 2017 4 Belgrano 0–0 Tigre Córdoba, Argentina
19:05 Report Stadium: El Gigante de Alberdi
Referee: Federico Beligoy (Argentina)
29 September 2017 5 Atlético Tucumán 0–0 Belgrano San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
21:05 Report Stadium: Estadio Monumental José Fierro
Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)
15 October 2017 6 Belgrano 0–0 Talleres Córdoba, Argentina
16:05 Report Stadium: El Gigante de Alberdi
Referee: Ariel Penel (Argentina)
29 October 2017 7 Boca Juniors 4–0 Belgrano Buenos Aires, Argentina
18:05 L. Acosta  15' (o.g.)
E. Cardona  43'
D. Benedetto  63', 78'		 Report Stadium: La Bombonera
Referee: Silvio Trucco (Argentina)
5 November 2017 8 Belgrano 0–0 Independiente Córdoba, Argentina
14:05 Report Stadium: Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Referee: Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
17 November 2017 9 Newell's Old Boys 0–1 Belgrano Rosario, Argentina
21:30 Report J. Amoroso  89' Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Bielsa
Referee: Pedro Argañaraz (Argentina)
25 November 2017 10 Belgrano 2–0 Gimnasia y Esgrima Córdoba, Argentina
17:00 F. Brener  83'
J. Brunetta  90+4'		 Report Stadium: El Gigante de Alberdi
Referee: Juan Pompei (Argentina)
1 December 2017 11 Unión Santa Fe 1–1 Belgrano Santa Fe, Argentina
17:00 F. Fragapane  27' Report E. Godoy  59' Stadium: Estadio 15 de Abril
Referee: Germán Delfino (Argentina)
8 December 2017 12 Belgrano 1–0 Huracán Córdoba, Argentina
21:30 M. Suárez  83' Report Stadium: El Gigante de Alberdi
Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)
January 2018 13 Olimpo – Belgrano Bahía Blanca, Argentina
Report Stadium: Estadio Roberto Natalio Carminatti

Copa Argentina
Main article: 2016–17 Copa Argentina

  Win   Draw   Loss

2 September 2017 R32 Defensores de Belgrano 1–1
(5–6 p)		 Belgrano Cutral Có, Argentina
15:00 Á. Prudencio  86' (pen.) Report J. Ramis  2' Stadium: Estadio El Coloso del Ruca Quimey
Referee: Nicolás Lamolina (Argentina)
Penalties
A. Leguizamón
J. Bonetto
Á. Prudencio
A. Moreno
M. Coronel
J. Zules
H. Rubén 		J. Ortiz
J. Ramis
C. Lema
E. Godoy
J. Quiroga
F. Lértora
M. Benítez
9 October 2017 R16 Belgrano 1–2 Atlanta Santa Fe, Argentina
18:00 F. Lértora  90+4' Report F. Pedrozo  55'
A. Martínez  63'		 Stadium: Estadio 15 de Abril
Referee: Diego Abal (Argentina)

Notes
  1. Following his release, Gorgerino signed for Instituto.<ref name='Gorgerino/Instituto'>"Instituto sumó siete nuevos refuerzos". Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba. 8 August 2017. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  2. Following his release, Bolatti signed for Boca Unidos.[4]
  3. Following his release, Prediger signed for San Martín (T).[4]

References
  1. "Belgrano squad". Soccerway. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  2. "Mercado de pases del fútbol Argentino 2017/2018: Altas, bajas y rumores". Soccerway. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  3. "Neri Bandiera es refuerzo de Belgrano". Club Atlético Belgrano. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  4. "Belgrano transfers". Soccerway. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  5. "Jorge Ortiz se convirtió en el quinto refuerzo de Belgrano". TyC Sports. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  6. "Belgrano incorporó al paraguayo Epifanio García". TyC Sports. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  7. "Belgrano y una nueva alternativa en la delantera: Leonardo Sequeira". TyC Sports. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  8. "Adiós al 2: se fue Godoy". Vavel. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  9. "Reglamento del Campeonato de Primera División 2017–18" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA.
  10. "Reglamento General AFA" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA.
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