Germán Burgos picked up consecutive wins as manager of Newell’s Old Boys in the Copa de la Liga for the first time thanks to a 2-0 victory for La Lepra at home to Patronato on Saturday night.
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Newell’s play another “final” against a Patronato side dismantled by COVID cases
Match Preview: Five days on from Newell’s Old Boys’ first win of the year against Lanús, Germán Burgos has called Saturday’s match against Patronato “another final” for Newell’s.
Lepers Abroad: Gameweek ending 12th April 2021
In this week’s roundup: Bielsa celebrates win over Pep’s Man City, Banega contributes to four goals in one match and Faravelli stars in the Copa Libertadores.
Lanús 1-3 Newell’s: Cacciabue lifts the monkey off El Mono’s back as Lepra earn first win of 2021
Newell’s Old Boys have finally won a game. It may have taken 4 months, 106 days to be exact, but at the fourth time of asking, Germán Burgos takes three points and remains an unbeaten manager since taking over at the Estadio Marcelo Bielsa a month ago
Home and away victories over Lanús in 2020 count for little in winless 2021 for Newell’s
Match Preview: La Lepra now hold the unwanted statistic of being the only team in Argentina yet to win a game in 2021. They hope to reverse it on Monday night against 2nd placed Lanús.
Newell’s to face Palestino, Goianiense in 2021 Copa Sudamericana
Newell’s Old Boys have been drawn in Group F of the 2021 Copa Sudamericana. Joining La Lepra in the group are the Chilean side Palestino, Brazilian newcomers Atlético Goianiense and either Libertad or Atlético Nacional, depending on who wins the second-leg of their qualifying play-off.
Lepers Abroad: Gameweek ending 5th April 2021
In this week’s round-up: Tata wins his 20th game with Mexico, Lisandro Martínez creates the winner for Ajax and Victor Figueroa lays on 4 assists in a week for Aucas.
Newell’s 2-2 Huracán: two points dropped by La Lepra in another defensive display
A first win of 2021 was still out of reach of Germán Burgos’ Newell’s Old Boys but the draw lifts them off the bottom of Group B of the Copa de la Liga.
With Kudelka in absentia, Burgos hopes to lift Newell’s off the bottom of Group B
Match Preview: Will it be third time lucky in Germán Burgos’ third game as manager of Newell’s? Huracán are the visitors to Rosario on Sunday as Newell’s continue to hunt for a first win of 2021.
Highlights: Atlético Tucumán 2-2 Newell’s Old Boys
Match Highlights: Watch video highlights as Newell’s Old Boys secured an away draw against Omar de Felippe’s Atlético Tucumán on Monday night in the Copa de la Liga.
Lepers Abroad: Gameweek ending 29th March 2021
In this week’s round-up: Tata Martino suffers defeat in Cardiff and Cabrera & Valenzuela represent Argentina U23s in Japan during a quiet international week for ex-Newell’s stars.
De Felippe’s troops await El Mono’s Lepers in Tucumán
Match Preview: Newell’s travel to Tucumán for the late kick-off on Monday night and a very familiar face standing in the opposite dugout.
Lepers Abroad: Gameweek ending 21st March 2021
In this week’s round-up: Messi becomes Barcelona’s all-time appearance holder, Bielsa breaks London curse, Poche’s PSG reach the top of the table and goals from Icardi, Fydriszewski, Figueroa & Faravelli.
Newell’s 0-0 Unión: Stalemate for Burgos in his first game as manager of the Lepers
Germán Burgos watched as his Newell’s side played out a goalless draw at the Estadio Marcelo Bielsa in his opening game as manager of the Lepers.
The Burgos era begins at Newell’s with Unión the visitors on Friday night
Match Preview: Gérman Burgos will stand in the dugout at the Estadio Marcelo Bielsa for the first time on Friday as he gets to work with La Lepra.