2017–18 Argentinos Juniors season

Argentinos Juniors
2017–18 season
Chairman	Cristian Malaspina
Manager	Alfredo Berti; (from 4 August 2017)
Stadium	Estadio Diego Armando Maradona
Primera División	11th
Copa Argentina	Round of 64
Top goalscorer	League: Two players (5); All: Two players (5)

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.

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.		Position	Player
		GK	Federico Lanzillotta
		GK	Leandro Finochietto
		GK	Lucas Chávez
		GK	Maximiliano Cavallotti
		DF	Agustín Alberione
		DF	Juan Camilo Saiz (on loan from Independiente Medellín)
		DF	Enzo Ybañez
		DF	Gonzalo Piovi
		DF	Guillermo Benítez
		DF	Joaquín Laso
		DF	Jonathan Sandoval
		DF	Kevin Mac Allister
		DF	Leonel Mosevich
		DF	Miguel Ángel Torrén
		DF	Nicolás Freire
		DF	Sebastián Martínez

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Alexis Mac Allister
		MF	Damián Batallini
		MF	Esteban Rolón
		MF	Ezequiel Ham
		MF	Facundo Barboza
		MF	Gastón Machín
		MF	Ignacio Méndez
		MF	Iván Colman
		MF	Leonardo Pisculichi
		MF	Nicolás González
		FW	Braian Romero
		FW	Esteban Rueda
		FW	Fabricio Lenci
		FW	Javier Cabrera
		FW	Jonathan Cañete
		FW	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.		Position	Player
		MF	Francisco Solé (at Brown until 30 June 2018)
		FW	Lucas Cano (at Felda United until 31 December 2017)
		FW	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

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	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

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

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	L	D	W	W	W	L	L	L	D	W
Position	12^{[nb 1]}	25	27	26	21	10	7	9	11	15	16	11

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 2]} 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

Win Draw Loss

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Notes

↑ After the postponement on Matchday 1, they were 18th.
↑ Match was originally scheduled for 28 August 2017 before being postponed.^[5]

References

↑ "Argentinos Juniors squad". Soccerway. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Argentinos Juniors transfers". Soccerway. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
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↑ "Reglamento General AFA" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA.
↑ "Superliga: Argentinos y Chacarita se ponen al día". TyC Sports. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.

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[5] After the postponement on Matchday 1, they were 18th.

[7] Match was originally scheduled for 28 August 2017 before being postponed.^[5]

[Soccerway_profile-1] "Argentinos Juniors squad". Soccerway. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.

[Soccerway_transfers-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Argentinos Juniors transfers". Soccerway. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.

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[4] "Reglamento General AFA" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA.

[MD1_postponement-6] "Superliga: Argentinos y Chacarita se ponen al día". TyC Sports. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.