Torneo Apertura News: Banfield vs Newell´s Old Boys Confirmed Line-ups

By Lucas Pereira, FootballPredictions.NET, 22:01 21/02/2026

We’re counting down to the Banfield vs Newell´s Old Boys Torneo Apertura game as we find ourselves fast approaching kick-off for this match, and the teams have now been announced.

Here is the starting XI for Banfield which has been confirmed as follows:

Banfield

Facundo Sanguinetti
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Argentina
Luis Ignacio Abraham
Defender
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 28
Place of birth: Arroyito, Argentina
Nicolás Meriano
Defender
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 83kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Rosario, Argentina
Lautaro Villegas
Midfielder
Height: 1.71m
Weight: 59kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Argentina
Pais, I
Santiago López García
Midfielder
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Carrodilla, Argentina
Lautaro Gómez
Midfielder
Height: 1.7m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Lisandro Piñero
Forward
Height: 1.69m
Weight: 60kg
Age: 18
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Oberá, Argentina
Tiziano Perrotta
Forward
Age: 19
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Nueve de Julio, Argentina
Mauro Méndez
Forward
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Uruguay
Place of birth: Uruguay
Danilo Arboleda
Defender
Height: 1.91m
Weight: 87kg
Age: 30
Substitutes: Santilli, G (G), Daniele, S (D), Iribarren, J (D), Ríos, L (M), Palavecino, L (M), Moreno, N (M), Rodríguez, T (M), Adoryán, T (F), Zalazar, D (F), Anselmo, F (F), Sepúlveda, B (F), Auzmendi, R (F).

The starting line-up for Newell´s Old Boys has also been confirmed as follows:

Newell´s Old Boys

Gabriel Arias
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 91kg
Age: 38
Nationality: Chile
Place of birth: Neuquén, Argentina
Risso, G
Oscar Salomón
Defender
Height: 1.81m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
Saúl Salcedo
Defender
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 28
Armando Méndez
Defender
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Uruguay
Place of birth: San José de Mayo, Uruguay
Jerónimo Mattar
Midfielder
Age: 17
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Argentina
Marcelo Esponda
Midfielder
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Argentina
Rodrigo Herrera
Midfielder
Height: 1.81m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Florencio Varela, Argentina
Ignacio Ramírez
Forward
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Uruguay
Place of birth: Mercedes, Uruguay
Hoyos, M
Nuñez, W
Bench: Barlasina, W (G), Luciano, M (D), Goitea, N (D), Sotelo, D (M), Regiardo, L (M), Guch, F (M), Acuña, V (M), Orozco, F (F), Herrera, L (F), Gigena, T (F), Russo, J (F), Cabrera, B.

See the link below for our full match preview and statistics.

Banfield
Newell´s Old Boys
3 - 0
👉 Banfield to win
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