The 2019–20 season is Arsenal de Sarandí's 1st season back in the top division of Argentine football, after promotion from Primera B Nacional. In addition to the Primera División, the club are competing in the Copa Argentina and Copa de la Superliga.

The season generally covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

Review Pre-season Ramiro López and Sebastián Lomonaco were the first players revealed to be leaving Arsenal de Sarandí at the start of 2019–20, as they agreed moves in June 2019 to Barracas Central and Godoy Cruz respectively. On 13 June, the club announced that Mauricio Aquino's contract would not be renewed; he soon went to Colegiales. A day later, Arsenal completed their first signing after agreeing terms with Lucas Piovi, who would join from Almagro. Juan Cruz Kaprof (Atlético Tucumán) and Ezequiel Rescaldani (Patronato) joined on 21 June. Daniel Sappa, a 'keeper from Estudiantes (LP), was loaned on 24 June; a clause, which would allow him to return to them after six months, was inserted. 24 June also saw Lautaro Parisi loaned from Primera B Nacional's Guillermo Brown.

Loaned players returned home on 30 June. On 1 July, having trained with the team, Nicolás Giménez (Talleres) and Franco Sbuttoni (Atlético Tucumán) signed for Arsenal. A planned pre-season friendly with Racing Club was cancelled on 2 July, with Talleres replacing the Avellaneda club. They met Banfield for their first pre-season match on 3 July, though would lose after conceding three unanswered goals at the Estadio Florencio Sola. A secondary match-up that day ended scoreless. Ryduan Palermo mutually terminated his contract on 4 July. Argentinos Juniors were Arsenal's opponents in friendlies three and four, with both encounters ending in defeats on 6 July in Buenos Aires. Aníbal Leguizamón moved to Ecuadorian Serie A outfit Emelec on 26 June.

Arsenal beat Independiente twice in friendlies on 10 July, after Fernando Torrent and Alan Soñora goals. Arsenal, on 19 July, revealed Pablo Álvarez was training with the club ahead of a potential move from Huracán. Lanús were fought in exhibition matches on 17 July, on a day that saw one win apiece. Unión Santa Fe loaned Federico Milo from Arsenal on 19 July. Arsenal avoided defeat in friendly matches with Rosario Central, drawing and winning at the Estadio Gigante de Arroyito. Pablo Álvarez penned a deal from Huracán on 22 July.

July Arsenal sealed their return to the top-flight of Argentine football with a 1–0 victory over Banfield on 29 July, as Ezequiel Rescaldani converted a penalty to gain them three points. Two days later, Arsenal held a friendly match with Claypole for players who didn't play against Banfield. They won it 3–0 after goals from Juan Cruz Kaprof, Rubén Zamponi and Juan García.

August On 1 August, Arsenal revealed that Joel Soñora (Talleres, loan) and Diego Nuñez (San Miguel) were training with the club ahead of potential moves. Both officialized their incomings hours later. Arsenal made it back-to-back wins in the Primera División on 5 August, as they came away from Godoy Cruz's Estadio Malvinas Argentinas with all three points thanks to goals from new signings Nicolás Giménez and Joel Soñora. Arsenal drew and lost to Racing Club in friendlies on 9 August. Arsenal secured nine points from a possible nine in the league on 18 August versus Defensa y Justicia, following strikes by Lautaro Parisi, Gastón Álvarez Suárez and Joel Soñora. Arsenal fell to defeat in a friendly with Atlanta on 19 August, with a back-up line-up losing by three goals at home.

Arsenal's three-match winning streak came to a close on 23 August, as San Lorenzo maintained their own unbeaten run with a 0–2 victory. Arsenal were knocked out of the Copa Argentina on 28 August by Estudiantes (BA), who went three up in thirty minutes.

September Arsenal were condemned to a 1–0 loss at the hands of Atlético Tucumán on 1 September.

Squad Squad No. Nationality Name Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Maximiliano Gagliardo GK Los Andes 12 Daniel Sappa GK Estudiantes (LP) (loan) 30 Alejandro Rivero GK Academy Pablo Santillo GK Defensa y Justicia Defenders 2 Fabio Pereyra DF San Jorge 3 Emiliano Papa LB Tigre 6 Rubén Zamponi CB Crucero del Norte 18 Ulises Abreliano DF Academy 20 Leonardo Marchi DF Academy 22 Pablo Álvarez RB Huracán 26 Franco Sbuttoni CB Atlético Tucumán 28 Horacio Igarzabal DF Academy 32 Alexis Salinas DF Academy 33 Patricio Luce DF Los Andes Federico Cataldi CB Academy Midfielders 4 Fernando Torrent MF Defensores de Belgrano 5 Emiliano Méndez CM Deportivo Morón 8 Jesús Soraire AM San Jorge 10 Lucas Necul AM Academy 11 Gastón Álvarez Suárez AM Belgrano 13 Facundo Kruspzky MF Academy 14 Mateo Carabajal CM Academy 15 Lucas Piovi RM Almagro 19 Joel Soñora AM Talleres (loan) 21 Leonel Picco MF Academy 24 Alejo Antilef MF Academy 25 Ramiro Balbuena MF Academy 29 Lionel Laborda MF Boca Juniors (loan) 31 Nicolás Giménez AM Talleres Lucas Coyette AM Academy Diego Nuñez CM San Miguel Forwards 7 Facundo Pons FW Juventud Pueyrredon 9 Juan García FW Banfield 16 Lautaro Parisi FW Guillermo Brown (loan) 17 Juan Cruz Kaprof RW Atlético Tucumán 23 Ezequiel Rescaldani CF Patronato 27 Ezequiel Cérica CF Los Andes Gonzalo Gómez FW Academy Out on loan Loaned to Federico Milo LB Unión Santa Fe Facundo Quintana CF L.D.U. Portoviejo

Transfers Domestic transfer windows:3 July 2019 to 24 September 201920 January 2020 to 19 February 2020.

Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Ref. 3 July 2019 RM Lucas Piovi Almagro 3 July 2019 RW Juan Cruz Kaprof Atlético Tucumán 3 July 2019 CF Ezequiel Rescaldani Patronato 3 July 2019 AM Nicolás Giménez Talleres 3 July 2019 CB Franco Sbuttoni Atlético Tucumán 22 July 2019 RB Pablo Álvarez Huracán 1 August 2019 CM Diego Nuñez San Miguel

Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Ref. 26 June 2019 CB Aníbal Leguizamón Emelec 3 July 2019 AM Ramiro López Barracas Central 3 July 2019 FW Sebastián Lomonaco Godoy Cruz 3 July 2019 GK Mauricio Aquino Colegiales 4 July 2019 CF Ryduan Palermo Released

Loans in Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref. 3 July 2019 GK Daniel Sappa Estudiantes (LP) 30 June 2020 3 July 2019 FW Lautaro Parisi Guillermo Brown 30 June 2020 1 August 2019 AM Joel Soñora Talleres 30 June 2020

Loans out Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref. 19 July 2019 LB Federico Milo Unión Santa Fe 30 June 2020

Friendlies Pre-season Arsenal de Sarandí announced five pre-season friendlies on 11 June 2019, with the club setting encounters with Banfield, Argentinos Juniors, Independiente, Racing Club and Lanús; to be played between 3 July and 17 July. The cancellation of the Racing Club friendly allowed them to schedule a match with Talleres in its place. However, the Talleres fixture was also cancelled due to bad weather. A game away to Rosario Central was later added.

Mid-season Arsenal scheduled a friendly with Claypole for 31 July, with it allowing players who didn't feature in their Primera División opener against Banfield two days prior. Arsenal held a fixture on 9 August in their city with Racing Club at Predio Tita Mattiussi; the latter club's training ground. An encounter with Atlanta was also set. They'd take a trip to Vélez Sarsfield on 6 September.

Competitions Primera División

League table

Relegation table Team Relegation 1Boca Juniors 58 51 11 120 57 2Racing 45 57 6 108 57 3Arsenal 0 0 9 9 5 4Defensa y Justicia 44 53 4 101 57 5River Plate 45 45 8 98 57 Source: AFA

Results summary

Matches The fixtures for the 2019–20 campaign were released on 10 July.

Copa Argentina

Arsenal were paired with Estudiantes (BA) in the Copa Argentina round of thirty-two.

Copa de la Superliga

Squad statistics Appearances and goals No.Pos.NationalityNameLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotalDisciplineRefAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GKMaximiliano Gagliardo500000—50002DFFabio Pereyra501000—60203LBEmiliano Papa501000—60104MFFernando Torrent4(1)01000—5(1)0005CMEmiliano Méndez201000—30006CBRubén Zamponi001000—10007FWFacundo Pons1(1)00000—1(1)0008AMJesús Soraire2(2)01000—3(2)0009FWJuan García0(1)01100—1(1)10010AMLucas Necul000000—000011AMGastón Álvarez Suárez411000—512112GKDaniel Sappa001000—100013MFFacundo Kruspzky000000—000014CMMateo Carabajal100000—100015RMLucas Piovi4(1)00000—4(1)02016FWLautaro Parisi4(1)10000—4(1)10017RWJuan Cruz Kaprof0(3)01000—1(3)01018DFUlises Abreliano000000—000019AMJoel Soñora3(1)21000—4(1)20020DFLeonardo Marchi000000—000021MFLeonel Picco000000—000022RBPablo Álvarez000000—000023CFEzequiel Rescaldani510000—512024MFAlejo Antilef0(1)01000—1(1)00025MFRamiro Balbuena000000—000026CBFranco Sbuttoni500000—501027CFEzequiel Cérica0(3)01100—1(3)10028DFHoracio Igarzabal000000—000029MFLionel Laborda000000—000030GKAlejandro Rivero000000—000031AMNicolás Giménez511000—612032DFAlexis Salinas000000—000033DFPatricio Luce000000—0000–CBFederico Cataldi000000—0000–LBFederico Milo000000—0000–AM Lucas Coyette000000—0000–FWGonzalo Gómez000000—0000–CMDiego Nuñez000000—0000–CFFacundo Quintana000000—0000–GKPablo Santillo000000—0000Own goals—0—0—0——0——— Statistics accurate as of 1 September 2019.

Goalscorers NameLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotalRef1AM19Joel Soñora200–22CF23Ezequiel Rescaldani100–1AM31Nicolás Giménez100–1FW16Lautaro Parisi100–1AM11Gastón Álvarez Suárez100–1FW9Juan García010–1CF27Ezequiel Cérica010–1Own goals000–0Totals620–8—

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