The 2019–20 season is Godoy Cruz's 13th consecutive season in the top division of Argentine football. In addition to the Primera División, the club are competing in the Copa Argentina, Copa de la Superliga and Copa Libertadores.

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

Review Pre-season Godoy Cruz had signed five players by 15 June 2019. Gabriel Alanís was the first name through the door, with the left midfielder joining on 27 May from relegated Belgrano; who they'd also sign Juan Brunetta from on 15 June. Four days prior, on 11 June, the club announced a trio of signings in Sebastián Lomonaco (Arsenal de Sarandí), Joaquín Mateo (Gimnasia y Tiro) and Leandro Vella (Instituto). On 15 June, Brian Alferez agreed a loan move away to Mendoza's Gimnasia y Esgrima (M). Godoy Cruz returned to action with a double-header against their reserves on 22 June, subsequently having a victory and a draw; with Brunetta scoring on debut in the former. Leandro Lencinas, a winger, and Agustín Verdugo, a central midfielder, departed to second tier club Mitre on 25 June.

Luciano Abecasis followed Lencinas and Verdugo out the exit on 26 June, penning terms with Lanús. The transfer of Ángel González to Estudiantes was agreed on 27 June, though would be subject to a medical and contract terms. Néstor Breitenbruch returned to his homeland after a season in Mexican football on 28 June, sealing a deal with Godoy Cruz to become their sixth newcomer. Their third friendly encounter, on 29 June, ended in a draw with Patronato. A second match with them was also played, with Agustín Manzur scoring to give Godoy Cruz a win. Numerous loans from the previous campaign officially expired on and around 30 June. 1 July saw Victorio Ramis leave on loan to Argentinos Juniors. Fernando Núñez headed off to second tier Sarmiento on 2 July.

Godoy Cruz suffered their first loss of pre-season on 3 July to Unión Santa Fe, though won the follow-up encounter thanks to goals from Miguel Merentiel and recent acquisition Joaquín Mateo. Ángel González's departure to Estudiantes was officialised on 6 July. Diego Sosa had a move to Argentinos Juniors confirmed on 6 July. Godoy Cruz lost twice to Newell's Old Boys in friendlies on 6 July. Facundo Cobos switched Argentina for Paraguay on 4 July, after agreeing a contract with Sol de América. Diego Viera officially did likewise on 8 July, after penning with Libertad during the preceding May. Godoy Cruz fought Mendoza-based Gimnasia y Esgrima in exhibition games on 11 July, avoiding defeat across two matches that saw Richard Prieto and Ezequiel Bullaude score.

July Godoy Cruz progressed through the Copa Argentina round of thirty-two on 14 July, defeating Huracán in a penalty shoot-out that followed a 1–1 draw in normal time. Godoy hosted Palmeiras of Brazil's Série A in the Copa Libertadores round of sixteen on 23 July, as they surrendered a two-goal lead to end the first leg tied at 2–2. Days after, Dorados de Sinaloa announced the incoming of Danilo Ortiz from Godoy. On 27 July, the club lost to San Lorenzo in a five-goal thriller to open their Primera División campaign; debuting youngster Tomás Badaloni netted their first. Paraguayan centre-back Miguel Jacquet arrived at Godoy Cruz from Nacional on 29 July. Godoy fell to a 4–0 loss at Allianz Parque to Palmeiras on 30 July, as they exited the competition at the round of sixteen.

August Arsenal de Sarandí condemned Godoy to their second league defeat in as many games on 5 August, as their opponents won by two goals at the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas. Godoy Cruz beat Deportivo Maipú in a friendly on 9 August, with the follow-up encounter ending goalless. Enzo Suraci went to Independiente Rivadavia on 13 August. 15 August saw Lucas Agüero depart on loan to All Boys. Atlético Tucumán defeated Godoy on 19 August in the Primera División, with a strike from Bruno Bianchi condemning them to their third straight league loss. Lucas Bernardi was subsequently sacked as manager, with Javier Patalano coming in as his replacement; Patalano had been reserve team manager. He won his first match in charge, as they beat Estudiantes on 25 August.

Godoy suffered their fifth overall defeat of 2019–20 on 31 August, as Racing Club secured a 3–1 win at the Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón.

Squad Squad No. Nationality Name Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Roberto Ramírez GK Academy 12 Andrés Mehring GK Argentino de Franck 25 Juan Cruz Bolado GK Academy 35 Matías Soria GK Academy Defenders 2 Joaquín Varela CB Newell's Old Boys 3 Miguel Jacquet CB Nacional 4 Agustín Aleo LB Academy 6 Tomás Cardona CB San Lorenzo 14 Agustín Pereyra DF Academy 15 Marcos Rouzies CB Academy 20 Néstor Breitenbruch CB Tigres UANL 22 Nahuel Arena CB Vélez Sarsfield 31 Agustín Álvarez DF Academy 32 Facundo Rodríguez CB Academy Midfielders 7 Richard Prieto LM General Díaz (loan) 8 Facundo Barboza CM Argentinos Juniors (loan) 11 Leandro Vella RW Instituto 16 Agustín Manzur CM Academy 19 Fabián Henríquez CM Academy 21 Gabriel Alanís LM Belgrano 24 Facundo Gutiérrez CM Racing Club (loan) 26 Juan Brunetta AM Belgrano 27 Iván Smith CM Quilmes 30 Juan Andrada DM Academy 34 Daniel Molina MF Academy 36 Franco González CM Academy 38 Hernán Bernardello CM Newell's Old Boys (loan) 39 Valentín Burgoa AM Academy Julián García MF Academy Luciano Pizarro DM Academy Forwards 9 Miguel Merentiel FW Peñarol 17 Marcelo Freites FW Academy 18 Santiago García CF River Plate 29 Tomás Badaloni CF Academy 33 Ezequiel Bullaude RW Academy Sebastián Lomonaco FW Arsenal de Sarandí Joaquín Mateo FW Gimnasia y Tiro Out on loan Loaned to Lucas Agüero FW All Boys Brian Alferez CB Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) Fabrizio Angileri LB River Plate Gabriel Ávalos CF Patronato Sebastián Olivarez RB Ferro Carril Oeste Victorio Ramis CF Argentinos Juniors

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 LM Gabriel Alanís Belgrano 3 July 2019 FW Sebastián Lomonaco Arsenal de Sarandí 3 July 2019 FW Joaquín Mateo Gimnasia y Tiro 3 July 2019 RW Leandro Vella Instituto 3 July 2019 AM Juan Brunetta Belgrano 3 July 2019 CB Néstor Breitenbruch Tigres UANL 29 July 2019 CB Miguel Jacquet Nacional

Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Ref. 3 July 2019 LW Leandro Lencinas Mitre 3 July 2019 CM Agustín Verdugo 3 July 2019 RB Luciano Abecasis Lanús 3 July 2019 RW Fernando Núñez Sarmiento 6 July 2019 RM Ángel González Estudiantes 6 July 2019 RM Diego Sosa Argentinos Juniors 8 July 2019 CB Diego Viera Libertad 8 July 2019 LB Facundo Cobos Sol de América 13 August 2019 DF Enzo Suraci Independiente Rivadavia

Loans out Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref. 3 July 2019 CB Brian Alferez Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) 30 June 2020 3 July 2019 CB Victorio Ramis Argentinos Juniors 30 June 2020 25 July 2019 CB Danilo Ortiz Dorados de Sinaloa 2 September 2019 15 August 2019 FW Lucas Agüero All Boys 30 June 2020 2 September 2019 CB Danilo Ortiz Elche 1 January 2020

Friendlies Pre-season In June, it was announced that Godoy Cruz would face league rivals Patronato (29 June), Unión Santa Fe (3 July) and Newell's Old Boys (6 July) in pre-season friendlies in Paraná, Santa Fe and Rosario. They would face their reserve team twice in the week preceding the Patronato encounter. Gimnasia y Esgrima of Mendoza were also an opponent of Godoy's.

Mid-season Godoy played Deportivo Maipú in a mid-season match on 9 August.

Competitions Primera División

League table

Relegation table Team Relegation 5River Plate 45 45 8 98 57 6Independiente 46 38 6 90 56 7Godoy Cruz 56 32 3 91 57 8Talleres (C) 46 33 10 89 57 9Huracán 48 35 5 88 57 Source: AFA

Results summary

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

Copa Argentina

Huracán were Godoy Cruz's opponents in the round of thirty-two of the Copa Argentina, with the tie to be played at the, as is customary, neutral venue of the Estadio Presidente Perón in Córdoba.

Copa de la Superliga

Copa Libertadores

Godoy Cruz were drawn to face Campeonato Brasileiro Série A outfit Palmeiras in the Copa Libertadores round of sixteen.

Squad statistics Appearances and goals No.Pos.NationalityNameLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotalDisciplineRefAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GKRoberto Ramírez5000000050002CBJoaquín Varela3(1)01100206(1)1203CBMiguel Jacquet1000000010214LBAgustín Aleo1(2)00(1)000102(3)0306CBTomás Cardona5010002080307LMRichard Prieto1(1)10(1)0000(2)01(4)1108CMFacundo Barboza1(1)00000001(1)0009FWMiguel Merentiel1(1)01000204(1)01011RWLeandro Vella2(1)00000002(1)01012GKAndrés Mehring00100020300014DFAgustín Pereyra00000000000015CBMarcos Rouzies10000000100016CMAgustín Manzur3(1)000000(2)03(3)01117DFMarcelo Freites0(1)00000000(1)00018CFSantiago García4(1)21000227(1)42019CMFabián Henríquez31100000413020CBNéstor Breitenbruch40000010501021LMGabriel Alanís20100000301022CBNahuel Arena20000020401023FWJoaquín Mateo00000000000024CMFacundo Gutiérrez3(1)01000206(1)00025GKJuan Cruz Bolado00000000000026AMJuan Brunetta40100020701027CMIván Smith00000000000029CFTomás Badaloni1(3)10000001(3)10030DMJuan Andrada40100020701031LMAgustín Álvarez10100000200032CBFacundo Rodríguez00000000000033RWEzequiel Bullaude10000020300034MFDaniel Molina00000000000035GK Matías Soria00000000000036CMFranco González20000000200038CMHernán Bernardello00000000000039AMValentín Burgoa000(1)000000(1)000–FWLucas Agüero000000000000–CBBrian Alferez000000000000–LBFabrizio Angileri000000000000–CFGabriel Ávalos000000000000–MFJulián García000000000000–FWSebastián Lomonaco000000000000–RBSebastián Olivarez000000000000–DMLuciano Pizarro000000000000–CFVictorio Ramis000000000000Own goals—0—0—0—0—0——— Statistics accurate as of 1 September 2019.

Goalscorers NameLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotalRef1CF18Santiago García200242CB2Joaquín Varela01001LM40Richard Prieto10001CF29Tomás Badaloni10001CM19Fabián Henríquez10001Own goals00000Totals51028—

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