The 2019–20 season is Huracán's 7th 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 Sudamericana.

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

Review Pre-season On 8 June 2019, young forward Leandro Paradiso was released by Huracán; who claimed he had underperformed in their academy, this drew criticism from fans and the player himself. Omar Alderete was the club's first senior outgoing of the transfer market, with the centre-back completing a move to Swiss football with Basel on 11 June. Adrián Calello was their first reinforcement of 2019–20, as the defensive midfielder returned to the club after a one-season stint away with Banfield. Leonel Müller agreed his departure from Huracán on 20 June to Defensores de Belgrano, with Manuel Falón also leaving to go to Sacachispas. On 21 June, defensive duo Christian Chimino and Federico Mancinelli made it four departing players after penning terms with domestic rivals Patronato.

Israel Damonte was signed by fellow top-flight team Banfield on 24 June. Huracán played their first pre-season fixtures on 26 June, subsequently experiencing a three-goal victory and a one-goal defeat at the Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó to Argentinos Juniors. Forward Tomás Molina was allowed to leave hours later, signing a deal with Brown. Globo penned a contract with Gonzalo Bettini from Rosario Central on 27 June. Numerous loans from the previous campaign officially expired on 30 June. Rodrigo Gómez was loaned in from Liga MX's Toluca on 1 July. Juan Pablo Vojvoda's team made a further transaction on 2 July, as the club secured terms with Gimnasia y Esgrima's Lorenzo Faravelli. Huracán failed to beat Defensa y Justicia in two friendlies on 3 July.

Fernando Pellegrino, who had left on 30 June following the expiration of his temporary contract, rejoined Huracán on a fresh season-long loan deal on 5 July. On the same day, Racing Club duo Mariano Bareiro and Martín Ojeda also came in on loan. A win and a draw arrived in friendlies with Ferro Carril Oeste on 6 July. Bareiro scored on his non-competitive debut on 10 July, gaining his new side a victory in a friendly with Atlanta; in an encounter which followed a goalless draw between the two.

July Huracán met Godoy Cruz in the Copa Argentina round of thirty-two on 14 July at the Estadio Presidente Perón, they'd subsequently exit the competition on penalties following a 1–1 draw; as they missed four of their five spot-kicks. Right-back Pablo Álvarez was allowed to train with Arsenal de Sarandí on 19 July, ahead of a potential move. During the succeeding twenty-four hours, the club played Vélez Sarsfield in pre-season friendlies; ending the day with a win apiece. Pablo Álvarez headed off to Arsenal de Sarandí on 22 July. Fernando Cosciuc departed on loan to Brown on 23 July. Huracán held Boca Juniors to a goalless draw at La Bombonera on 29 July, in their first fixture of the 2019–20 campaign.

August Lucas Gamba was transferred to Rosario Central on 1 August, as the centre-forward penned for three years. Juan Ignacio Vieyra and Joaquín Arzura (loan) became reinforcements for Huracán on 1 August, as they came from Nacional and River Plate respectively. Huracán met Colón in match two in the Primera División on 2 August, defeating the Santa Fe outfit two-nil. A Lucas Barrios penalty gave Huracán victory in a friendly over Defensores de Belgrano on 10 August. Alex Sosa departed Huracán on 14 August, joining Brown. On 15 August, Patricio Toranzo joined Almagro while Federico Marín (loan) and Juan Ignacio Sills went to Defensores de Belgrano and Instituto. In their second league fixture away from home, Huracán lost 2–1 to Patronato.

Huracán's second scoreless tie in the Primera División came on 26 August, as they shared the points with Argentinos Juniors. 30 August saw Diego Mendoza leave on loan, signing with Ibiza of Spain's 2019–20 Segunda División B.

September Huracán lost their second successive away game on 1 September to Newell's Old Boys, who put four past them at the Estadio Marcelo Bielsa.

Squad Squad No. Nationality Name Position(s) Date of Birth (age) Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Antony Silva GK Cerro Porteño 22 Fernando Pellegrino GK Defensa y Justicia (loan) Rafael Ferrario GK Academy Joaquín Mendive GK Academy Defenders 2 Gonzalo Bettini LB Rosario Central 4 Carlos Araujo RB Lanús 6 Saúl Salcedo CB Olimpia 13 Walter Pérez LB Academy 23 Lucas Merolla CB Academy César Ibáñez DF Academy Nicolás Romat RB Atlético Tucumán Claudio Vargas CB Academy Midfielders 5 Adrián Calello DM Banfield 7 Juan Garro LW Godoy Cruz 10 Martín Ojeda LW Racing Club (loan) 15 Rodrigo Gómez RM Toluca (loan) 16 Lorenzo Faravelli AM Gimnasia y Esgrima 17 Mariano Bareiro DM Racing Club (loan) 18 Mauro Bogado RM San Martín 27 Agustín Casco RM Academy 29 Juan Ignacio Vieyra CM Nacional 30 Javier Mendoza LW Instituto Joaquín Arzura CM River Plate (loan) Pablo Barboza MF Academy Leandro Cuomo MF Academy Daniel Hernández AM San Lorenzo Matías Juárez CM Academy Leandro Romano MF Academy Forwards 8 Lucas Barrios CF Colo-Colo 9 Andrés Chávez CF Panathinaikos 19 Nicolás Cordero CF Academy 20 Norberto Briasco-Balekian CF Academy 24 Fernando Coniglio CF Olimpo 28 Rodrigo Cabral CF Academy Agustín Curruhinca FW Academy Germán Lesman CF Instituto Out on loan Loaned to 12 Fernando Cosciuc DF Brown 14 Federico Marín CM Defensores de Belgrano Diego Mendoza CF Ibiza

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 DM Adrián Calello Banfield 3 July 2019 LB Gonzalo Bettini Rosario Central 3 July 2019 AM Lorenzo Faravelli Gimnasia y Esgrima 1 August 2019 CM Juan Ignacio Vieyra Nacional

Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Ref. 8 June 2019 CB Leandro Paradiso Released 11 June 2019 CB Omar Alderete Basel 3 July 2019 MF Manuel Falón Sacachispas 3 July 2019 DF Leonel Müller Defensores de Belgrano 3 July 2019 RB Christian Chimino Patronato 3 July 2019 CB Federico Mancinelli 3 July 2019 CM Israel Damonte Banfield 3 July 2019 CF Tomás Molina Brown 22 July 2019 RB Pablo Álvarez Arsenal de Sarandí 1 August 2019 CF Lucas Gamba Rosario Central 12 August 2019 CB Juan Ignacio Sills Instituto 14 August 2019 RM Alex Sosa Brown 15 August 2019 RM Patricio Toranzo Almagro

Loans in Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref. 3 July 2019 RM Rodrigo Gómez Toluca 30 June 2020 5 July 2019 DM Mariano Bareiro Racing Club 30 June 2020 5 July 2019 GK Fernando Pellegrino Defensa y Justicia 30 June 2020 5 July 2019 LW Martín Ojeda Racing Club 30 June 2020 1 August 2019 CM Joaquín Arzura River Plate 30 June 2020

Loans out Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref. 23 July 2019 DF Fernando Cosciuc Brown 30 June 2020 15 August 2019 CM Federico Marín Defensores de Belgrano 30 June 2020 30 August 2019 CF Diego Mendoza Ibiza 30 June 2020

Friendlies Pre-season Ferro Carril Oeste announced a friendly with Huracán on 17 June 2019, with the encounter to be played at the Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó on 6 July. They themselves revealed a pre-season fixture on 21 July, as Argentinos Juniors were set to visit their stadium for a double-header on 26 June. Atlanta of Primera B Nacional penciled in a friendly with Huracán on 24 June for 10 July. Games with Defensa y Justicia was scheduled for 3 July on 27 June.

Mid-season A match with Platense was initially scheduled before being cancelled. They'd also meet Vélez Sarsfield on 20 July and Defensores de Belgrano on 10 August.

Competitions Primera División

League table

Relegation table Team Relegation 7Godoy Cruz 56 32 3 91 57 8Talleres (C) 46 33 10 89 57 9Huracán 48 35 5 88 57 10San Lorenzo 50 23 13 86 57 11Vélez Sarsfield 38 40 7 85 57 Source: AFA

Results summary

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

Copa Argentina

Huracán were drawn with fellow Primera División team Godoy Cruz in the Copa Argentina round of thirty-two, with the fixture set to take place on 14 July 2019 in Córdoba at the Estadio Presidente Perón; a neutral venue, as is customary in the competition.

Copa de la Superliga

Copa Sudamericana

Squad statistics Appearances and goals No.Pos.NationalityNameLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotalDisciplineRefAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GKAntony Silva5010000060002LBGonzalo Bettini5010000060004RBCarlos Araujo0(1)00000000(1)0005DMAdrián Calello5010000060406CBSaúl Salcedo5011000061207LWJuan Garro4(1)00000004(1)0008CFLucas Barrios0(1)00000000(1)0009CFAndrés Chávez50100000601010LWMartín Ojeda0(1)00000000(1)00012DFFernando Cosciuc00000000000013LBWalter Pérez50100000601014CMFederico Marín0(1)00000000(1)00015RMRodrigo Gómez51100000611016AMLorenzo Faravelli4(1)01000005(1)01017DMMariano Bareiro50000000500018RMMauro Bogado2(1)00000002(1)04119CFNicolás Cordero00000000000020CFNorberto Briasco-Balekian3(2)11000004(2)10022GKFernando Pellegrino00000000000023CBLucas Merolla00100000100024CFFernando Coniglio1(3)20000001(3)20027RMAgustín Casco00000000000028CFRodrigo Cabral00000000000029CMJuan Ignacio Vieyra0(2)00000000(2)01030LWJavier Mendoza1(1)00(1)000001(2)000–CMJoaquín Arzura000000000000–MFPablo Barboza000000000000–MFLeandro Cuomo000000000000–FWAgustín Curruhinca000000000000–GKRafael Ferrario000000000000–AMDaniel Hernández000000000000–DFCésar Ibáñez000000000000–CMMatías Juárez000000000000–CFGermán Lesman000000000000–GKJoaquín Mendive000000000000–CFDiego Mendoza000000000000–MFLeandro Romano000000000000–RBNicolás Romat000000000000–CBClaudio Vargas000000000000Own goals—0—0—0—0—0———Players who left during the season18RMPatricio Toranzo00000000000021CFLucas Gamba00100000100032CBJuan Ignacio Sills000000000000–RMAlex Sosa001000001000 Statistics accurate as of 2 September 2019.

Goalscorers NameLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotalRef1CF24Fernando Coniglio200022CB6Saúl Salcedo01001RM15Rodrigo Gómez10001CF20Norberto Briasco-Balekian10001Own goals00000Totals41005—

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