The 2019–20 season is Santamarina's 7th consecutive season in the second division of Argentine football, Primera B Nacional.

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

Review Pre-season Leonel Pierce's departure was revealed on 11 June 2019, as the defensive midfielder moved to Romania with Botoșani. 18 June saw Deportivo Morón sign Francisco Oliver, six days prior to Patricio Boolsen arriving from Racing Club to become Santamarina's first reinforcement. Román Strada followed him in on 30 June from Mitre. Three transactions were announced on 1 July, with Lucas Kruspzky (Aldosivi) and Fernando Piñero (Central Córdoba) signing while Leonardo Morales headed to Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP). Agustín Guiffrey was loaned from Patronato on 4 July, a day before Lautaro Arregui penned terms from Racing Club. Gustavo Iturra (Racing Club) and Joaquín Papaleo (Unión Santa Fe) loans were communicated on 7 July, as the latter joined for a third stint.

In the week leading up to their first exhibition, Adrián Scifo and Marcelo Guzmán joined the club while Agustín Politano left. Santamarina's first pre-season opponents were Círculo Deportivo, who they fought and beat by two goals in Comandante Nicanor Otamendi on 17 July. On 24 July, Santamarina met Almirante Brown in friendlies. Luca Orozco came from Olimpo on 25 July. Federico Paulucci was signed by Ferro Carril Oeste (GP) on 26 July. Alvarado visited Santamarina twice on 27 July, as they left the Estadio Municipal General San Martín undefeated. Guido Rancez, on 7 August, became a new player of Torneo Federal A's Chaco For Ever. Santamarina had a second match with Círculo Deportivo on 9 August, as a scoreless draw concluded their pre-season.

A fourth loan incoming, Jonás Acevedo from San Lorenzo, was confirmed on 14 August.

August Santamarina opened their Primera B Nacional season with no goals as they drew away to Sarmiento on 17 August. They suffered defeat on matchday two, as Deportivo Riestra took all the points after a goal from Esteban Pipino. Santamarina secured their first competitive victory of the campaign on 31 August, defeating Chacarita Juniors 0–3.

Squad Squad No. Nationality Name Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed from Goalkeepers Tomás Casas GK Academy Juan Pablo Mazza GK Academy Joaquín Papaleo GK Unión Santa Fe (loan) Defenders Lautaro Arregui DF Racing Club Osvaldo Barsottini CB Ferro Carril Oeste Patricio Boolsen DF Racing Club Lucas Kruspzky LB Aldosivi Agustín Mazzola DF Academy Luca Orozco DF Olimpo Fernando Piñero CB Central Córdoba Lucas Sánchez DF Academy Adrián Scifo RB Nueva Chicago Midfielders Jonás Acevedo AM San Lorenzo (loan) Valentín Depietri AM Academy Mariano González RM Colón Agustín Guiffrey LW Patronato (loan) Matías Gutiérrez MF Ferrocarril Sud de Tandil Marcelo Guzmán CM Atlético de Rafaela Gustavo Iturra MF Racing Club (loan) Matías Kabalin MF Academy Facundo Leiva MF Academy Mateo Maná MF Academy Román Strada MF Mitre Nicolás Valerio MF Academy Forwards Marcos Alzueta FW Academy Enzo Lamarche FW Academy Martín Michel FW Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) Maximiliano Osurak FW Atlético Paraná Fernando Telechea CF Aldosivi

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 DF Patricio Boolsen Racing Club 3 July 2019 MF Román Strada Mitre 3 July 2019 LB Lucas Kruspzky Aldosivi 3 July 2019 CB Fernando Piñero Central Córdoba 5 July 2019 DF Lautaro Arregui Racing Club 11 July 2019 RB Adrián Scifo Nueva Chicago 16 July 2019 CM Marcelo Guzmán Atlético de Rafaela 25 July 2019 DF Luca Orozco Olimpo

Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Ref. 11 June 2019 DM Leonel Pierce Botoșani 3 July 2019 CB Francisco Oliver Deportivo Morón 3 July 2019 RB Leonardo Morales Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 14 July 2019 RB Agustín Politano Güemes 26 July 2019 CB Federico Paulucci Ferro Carril Oeste (GP) 7 August 2019 MF Guido Rancez Chaco For Ever

Loans in Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref. 4 July 2019 LW Agustín Guiffrey Patronato 30 June 2020 7 July 2019 MF Gustavo Iturra Racing Club 30 June 2020 7 July 2019 GK Joaquín Papaleo Unión Santa Fe 30 June 2020 14 August 2019 AM Jonás Acevedo San Lorenzo 30 June 2020

Friendlies Pre-season Santamarina opened their pre-season campaign against Círculo Deportivo on 17 July, before facing Almirante Brown on 24 July and Alvarado on 27 July. Another encounter with Círculo Deportivo closed their preparation period on 9 August.

Competitions Primera B Nacional

Results summary

Matches The fixtures for the 2019–20 league season were announced on 1 August 2019, with a new format of split zones being introduced. Santamarina were drawn in Zone B.

Squad statistics Appearances and goals No.Pos.NationalityNameLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDisciplineRefAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals–GKTomás Casas00———000000–GKJuan Pablo Mazza00———000000–GKJoaquín Papaleo30———003000–DFLautaro Arregui00———000000–CBOsvaldo Barsottini30———003000–DFPatricio Boolsen00———000000–LBLucas Kruspzky30———003020–DFAgustín Mazzola00———000000–DFLuca Orozco00———000000–CBFernando Piñero30———003000–DFLucas Sánchez00———000000–RBAdrián Scifo30———003000–AMJonás Acevedo20———002000–AMValentín Depietri1(2)1———001(2)100–RMMariano González20———002000–LWAgustín Guiffrey0(2)0———000(2)000–MFMatías Gutiérrez00———000000–CMMarcelo Guzmán0(3)0———000(3)000–MFGustavo Iturra20———002010–MFMatías Kabalin30———003010–MFFacundo Leiva00———000000–MFMateo Maná00———000000–MFRomán Strada2(1)0———002(1)010–MFNicolás Valerio00———000000–FWMarcos Alzueta00———000000–FWEnzo Lamarche00———000000–FWMartín Michel31———003110–FWMaximiliano Osurak00———000000–CFFernando Telechea31———003110Own goals—0————0—0——— Statistics accurate as of 3 September 2019.

Goalscorers NameLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalRef1CF–Fernando Telechea1———01AM–Valentín Depietri1———01FW–Martín Michel1———01Own goals0———00Totals3———03—

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