At the Coloso Marcelo Bielsa stadium, Newell's and Belgrano de Córdoba faced off in a match corresponding to the ninth round of Zone A of the 2025 Apertura Tournament, which ended in a 0-0 draw. With this result, the 'Pirata' reached nine points and is in eleventh place, four points behind Barracas Central, the last team qualified for the round of 16. On the other hand, 'La Lepra' has seven points in the table.
In a match with few emotions and sparse ideas to break the deadlock, it was the home team, Newell's, who had a more promising start and came close to scoring on one clear occasion, although they failed to capitalize. Belgrano, for its part, also had an opportunity that was stopped by Keylor Navas.
Despite a low-intensity pace of play, Newell's was the team that sought more and deserved a bit more due to their offensive intentions. However, they could not find a way to secure a victory as necessary as it was uncertain given the current situation the team is going through.
