Signings Report — Liga Profesional Argentina 2020

Clubs' accuracy in the market · Published on March 15, 2021

We identified 121 real signings across the 24 clubs of Liga Profesional Argentina; 109 are included in the hit-rate calculation (12 youth investments set aside). Signings without relevant game time are classified as unsuccessful. League average hit rate: 19%.

Comparison with 2019

The league's average hit rate was 19%, against 30% the previous season (▼ 11 p.p.). There were 121 real signings, against 272 in 2019.

Hit rate by club

1º Velez Sarsfield (2nd in the league · 3 eval.)
50%
2º Gimnasia L.P. (11th in the league · 1 eval.)
50%
3º Huracan (17th in the league · 9 eval.)
44%
4º Independiente (7th in the league · 3 eval.)
33%
5º Union Santa Fe (16th in the league · 7 eval.)
29%
6º Defensa Y Justicia (20th in the league · 8 eval.)
25%
7º Estudiantes L.P. (22nd in the league · 4 eval.)
25%
8º Newells Old Boys (13th in the league · 4 eval.)
25%
9º Patronato (23rd in the league · 4 eval.)
25%
10º Racing Club (19th in the league · 2 eval.)
25%
11º Arsenal Sarandi (15th in the league · 9 eval.)
22%
12º Godoy Cruz (24th in the league · 7 eval.)
21%
13º Talleres Cordoba (6th in the league · 5 eval.)
20%
14º Argentinos JRS (8th in the league · 3 eval.)
17%
15º Banfield (1st in the league · 3 eval.)
17%
16º Rosario Central (10th in the league · 3 eval.)
17%
17º Aldosivi (18th in the league · 7 eval.)
14%
18º Central Cordoba de Santiago (21st in the league · 12 eval.)
8%
19º Boca Juniors (5th in the league · 3 eval.)
0%
20º Colon Santa Fe (9th in the league · 3 eval.)
0%
21º Lanus (14th in the league · 3 eval.)
0%
22º San Lorenzo (12th in the league · 3 eval.)
0%
23º Atletico Tucuman (4th in the league · 2 eval.)
0%
24º River Plate (3rd in the league · 1 eval.)
0%

Detailed ranking

ClubLeague positionSigningsEvaluatedSuccessfulFairUnsuccessfulHit rate %
Velez Sarsfield3303050%
Gimnasia L.P.11º1101050%
Huracan17º9924344%
Independiente3302133%
Union Santa Fe16º9704329%
Defensa Y Justicia20º8804425%
Estudiantes L.P.22º4402225%
Newells Old Boys13º5402225%
Patronato23º4402225%
10ºRacing Club19º2201125%
11ºArsenal Sarandi15º9904522%
12ºGodoy Cruz24º8703421%
13ºTalleres Cordoba5502320%
14ºArgentinos JRS5301217%
15ºBanfield3301217%
16ºRosario Central10º4301217%
17ºAldosivi18º7710614%
18ºCentral Cordoba de Santiago21º161202108%
19ºBoca Juniors330030%
20ºColon Santa Fe330030%
21ºLanus14º430030%
22ºSan Lorenzo12º330030%
23ºAtletico Tucuman220020%
24ºRiver Plate110010%

Season Highlights

PlayerClubMinG+ANotaRating
Emiliano VecchioRosario Central8425+47.73Fair
Jhonatan CandiaArsenal Sarandi8354+26.95Fair
Lucas AlbertengoArsenal Sarandi7923+27.08Fair
Franco CristaldoHuracan8331+27.54Fair
Juan Manuel GarciaUnion Santa Fe5264+17.20Fair

Methodology

Only genuine signings for the first-team squad are considered — academy promotions, loan returns and internal moves are excluded. Each evaluated signing is classified into five tiers from a score that combines match ratings, attacking output adjusted for game time and consistency over the season, in comparison with the other players in the competition. Successful signings count as a full point; Fair ones, half a point.

Appendix — Signings by club

* Youth investment (under-23, no game time) — outside the calculation.

Aldosivi (7 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Jonathan Schunke1195100Good
Fernando Román738100Did not deliver
Federico Milo730100Did not deliver
Joel Carli47800Did not deliver
Felipe Rodriguez63800Did not deliver
Lautaro Rinaldi103810Did not deliver
Jonathan Zacaria1200Did not deliver

Argentinos JRS (5 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Mateo Coronel1137911Fair
Gabriel Avalos625220Below expectations
Facundo Mater *51100Investment
Agustín Aleo6000Did not deliver
Leandro Finochietto *6000Investment

Arsenal Sarandi (9 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Jhonatan Candia1083542Fair
Lucas Albertengo1079232Fair
Gastón Suso1172300Below expectations
Nicolás Castro1057300Fair
Alan Ruiz622110Fair
Nicolas Miracco212500Did not deliver
Leonardo Marchi102800Did not deliver
Rodrigo Rámirez2000Did not deliver
Rick1000Did not deliver

Atletico Tucuman (2 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Franco Mussis1131802Below expectations
Rick1000Did not deliver

Banfield (3 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Mauricio Cuero965023Fair
Alejandro Cabrera119601Did not deliver
Luciano Pons78700Did not deliver

Boca Juniors (3 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Diego González721910Below expectations
Javier Garcia5000Did not deliver
Rick1000Did not deliver

Central Cordoba de Santiago (16 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Juan Vieyra426610Fair
Claudio Riaño425201Below expectations
Ariel Rojas322800Fair
Sebastián Ribas420900Below expectations
Nahuel Banegas418000Did not deliver
José Luis Fernández210000Did not deliver
Nahuel Barrios *39801Investment
Alejandro Maciel *49000Investment
Franco Sbuttoni19000Did not deliver
Federico Andueza *19000Investment
Francisco Cerro36000Did not deliver
Leandro Vella34900Did not deliver
Santiago Rosales22000Did not deliver
Lucas Brochero *31000Investment
Pablo Palacios0000Did not deliver
Agustin Allione0000Did not deliver

Colon Santa Fe (3 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Gonzalo Piovi829200Did not deliver
Rick1000Did not deliver
Agustin Doffo0000Did not deliver

Defensa Y Justicia (8 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Washington Camacho966322Fair
Nahuel Gallardo1065201Fair
Miguel Merentiel956751Fair
Marcos Ledesma1055100Did not deliver
Gabriel Hachen940711Fair
Franco Paredes626500Did not deliver
Braian Romero626110Below expectations
Emanuel Brítez41600Did not deliver

Estudiantes L.P. (4 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Leonardo Godoy1190100Fair
Leandro Díaz1161211Fair
Nicolas Pasquini745300Below expectations
Fernando Tobio1000Did not deliver

Gimnasia L.P. (1 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Johan Carbonero1155520Fair

Godoy Cruz (8 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Martín Ojeda1083011Fair
Leonel Gozalez977211Fair
Gonzalo Goñi1066700Below expectations
Damián Pérez865801Fair
Nelson Ibañez752100Below expectations
Iván Tesuri1050000Did not deliver
Ian Escobar828401Did not deliver
Alan Cantero *413800Investment

Huracan (9 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Renato Civelli11100600Good
Facundo Cambeses11100600Fair
Raúl Lozano1199101Good
Franco Cristaldo1083312Fair
Esteban Rolón854700Fair
Adrian Arregui954611Fair
Ezequiel Bonifacio839000Below expectations
Diego Mercado101100Did not deliver
Rick1000Did not deliver

Independiente (3 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Sebastián Sosa765000Fair
Lucas Rodriguez545410Fair
Federico Martínez821000Did not deliver

Lanus (4 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Alexis Pérez741600Below expectations
Lucas Acosta1136000Did not deliver
Nicolás Morgantini515700Did not deliver
Cristian Núñez *4000Investment

Newells Old Boys (5 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Ramiro Macagno1078200Fair
Manuel Guanini954200Did not deliver
Ignacio Scocco641110Fair
Williams Barlasina *8000Investment
Manuel Capasso4000Did not deliver

Patronato (4 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Junior Arias1077520Fair
Daniel Sappa1164100Did not deliver
Gustavo Canto858811Fair
Jorge Ortiz17400Did not deliver

Racing Club (2 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Matías Ibáñez929300Did not deliver
Lorenzo Melgarejo425530Fair

River Plate (1 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Rick1000Did not deliver

Rosario Central (4 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Emiliano Vecchio1084254Fair
Jonathan Bottinelli855000Did not deliver
Rick38000Did not deliver
Kevin Gutiérrez *0000Investment

San Lorenzo (3 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Franco di Santo637100Below expectations
Jonathan Herrera64900Did not deliver
Diego Rodríguez0000Did not deliver

Talleres Cordoba (5 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Mateo Retegui1154710Fair
Carlos Auzqui1032410Fair
Marcos Díaz929500Did not deliver
Francis Mac Allister713100Did not deliver
Rick2000Did not deliver

Union Santa Fe (9 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Claudio Corvalán962301Fair
Matías Nani955400Did not deliver
Juan Manuel Garcia852641Fair
Jonathan Galvan942200Did not deliver
Nery Leyes434700Fair
Fernando Elizari830502Below expectations
Fernando Márquez627520Fair
Federico Bonansea *418000Investment
Pablo Calderón *0000Investment

Velez Sarsfield (3 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Cristian Tarragona958620Fair
Federico Mancuello943802Fair
Juan Martín Lucero831610Fair
Signings Report · Liga Profesional Argentina 2020 · March 15, 2021