Signings Report — Liga Profesional Argentina 2021

Quantitative analysis of clubs' accuracy in the market · Published on January 3, 2022
311
Real signings
304
Evaluated
35%
Average hit rate
72
Successful
▲ 16 p.p.
vs 2020 season

We identified 311 real signings for the first-team squad — academy promotions, loan returns and transfers that never went through are excluded. 7 youth investments (under-23) are classified separately. This edition introduces the adjusted hit rate, which statistically weights clubs with few signings to avoid small-sample distortions.

Club Ranking

ClubLeague pos.SigningsEvaluated SuccessfulFairUnsuccessfulRaw %Adjusted %
1Aldosivi20º111153359%49%
2Estudiantes L.P.9951361%49%
3Talleres Cordoba7740357%45%
4Lanus4421162%44%
5Racing Club10º9831444%39%
6Colon Santa Fe7722343%39%
7Argentinos JRS12º111141641%38%
8Huracan13º151544740%38%
9Patronato24º171753938%37%
10Godoy Cruz18º141342738%37%
11San Lorenzo16º9931539%37%
12Gimnasia L.P.14º141132636%36%
13River Plate6620433%34%
14Defensa Y Justicia121232733%34%
15Platense19º33336101733%34%
16Central Cordoba de Santiago21º131316631%32%
17Atletico Tucuman22º101014530%32%
18Boca Juniors10913528%31%
19Newells Old Boys23º151424829%31%
20Rosario Central15º101021725%30%
21Independiente5510420%29%
22Banfield17º6602417%27%
23Velez Sarsfield6602417%27%
24Sarmiento Junin25º3434732425%27%
25Union Santa Fe11º7710614%25%
26Arsenal Sarandi26º1717141218%23%

The Adjusted % applies Bayesian weighting toward the league average (35%), proportional to the volume of signings — the ranking's official order.

Hit rate by transfer window

WindowSigningsHit rate %
Start-of-season window (Dec-Apr)18834%
Mid-year window (May-Aug)12334%

Season Highlights

PlayerClubPosMinG+ANotaRating
Jonathan TorresSarmiento JuninF298412+26.81Excellent
Sebastián SosaPatronatoF266910+26.91Excellent
Gabriel AlanisSarmiento JuninM29535+46.91Excellent
Martin CauteruccioAldosiviF199410+26.97Excellent
Victor MalcorraLanusM15795+77.01Excellent
Tomás ChancalayRacing ClubF24667+26.90Excellent

Methodology

Each evaluated signing is classified into five tiers from a score that combines match ratings, attacking output adjusted for game time, collective contribution and consistency, in comparison with the other players in the competition. Successful signings count as a full point; Fair ones, half a point. Signings without relevant game time are unsuccessful, except for youth investments (under-23) and serious, documented injuries.

Appendix — Signings by club

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

Aldosivi (11 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
José Devecchi25228700Good
Emanuel Insua29207202Good
Emiliano Insúa30202800Fair
Martin Cauteruccio231994102Excellent
Gastón Lodico34164940Good
Fabricio Coloccini24161400Below expectations
Francisco Cerro18130810Good
Lautaro Guzmán25100210Fair
Gabriel Hauche1189752Fair
Gustavo Alejandro Aranda34400Did not deliver
Patricio Núñez1900Did not deliver

Argentinos JRS (11 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Lucas Villalba35251321Good
Javier Cabrera30190613Excellent
Nicolás Reniero24179650Excellent
Gabriel Carabajal33160746Good
Jonathan Gomez31106512Fair
Enzo Kalinski2464000Did not deliver
Luciano Gomez2448501Did not deliver
Emanuel Herrera1838210Below expectations
Matias Pisano1128900Did not deliver
Lautaro Ovando1920300Did not deliver
Leandro Finochietto239000Did not deliver

Arsenal Sarandi (17 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Alejandro Medina31230100Fair
Gastón Benavídez22172000Fair
Bruno Sepúlveda29148361Good
Gonzalo Goñi18146700Fair
Dardo Miloc24117000Did not deliver
Brian Farioli34115513Fair
Lucas Suarez3382100Did not deliver
Nicolas Mazzola1980801Below expectations
Jonathan Bottinelli2177400Did not deliver
Valentín Larralde2364300Did not deliver
Nicolas Navarro1263600Did not deliver
Juan Andrada1953900Did not deliver
Jorge Ortiz1331000Did not deliver
Maximiliano Rogoski1330500Did not deliver
Matías Belloso3325200Did not deliver
Rick24200Did not deliver
Gastón Mansilla93100Did not deliver

Atletico Tucuman (10 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Santiago Vergini18161210Good
Felipe Campos18132900Fair
Oscar Benitez2797431Fair
Ciro Rius2488200Did not deliver
Cristian Menéndez1983001Fair
Matias Orihuela1659900Did not deliver
Joaquín Pereyra2058511Fair
Iván Tesuri2054010Below expectations
Marcos Valor513100Did not deliver
Rick2000Did not deliver

Banfield (6 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Nicolas Domingo16120500Fair
Gustavo Canto1499000Below expectations
Joel Soñora2080411Fair
Valentin Barbero1913700Did not deliver
Gonzalo Miceli136300Did not deliver
Rick21700Did not deliver

Boca Juniors (10 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Marcos Rojo25165810Fair
Juan Ramirez17113912Good
Luis Advíncula14105701Fair
Norberto Briasco Balekian1982510Below expectations
Esteban Rolón2269800Did not deliver
Nicolas Orsini736210Fair
Javier Garcia2427000Did not deliver
Rick419300Did not deliver
Renzo Giampaoli *1218000Investment
Balthazar Bernardi19400Did not deliver

Central Cordoba de Santiago (13 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Milton Giménez13113684Excellent
Gonzalo Bettini15107701Fair
Alejandro Martínez1185611Fair
Jesus Miguel Soraire968501Fair
Cesar Rigamonti963000Did not deliver
Carlo Lattanzio1342000Did not deliver
Leonardo Sequeira937810Fair
Dixon Renteria1032800Did not deliver
Anders Mehring927000Did not deliver
Lucas Melano523510Fair
Matias Mier520801Fair
Juan Gonzalez1120300Did not deliver
Lautaro Torres94501Did not deliver

Colon Santa Fe (7 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Alexis Castro36205571Good
Paolo Goltz24180010Fair
Facundo Mura38170404Fair
Cristian Ferreira25112832Good
Lucas Beltrán2481611Below expectations
Mauro Formica1844500Did not deliver
Nahuel Gallardo2342500Did not deliver

Defensa Y Justicia (12 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Carlos Rotondi31212738Excellent
Kevin Gutiérrez24205801Good
Alexis Soto24156902Good
Nazareno Colombo17138601Fair
Fernando Meza857300Below expectations
Rodrigo Contreras1853721Below expectations
Tomás Cardona436400Fair
Hugo Fernández2430700Did not deliver
Lucas Barrios1328821Below expectations
Matías Rodríguez2327601Did not deliver
Tomás Martínez2124502Did not deliver
Braian Rivero2321800Did not deliver

Estudiantes L.P. (9 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Agustín Rogel34290612Good
Jorge Rodríguez26227801Good
Juan Sánchez Miño32211411Good
Mariano Andújar21190700Good
Gustavo del Prete25151293Excellent
Matías Aguirregaray20100400Did not deliver
Jaime Ayoví2162511Fair
Fernando Tobio2757801Did not deliver
Pablo Sabbag1016910Did not deliver

Gimnasia L.P. (14 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Rodrigo Rey36320600Good
Francisco Gerometta23210403Excellent
Luis Miguel Rodríguez21152072Excellent
Manuel Insaurralde23131801Fair
Emanuel Cecchini29111800Did not deliver
Guillermo Fratta2086020Below expectations
Rodrigo Holgado1362100Did not deliver
Nicolas Colazo2252900Did not deliver
Nery Leyes2142900Did not deliver
Alexis Domínguez939100Fair
Tomás Durso *2311600Investment
Estanislao Jara *147200Investment
Antonio Napolitano102300Did not deliver
Rodrigo Castillo *0000Investment

Godoy Cruz (14 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Juan Espinola36309501Good
Elías López28193914Good
Nelson Acevedo23178702Good
Matías Ramírez31141223Good
Cristian Colmán32102534Fair
Guillermo Ortíz18100600Did not deliver
Mauro Dos Santos1089500Fair
Manuel Llano2254800Did not deliver
Nicolás Sánchez517800Did not deliver
Guillermo Pereira1916101Did not deliver
Facundo Altamirano715200Did not deliver
Augusto Aguirre *1613700Investment
Jeison Chalá95900Did not deliver
Ezequiel Cirigliano122300Did not deliver

Huracan (15 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Claudio Yacob24207510Good
Jonathan Galvan22199402Good
Jhonatan Candia23163741Excellent
Ismael Quilez21154001Fair
Nicolás Silva33135711Fair
Jose Moya25126920Below expectations
Lucas Vera24116200Below expectations
Enrique Triverio18101131Good
Jonas Acevedo2490013Fair
Matías Cóccaro2180071Fair
Fabian Henríquez1968600Did not deliver
Iván Erquiaga1740800Did not deliver
Sebastián Rincón1416500Did not deliver
David Abraham27200Did not deliver
Rick26710Did not deliver

Independiente (5 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Juan Manuel Insaurralde32290520Excellent
Joaquín Laso1339800Did not deliver
Jonathan Herrera2537200Did not deliver
Adrian Arregui1017200Did not deliver
Ezequiel Muñoz5000Did not deliver

Lanus (4 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Victor Malcorra22157957Excellent
Jorge Morel22139900Below expectations
Ángel González24122444Good
Diego Braghieri1185910Fair

Newells Old Boys (15 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Franco Negri28171122Fair
Gabriel Compagnucci20147411Fair
Jonathan Cristaldo20127532Good
Manuel Capasso30125910Did not deliver
Maximiliano Comba19123812Good
Facundo Mansilla22112410Did not deliver
Diego Calcaterra23105301Below expectations
Yonatan Cabral13100800Below expectations
Justo Giani2988113Fair
José Canale1787500Did not deliver
Juan Garro2066523Fair
Franco Escobar641100Did not deliver
Fernando Belluschi2522901Did not deliver
Pablo Sabbag1614800Did not deliver
Williams Barlasina *16000Investment

Patronato (17 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Sebastián Sosa322669102Excellent
Rolando García30251101Good
Héctor Canteros31223116Excellent
Franco Leys30199610Fair
Gabriel Gudiño28195644Good
Hector Garay32162211Fair
Fabio Vazquez20135310Fair
Facundo Cobos22115401Below expectations
Matías Pardo1798701Good
Sergio Ojeda1455101Below expectations
Neri Bandiera2752200Did not deliver
Matias Palavecino3043001Did not deliver
Hugo Magallanes1227100Did not deliver
Tiago Banega1024100Did not deliver
Nicolás Franco2519200Did not deliver
Matías Mansilla1718000Did not deliver
Nicolás Albarracín138300Did not deliver

Platense (33 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Hernán Lamberti34248930Good
Juan Infante32243801Fair
Augusto Schott24217833Excellent
Jorge De Olivera37203610Below expectations
Ivan Gómez23199212Excellent
Luciano Recalde31193310Fair
Matías Tissera361884141Good
Mauro Bogado34171723Fair
Braian Mansilla24168041Excellent
Facundo Curuchet34166555Good
Luis Ojeda29144100Did not deliver
Nicolas Bertolo30140611Fair
Nahuel Iribarren32139801Did not deliver
Nicolas Zalazar17128511Fair
Facundo Cardozo25116700Did not deliver
Brian Emanuel Lluy13115900Fair
Gastón Gerzel3199301Below expectations
Lucas Acevedo2193010Did not deliver
Horacio Tijanovich2089321Fair
Roberto Bochi3368700Did not deliver
Facundo Russo1654102Fair
Jorge Pereyra Diaz1346821Fair
Stefano Callegari1533900Did not deliver
Jose Sinisterra1127001Below expectations
Cristian Marcial2526200Did not deliver
Florián Monzón1225601Did not deliver
Sasha Marcich624300Did not deliver
Alexis Messidoro1120800Did not deliver
Tomas Sandoval1720310Fair
Julián Marcioni67600Did not deliver
Francisco Ilarregui42600Did not deliver
Cristian Núñez71900Did not deliver
Andrés Desabato11000Did not deliver

Racing Club (9 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Enzo Copetti35268471Excellent
Tomás Chancalay38246672Excellent
Aníbal Moreno35219811Fair
Javier Correa23140641Good
Maximiliano Lovera35108801Below expectations
Joaquín Novillo2686300Did not deliver
Ignacio Piatti3276520Below expectations
Ezequiel Schelotto1021300Did not deliver
Matías Tagliamonte *129000Investment

River Plate (6 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Agustín Palavecino36210156Excellent
Braian Romero21116792Excellent
Alex Vigo33100201Did not deliver
José Paradela3357820Below expectations
Agustin Fontana2821300Did not deliver
Rick1000Did not deliver

Rosario Central (10 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Jorge Broun30268700Good
Gastón Ávila28225430Good
Nicolas Ferreyra35141411Below expectations
Michael Covea1753502Fair
Milton Caraglio1142410Below expectations
Ricardo Garay2140800Did not deliver
Fernando Torrent1331800Did not deliver
Leandro Desábato825900Did not deliver
Patricio Cucchi816500Did not deliver
Martín Rabuñal31210Did not deliver

San Lorenzo (9 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Néstor Ortigoza23167230Good
Cristián Zapata18142010Good
Yeison Gordillo21125900Below expectations
Jalil Elias36110310Did not deliver
Diego Braghieri11100101Good
Franco Troyansky1029311Fair
Lucas Melano1126800Did not deliver
Diego Rodríguez416400Did not deliver
Augusto Batalla21000Did not deliver

Sarmiento Junin (34 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Manuel Vicentini35320500Good
Jonathan Torres372984122Excellent
Gabriel Alanis37295354Excellent
Nicolás Bazzana34255500Fair
Sergio Quiroga34197314Good
Federico Bravo27185201Good
Lautaro Montoya32149011Below expectations
Gabriel Graciani33148923Good
Federico Vismara28140800Below expectations
Marcelo Herrera13114710Good
Julián Chicco21106100Did not deliver
Federico Mancinelli2198300Did not deliver
Yair Arismendi3074912Fair
Facundo Castet2274200Did not deliver
Gervasio Núñez1869500Did not deliver
Guido Mainero2357911Below expectations
Fausto Montero1244500Did not deliver
Rodrigo Salinas1337602Fair
Luis Garnier1037100Did not deliver
Fabio Vazquez1335000Did not deliver
Matías Molina2533700Did not deliver
Claudio Pombo2531000Did not deliver
Federico Rasmussen827200Did not deliver
Patricio Cucchi1623210Did not deliver
Edson Montaño922300Did not deliver
Facundo Ferrero3718600Did not deliver
Sebastián Rincón618400Did not deliver
Juan Antonini54500Did not deliver
Guido Vadalá94300Did not deliver
Juan Caviglia51700Did not deliver
Brian Sánchez11000Did not deliver
Juan Manuel Garcia1000Did not deliver
Bruno Liuzzi2000Did not deliver
Gastón Sauro0000Did not deliver

Talleres Cordoba (7 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Ángelo Martino34178814Good
Michael Santos361723102Excellent
Rodrigo Villagra20161601Good
Héctor Fertoli21111823Good
Diego García2546911Below expectations
Julián Velázquez19100Did not deliver
Rick1000Did not deliver

Union Santa Fe (7 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Emanuel Brítez23172330Good
Nicolás Peñailillo26105010Below expectations
Nicolás Cordero2284820Below expectations
Marco Borgnino3561510Did not deliver
Dylan Gissi1135100Did not deliver
Cristián Insaurralde1830111Below expectations
Nicolas Blandi95600Did not deliver

Velez Sarsfield (6 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Gerónimo Poblete28167302Fair
Santiago Cáseres19104610Fair
Leonardo Jara2118800Did not deliver
Lucas Pratto712510Did not deliver
Enzo Martínez219910Did not deliver
Carlos Lampe189000Did not deliver
Signings Report · Liga Profesional Argentina 2021 · January 3, 2022