Season trivia for Primera División 2017/2018
It's not all about becoming the top scorer or winning matches - there's also a wealth of fascinating information related to goalscorers and other remarkable records. Below, you'll find trivia and interesting facts from the 2017/2018 Primera División season in Argentina.
Best scoring couple
The players who were behind the most goals for their team in the 2017/2018 season were the players Lucas Gamba - Franco Soldano (Unión de Santa Fe), Adrián Balboa - Sebastián Ribas (Patronato), Pablo Mouche - Dario Cvitanich (Banfield) and Santiago García - Juan Garro (Godoy Cruz). Together they scored 5 goals for their teams, where one of the players scored the goal and the other one assisted to it.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2017/2018 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Andrés Lioi, playing for Rosario Central, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 47 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Rosario Central-Olimpo.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In April 2018, Santiago García (Godoy Cruz) scored 6 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2017/2018 season.
Most braces by player
Santiago García in Godoy Cruz scored (at least) two goals in a match four times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2017/2018 season.
Most first goals in a match
The first goal of a match means a lot, and these players each scored it in a total of six matches during the season:
Fernando Márquez (Defensa y Justicia)
Franco Soldano (Unión de Santa Fe)
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Santiago García in Godoy Cruz during the 2017/2018 season, in total he did this ten times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2017/2018 season was Luis Ardente, in total he scored six penalties for his San Martín de San Juan.
Most penalty goals by team
San Martín de San Juan was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2017/2018 season, in total they scored seven of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Santiago García was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2017/2018 season, in total he scored three stoppage time goals for his Godoy Cruz.
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Boca Juniors was the best team, in total they scored four goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
The unluckiest scorer during the 2017/2018 season was Guillermo Ortiz, as he held the somewhat dubious honour of scoring the most own goals of any player in Primera División, which he did two times.
Most own goals by team
Racing Club scored three own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2017/2018 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
There were two players who scored in 4 consecutive matches during the 2017/2018 season, and the players who achieved this were Ricardo Centurión (Racing Club) and Mauro Zárate (Vélez Sarsfield).
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
It was Matias Vargas in Vélez Sarsfield who had the longest streak of matches in a row with at least one assist, achieving this in 5 consecutive matches.
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
Dario Benedetto in Boca Juniors scored or assisted in 7 consecutive matches during the 2017/2018 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Lautaro Martínez in Racing Club who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 8 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Santiago García in Godoy Cruz scored a total of 14 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Primera División during the 2017/2018 season.
Most consecutive wins
Boca Juniors was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2017/2018 season, with a total of 8 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Colón were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2017/2018 season, playing 10 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata had a streak of 6 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Primera División during the 2017/2018 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
The longest winless run in the 2017/2018 season was 12 matches in a row, and it was Temperley and Arsenal de Sarandí who managed that dubious achievement.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The teams that were best at trailing and then eventually winning the match were Colón, Independiente, Estudiantes de La Plata, River Plate, Racing Club, Lanús, Unión de Santa Fe and Argentinos Juniors, and these teams turned the game around two times in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Tigre and Argentinos Juniors were the teams that struggled most to win despite taking the lead, these teams blew a lead and lost in three different matches during the 2017/2018 season.