Season trivia for Primera División 2019/2020
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 2019/2020 Primera División season in Argentina.
Best scoring couple
The players who were behind the most goals for their team in the 2019/2020 season were the players Nicolás de la Cruz - Matias Suárez (River Plate) and Luis Miguel Rodríguez - Wilson Morelo (Colón). Together they scored 4 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 2019/2020 season:
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In February 2020, Carlos Tevez (Boca Juniors) scored 5 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2019/2020 season.
Most braces by player
Most braces (at least two goals in a match) were scored three times during this season, and the players who managed that were these:
Silvio Romero (Independiente)
Rafael Santos Borré (River Plate)
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 five matches during the season:
Rafael Santos Borré (River Plate)
Carlos Tevez (Boca Juniors)
Most last goals in a match
In total, there were four players who scored the last goal of the match the most times, four times to be precise, and the players who did it were these:
Silvio Romero (Independiente)
Joel Soñora (Arsenal de Sarandí)
Matías García (Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata)
Ignacio Scocco (River Plate)
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2019/2020 season was José Sand, in total he scored six penalties for his Lanús.
Most penalty goals by team
Lanús was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2019/2020 season, in total they scored six of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, two players scored two goals in added time, and the players who did so were Silvio Romero (Independiente) and Joel Soñora (Arsenal de Sarandí).
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Independiente was the best team, in total they scored four goals in the final minutes of the match.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Carlos Tevez in Boca Juniors scored in 4 consecutive matches during the 2019/2020 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
Leandro Diaz in Atlético Tucumán scored or assisted in 6 consecutive matches during the 2019/2020 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Rafael Santos Borré in River Plate who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 6 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
two players were the best at scoring in the second half, something they did 7 times, and the players who did this were Silvio Romero (Independiente) and José Sand (Lanús).
Most consecutive wins
River Plate was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2019/2020 season, with a total of 6 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Racing Club were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2019/2020 season, playing 12 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata had a streak of 7 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Primera División during the 2019/2020 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Patronato managed the feat of not winning a single match in 14 consecutive matches during the 2019/2020 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The art of turning a deficit in a match into a win is something River Plate were best at during the 2019/2020 season, they came back to win three matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Huracán, Aldosivi and Godoy Cruz were the teams that struggled most to win despite taking the lead, these teams blew a lead and lost in two different matches during the 2019/2020 season.