Season trivia for Primera División 2021
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 2021 Primera División season in Argentina.
Best scoring couple
The players who were behind the most goals for their team in the 2021 season were the players Miguel Merentiel - Francisco Pizzini (Defensa y Justicia) and Agustín Palavecino - Julián Álvarez (River Plate). 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 2021 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Julián Álvarez, playing for River Plate, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 12 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between River Plate-Patronato.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In November 2021, Leandro Diaz (Estudiantes de La Plata) scored 7 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2021 season.
Most braces by player
Marco Ruben in Rosario Central scored (at least) two goals in a match five times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2021 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:
Miguel Merentiel (Defensa y Justicia)
José Sand (Lanús)
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Braian Romero in River Plate during the 2021 season, in total he did this seven times.
Most penalty goals by player
The title of the league's best penalty taker in 2021 was shared between five players, all of whom scored three penalties each, and these were
Facundo Farías (Colón)
Néstor Ortigoza (San Lorenzo)
Leandro Diaz (Estudiantes de La Plata)
Martín Cauteruccio (Aldosivi)
Milton Giménez (Central Córdoba)
Most penalty goals by team
Most goals from the penalty spot was a feat shared by five teams, and the teams that each scored four penalty goals were Estudiantes de La Plata, Platense, Central Córdoba, San Lorenzo and Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, seven players scored two goals in added time, and the players who did so were:
Juan Manuel García (Unión de Santa Fe)
Brahian Alemán (Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata)
Luciano Gondou (Sarmiento)
Emiliano Vecchio (Rosario Central)
Milton Giménez (Central Córdoba)
Cristian Pavon (Boca Juniors)
Sebastián Villa (Boca Juniors)
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Boca Juniors was the best team, in total they scored five goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
two players share the less-than-honourable title of "most own goals" during the 2021 season in Primera División. These players each scored two own goals and they were Alexis Maldonado (Banfield) and Leonardo Burián (Colón).
Most own goals by team
Banfield scored three own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2021 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Leandro Diaz in Estudiantes de La Plata scored in 6 consecutive matches during the 2021 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Matías Tissera in Platense who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 9 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 10 times, and the players who did this were Julián Álvarez (River Plate) and Walter Bou (Defensa y Justicia).
Most consecutive wins
River Plate was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2021 season, with a total of 8 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
River Plate were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2021 season, playing 18 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Aldosivi had a streak of 8 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Primera División during the 2021 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Patronato managed the feat of not winning a single match in 12 consecutive matches during the 2021 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The teams that were best at trailing and then eventually winning the match were Lanús, Defensa y Justicia and Boca Juniors, and these teams turned the game around three times in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Lanús have managed this in four matches during the 2021 season, more than any other team in Primera División.