Season trivia for Primera División 2022
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 2022 Primera División season in Argentina.
Best scoring couple
The players who were behind the most goals for their team in the 2022 season were the players Salomón Rodríguez - Martin Ojeda (Godoy Cruz), Facundo Kruspzky - Mauro Pittón (Arsenal de Sarandí) and Enzo Copetti - Matías Rojas (Racing Club). 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 2022 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Renzo López, playing for Central Córdoba, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 18 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Unión de Santa Fe-Central Córdoba.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In October 2022, Mateo Retegui (Tigre) scored 6 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2022 season.
Most braces by player
Mateo Retegui in Tigre scored (at least) two goals in a match six times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2022 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2022 season was Franco Cristaldo in Huracán, in total he did it seven times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Mateo Retegui in Tigre during the 2022 season, in total he did this nine times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2022 season was Franco Cristaldo, in total he scored eight penalties for his Huracán.
Most penalty goals by team
Huracán was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2022 season, in total they scored ten of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, four players scored two goals in added time, and the players who did so were:
Julián Álvarez (River Plate)
Aníbal Moreno (Racing Club)
Javier Toledo (Sarmiento)
Miguel Borja (River Plate)
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, River Plate was the best team, in total they scored five goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
The unluckiest scorer during the 2022 season was Paolo Goltz, 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
Aldosivi scored three own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2022 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
There were two players who scored in 6 consecutive matches during the 2022 season, and the players who achieved this were Adam Bareiro (San Lorenzo) and Blas Armoa (Tigre).
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Mateo Retegui in Tigre 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
Mateo Retegui in Tigre scored a total of 10 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Primera División during the 2022 season.
Most consecutive wins
Atlético Tucumán was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2022 season, with a total of 6 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Boca Juniors were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2022 season, playing 13 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Aldosivi had a streak of 6 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Primera División during the 2022 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Vélez Sarsfield managed the feat of not winning a single match in 15 consecutive matches during the 2022 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 Platense and Godoy Cruz, and these teams turned the game around three times in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Lanús and Vélez Sarsfield 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 2022 season.