Season trivia for Primera División 2023
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 2023 Primera División season in Argentina.
Best scoring couple
The top goal-scoring pair, in other words two players where one scored the goal and the other player assisted to it, were Michael Santos and Diego Valoyes. Together they were behind 5 goals for Talleres in the 2023 season.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2023 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Gabriel Ávalos, playing for Argentinos Juniors, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 32 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Argentinos Juniors-Unión de Santa Fe.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In April 2023, Leandro Diaz (Lanús) scored 7 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2023 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:
Michael Santos (Talleres)
Pablo Vegetti (Belgrano)
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2023 season was Pablo Vegetti in Belgrano, in total he did it nine 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 2023 season, in total he did this six times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2023 season was Martín Cauteruccio, in total he scored six penalties for his Independiente.
Most penalty goals by team
River Plate was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2023 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:
Mateo Retegui (Tigre)
Jherson Mosquera (Newell's Old Boys)
Pablo Solari (River Plate)
Adrián Martínez (Instituto)
Most stoppage time goals by team
The highest number of goals in added time by a team was four goals, which three teams managed to do, and these were Instituto, Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata and River Plate.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Leandro Diaz in Lanús scored in 5 consecutive matches during the 2023 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Michael Santos in Talleres 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
Gabriel Ávalos in Argentinos Juniors scored a total of 9 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Primera División during the 2023 season.
Most consecutive wins
River Plate was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2023 season, with a total of 8 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Estudiantes de La Plata were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2023 season, playing 11 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Huracán had a streak of 5 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Primera División during the 2023 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Vélez Sarsfield managed the feat of not winning a single match in 13 consecutive matches during the 2023 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 Rosario Central, Arsenal de Sarandí, Lanús, Godoy Cruz and River Plate, and these teams turned the game around two times in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Arsenal de Sarandí have managed this in four matches during the 2023 season, more than any other team in Primera División.