Newell's Football Formation

Starting Lineup

Durante (31) · SABRANSKY (18) · NARVAEZ (6) · CORREA (1) · PORTA (22) · RAFFAELI (13) · FLORES (11) · ROMERO (23) · AGUILAR (10) · HERNANDEZ (17) · DE ANGELIS (9)

Newell's plays with heavy verticality and a desire to strike fast using a 4-2-4 formation. This lineup focuses on getting bodies forward to overwhelm the opponent in the final third. It is built to play direct, high intensity football that looks to punish teams in transition.

CORREA stays between the posts to command the area and organize the line. The defensive unit works as a flat back four, with Durante playing as the right back and PORTA acting as the left back. SABRANSKY and NARVAEZ form the central pairing, where the duo must stay compact to defend against runs in behind. Durante and PORTA need to track back quickly if the team loses possession to ensure the unit stays compact.

The midfield works as a double pivot to protect the back four. FLORES and RAFFAELI occupy the central spaces, tasked with shielding the defense and winning the second ball. FLORES looks to recycle possession, while RAFFAELI tries to drive forward with the ball to connect the defensive and attacking lines. They must work to win the ball back high and avoid being bypassed by an opponent in the middle.

This attacking lineup uses four players across the front to stretch the defense. HERNANDEZ and ROMERO act as wide attackers, with HERNANDEZ pulling wide to provide width and ROMERO looking to cut inside. In the center, AGUILAR and DE ANGELIS operate as a strike partnership. AGUILAR and DE ANGELIS work in combinations to play through the lines or use their movement to knock it in behind the opposition. The wingers look to get to the byline and deliver early crosses to the two forwards.

One advantage of this Newell's lineup is the ability to create wide overloads when the full backs push up to support the wingers. The formation also offers immense speed of transition, as the four attackers are already positioned to break quickly. By having two strikers, they can pin the last defender and create space for the midfield to arrive late into the box.

This 4-2-4 formation is a high risk system designed to dominate the attacking third. It is best suited for matches where the team needs to hunt for goals against a side that sits deep.