2017–18 San Martín de San Juan season

San Martín de San Juan

2017–18 season
Chairman	Pablo Slavutzky
Manager	Néstor Gorosito
Stadium	Estadio Ingeniero Hilario Sánchez
Primera División	8th
Copa Argentina	Round of 64
Top goalscorer	League: Two players (3) All: Two players (3)

The 2017–18 season is San Martín de San Juan's 4th consecutive season in the top-flight of Argentine football. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.[1]

Current squad

As of 20 August 2017.[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ARG Luis Ardente 2 DF  ARG Francisco Mattia 3 MF  ARG Sergio Sagarzazu 5 MF  ARG Marcos Gelabert 6 DF  ARG Matías Escudero 7 FW  ARG Nicolás Maná (on loan from Cañuelas) 8 MF  ARG Matías Fissore 10 MF  ARG Lucas Salas 11 MF  ARG Leandro Martínez 12 GK  ARG Leonardo Corti 14 MF  ARG Emiliano Agüero 18 MF  ARG Sebastián Rusculleda 20 MF  ARG Santiago Chacón 21 GK  ARG Federico Urraburo

No. Pos. Nation Player 25 DF  ARG Pablo Aguilar 26 DF  ARG Arián Pucheta 27 FW  ARG Gustavo Villarruel 28 DF  COL Mauricio Casierra 33 FW  URU Facundo Barcelo (on loan from Juventud) 34 DF  ARG Maximiliano Algañaraz 35 MF  ARG Nicolás Pelaitay — MF  URU Álvaro Fernández — MF  ARG Carlos Luque (on loan from Internacional) — MF  ARG Gabriel Carabajal — DF  ARG Gonzalo Prósperi — DF  ARG Leandro Vega (on loan from River Plate) — FW  ARG Nicolás Messiniti (on loan from Independiente)

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee
1 July 2017	MF	Emiliano Agüero	River Plate	Undisclosed[3]
17 July 2017	DF	Gonzalo Prósperi	San Lorenzo	Undisclosed[3][4]
23 July 2017	MF	Gabriel Carabajal	Godoy Cruz	Undisclosed[3]
28 July 2017	MF	Álvaro Fernández	Seattle Sounders FC	Undisclosed[3][4]

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee
1 July 2017	FW	Diego Cháves	San Luis de Quillota	Undisclosed[3][4]
1 July 2017	FW	Emanuel Dening	Yeni Malatyaspor	Undisclosed[3][4]
10 July 2017	MF	Javier Capelli	Sarmiento	Undisclosed[3]
24 July 2017	DF	Franco Lazzaroni	Atlético de Rafaela	Undisclosed[3]

Loan in

Date from	Date to	Pos.	Name	From
17 July 2017	30 June 2018	DF	Leandro Vega	River Plate[3]
19 July 2017	30 June 2018	MF	Carlos Luque	Internacional[3]
22 July 2017	30 June 2018	FW	Nicolás Messiniti	Independiente[3]

Friendlies

Pre-season

  Win   Draw   Loss

Vélez Sarsfield v San Martín

4 August 2017 Friendly	Vélez Sarsfield	2–1	San Martín	Ituzaingó, Argentina
09:30	G. Bergessio 7' N. Domínguez 22'	Report	F. Barcelo 3'	Stadium: Villa Olímpica Raúl Héctor Gámez

Gimnasia y Esgrima v San Martín

7 August 2017 Friendly	Gimnasia y Esgrima	2–2	San Martín	Buenos Aires, Argentina
09:00	M. Noble 4' N. Ibáñez 56'	Report	F. Barceló 30' C. Luque 44'	Stadium: Unión Tranviarios Automotor de Moreno

Gimnasia y Esgrima v San Martín

7 August 2017 Friendly	Gimnasia y Esgrima	1–1	San Martín	Buenos Aires, Argentina
10:45	B. Alemán 18'	Report	G. Carabajal 4'	Stadium: Unión Tranviarios Automotor de Moreno

Primera División

Main article: 2017–18 Argentine Primera División

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
16	Estudiantes (LP)	27	10	6	11	25	26	−1	36
17	Banfield	27	9	8	10	27	24	+3	35
18	San Martín (SJ)	27	9	6	12	30	36	−6	33
19	Patronato	27	8	9	10	26	32	−6	33
20	Rosario Central	27	8	8	11	30	41	−11	32	Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage[a]

Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) play-off (only if needed to decide championship); 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head points; 6) head-to-head goal difference; 7) head-to-head goals scored.[5][6]
Notes:

1. Rosario Central qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2017–18 Copa Argentina.

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	W	L	L	D	W	W	W	D	L	L	W	W
Position	5	10	19	17	13	12	8	8	9	13	9	8

Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2017. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

San Martín v Patronato

27 August 2017 1	San Martín	2–0	Patronato	San Juan, Argentina
11:05	F. Barcelo 3' M. Gelabert 75'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Ingeniero Hilario Sánchez Referee: Diego Abal (Argentina)

Belgrano v San Martín

9 September 2017 2	Belgrano	1–0	San Martín	Córdoba, Argentina
14:05	E. García 66'	Report		Stadium: El Gigante de Alberdi Referee: Andrés Merlos (Argentina)

San Martín v River Plate

17 September 2017 3	San Martín	1–3	River Plate	San Juan, Argentina
20:05	C. Auzqui 39' (o.g.)	Report	R. Borré 4' C. Auzqui 25' A. Marcel 90+3'	Stadium: Estadio Ingeniero Hilario Sánchez Referee: Fernando Echenique (Argentina)

Racing Club v San Martín

24 September 2017 4	Racing Club	0–0	San Martín	Avellaneda, Argentina
20:05		Report		Stadium: Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

San Martín v Rosario Central

1 October 2017 5	San Martín	3–1	Rosario Central	San Juan, Argentina
14:05	E. Agüero 62' F. Barcelo 64' L. Ardente 88' (pen.)	Report	F. Zampedri 45'	Stadium: Estadio Ingeniero Hilario Sánchez Referee: Juan Pompei (Argentina)

Arsenal de Sarandí v San Martín

16 October 2017 6	Arsenal de Sarandí	0–1	San Martín	Avellaneda, Argentina
21:05		Report	G. Carabajal 55'	Stadium: Estadio Julio Humberto Grondona Referee: Diego Abal (Argentina)

San Martín v Estudiantes

28 October 2017 7	San Martín	1–0	Estudiantes	San Juan, Argentina
16:10	L. Ardente 17' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estadio Ingeniero Hilario Sánchez Referee: Nicolás Lamolina (Argentina)

Colón v San Martín

4 November 2017 8	Colón	3–3	San Martín	Santa Fe, Argentina
14:05	M. Fritzler 43' T. Chancalay 46' D. Vera 51'	Report	C. Mosca 10' M. Escudero 63' L. Ardente 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López Referee: Juan Pompei (Argentina)

San Martín v San Lorenzo

18 November 2017 9	San Martín	1–3	San Lorenzo	San Juan, Argentina
19:15	A. Fernández 73'	Report	N. Blandi 39', 90+3' P. Díaz 55'	Stadium: Estadio Ingeniero Hilario Sánchez Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)

Temperley v San Martín

27 November 2017 10	Temperley	1–0	San Martín	Turdera, Argentina
21:30	A. Arregui 4'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Alfredo Beranger Referee: Diego Abal (Argentina)

San Martín v Banfield

4 December 2017 11	San Martín	2–1	Banfield	San Juan, Argentina
21:30	M. Rodríguez 3' G. Carabajal 18'	Report	G. Bettini 50'	Stadium: Estadio Ingeniero Hilario Sánchez Referee: Silvio Trucco (Argentina)

San Martín v Defensa y Justicia

11 December 2017 12	San Martín	1–0	Defensa y Justicia	San Juan, Argentina
19:15	F. Barcelo 38'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Ingeniero Hilario Sánchez Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)

Argentinos Juniors v San Martín

January 2018 13	Argentinos Juniors	–	San Martín	Buenos Aires, Argentina
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Diego Armando Maradona

Copa Argentina

Main article: 2017–18 Copa Argentina

  Win   Draw   Loss

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References

1. "San Martín de San Juan 2017-18 Away Kit". Football Kit Archive. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
2. "San Martín squad". Soccerway. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
3. "San Martín transfers". Soccerway. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
4. "Mercado de pases del fútbol Argentino 2017/2018: Altas, bajas y rumores". Soccerway. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
5. "Reglamento del Campeonato de Primera División 2017–18" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA.
6. "Reglamento General AFA" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA.