- Rosario derby
The Rosario derby ("Clásico Rosarino") is one of the most fiercely contested football rivalries in Argentine football. It is played between the two main teams from
Rosario ;Newell's Old Boys andRosario Central . It is widely regarded as the most important Argentine derby outside ofBuenos Aires and theBuenos Aires Province .History
The first Rosario derby was played on
June 18 1905 , it resulted in a 1-0 win for Newell's Old Boys with a goal from Faustino González.The clubs continued to play each other in the "Liga Rosarina de Fútbol" for many years. In 1939 the two clubs were admitted to the
Argentine Primera , the first game at this level resulted in a 1-1 draw onJune 18 1939 .Nicknames
The teams nicknames relate from the same incident where Rosario Central refused to play a charity game for a Leprosy charity, hence their nickname Canallas (Scoundrels). Newell's Old Boys stepped in to play the game and earned the nickname Los Leprosos (The Lepers).
tatistics
Top scorers
Biggest wins
Newell's Old Boys highlights
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June 18 1905 : Won 1-0 in the first Rosario derby of all history.
*August 8 1907 : Won 10-0 in a friendly game, to record the biggest ever win in the Rosario derby.
*August 8 1909 : Won 3-2 to record their 11th streight win over Rosario Central.
*July 28 1912 : Won 0-7 to record the biggest ever away win in the Rosario derby.
*October 20 1912 : Manuel Lito González scored all 5 goals in a 5-3 win.
*October 12 1941 : Won 5-0 to record the biggest win in the Rosario derby since the start of the professional era of Argentine football.
*June 2 1974 : Newell's won their first ever title by coming from 2-0 down at half time to record the draw they needed to win the Metropolitano 1974.Rosario Central highlights
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August 2 1908 : Won 9-3 in the highest scoring derby, with 5 goals from Corti.
*May 25 1914 :Harry Hayes scored a hat-trick to help Rosario Central win 6-2, starting a run of 11 consecutive wins.
*October 17 1915 : Won 0-6 to record their best ever away win in the fixture.
*June 29 1916 : Won 8-0 in a qualifier for the Copa de Honor.
*1917: Won 9-0 to record the biggest ever win in the official's derby fixture.
*December 19 1971 : Won 1-0 in the semi-final of theNacional championship . Then, finally Central was the Argentine Champion.
*April 11 1975 : Won 1-0 in aCopa Libertadores playoff to eliminate Newell's and progress to the 2nd round.
*1980: Won 3:1 in the aggregate in the semi-final of the National Championship. It was 3:0 at home and 0:1 at Newell's stadium. Then, as in 1971, Rosario Central won the final, and was the Argentina's champion again.
*August 29 2005 : Won 1-0 in the second leg of aCopa Sudamericana preliminary round, to progress 1-0 on aggregate.References
External links
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** [http://www.futbolderosario.com/html/nob_vs_rc/estadisticas.htm Futbol de Rosario statistics 1905-present]
** [http://www.universofutbol.com/adicional/clasicorosarino.htm Universo futbol statistics 1939-present]
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