ROSARIO. Rosario Central was eventually too good for Independiente with the goal of M. Ruben (2′), J. Velazquez (71′) and W. Montoya (73′). Independiente was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (68%).
The match was played at the Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa stadium in Rosario on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Nicolás Lamolina with the support of Ezequiel Brailovsky and Pablo Acevedo. The 4th official was Adrián Franklin. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.7 degrees Celsius or 69.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.
Match Statistics
- ! 32 Ball Possession 68
Shots
- 12 Total 12
- 4 On Target 1
- 8 Off Target 11
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 55 Attack 85
- 31 Dangerous attack 51
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 7
- 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 15 Total 20
- 1 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Independiente had a superior ball possession 68% while Rosario Central was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Independiente was more pushing with 51 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 1 were on target. Still, Rosario Central managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Rosario Central shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Independiente shot 12 times, 1 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Rosario Central received 2 yellow cards (L. Ferreyra and ). Talking about the opposition, Independiente received 4 yellow cards (S. D. Barreto, , L. Romero and J. Insaurralde).
Also, Independiente didn’t end the match with 11 players after J. Insaurralde (Independiente) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (88′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Rosario Central will have 11 points like San Lorenzo to go up in the 26th place. Talking about the opposition, Independiente will stay with 13 points to gain in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Rosario Central will host Estudiantes on the 7th of May with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Estudiantes (3 draws).
Independiente will host Huracán on the 7th of May with a 5-2 head to head stats in favor of Independiente (1 draw).
Rosario Central – Formation
Rosario Central
67'
82'
2'
Rosario Central started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).
The manager Leandro Daniel Somoza decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Rosario Central made 4 changes: L. Gamba for M. Tanlongo (53′), A. Veliz for W. Montoya (67′), D. Martinez for J. Velazquez (67′) and M. Ruben for M. Caraglio (70′).
Independiente – Formation
Independiente
88'
Independiente started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Eduardo Rodrigo Domínguez played with: .
Substitutions
Independiente made 5 changes: D. Batallini for D. Blanco (61′), L. Benegas for J. Romero (61′), T. A. Pozzo for L. Fernandez (61′), C. Benavidez for J. Cazares (61′) and A. Sonora for R. L. Marquez De Meneses (89′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Rosario Central – Independiente – 3-0
- Central Cordoba SdE – Boca Juniors – 1-2
- San Lorenzo – Patronato – 1-2
