CAPITAL FEDERAL. Argentinos Juniors overcomes Racing Club 1-0 after R. Cabral scored just 1 goal (74′).
Argentinos Juniors remained in players after S. Montiel received a double yellow card in the 90′. On the other side, also Juan José Cáceres received a red card (36′). This red card was one of the reason why Racing Club lost the match.
The match was played at the Estadio Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Capital Federal on Saturday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Fernando Echenique assisted by Ezequiel Brailovsky and Iván Aliende. The 4th official was Jorge Broggi.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 19 Total 6
- 5 On Target 1
- 13 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 125 Attack 86
- 88 Dangerous attack 21
- 63 Ball safe 74
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 2
Fouls
- 18 Total 18
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Argentinos Juniors had a superior ball possession 55% while Racing Club was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Argentinos Juniors was putting more pressure with 88 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Argentinos Juniors won the match.
Argentinos Juniors shot 19 times, 5 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Racing Club shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Argentinos Juniors received 3 yellow cards (Gabriel Ávalos, Gastón Verón and S. Montiel). Regarding the opposition, Racing Club received 3 yellow cards (Iván Pillud, Jonathan Galván and Gabriel Hauche).
S. Montiel (Argentinos Juniors) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
Also, Racing Club didn’t end the match with 11 players after Juan José Cáceres (Racing Club) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (36′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Argentinos Juniors has 0 points to occupy the 1st place in the table. On the opposite side, Racing Club stays with 0 points (20th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Argentinos Juniors will play away against Talleres Córdoba on the 27th of May with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Talleres Córdoba (0 draws).
Racing Club will host Central Cordoba SdE on the 22nd of July with a 1-1 head to head record.
Argentinos Juniors – Formation
Argentinos Juniors
46'
74'
29'
Argentinos Juniors started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Gabriel Alejandro Milito decided to play with the following team: Federico Lanzillota , Kevin Mac Allister , Miguel Torren , Lucas Villalba , Luciano Sánchez , Thiago Nuss , Franco Moyano , Rodrigo Cabral , Francisco Metilli , Gastón Verón and Gabriel Ávalos .
The home team had on the bench: José María Herrera, Alan Jesús Rodríguez Guaglianoni, Matías Gabriel Vera, Pablo Minissale, Juan José Cardozo, Santiago Montiel , Lautaro Ovando, Marco Di Cesare, Leonel Hernán González, Fabricio Domínguez , Alexis Martín Arias and Federico Redondo .
Substitutions
Argentinos Juniors made 3 changes: Luciano Sánchez for Federico Redondo Solari (46′), Thiago Nuss for Fabricio Domínguez Huertas (61′) and Gastón Verón for Alan Rodríguez Guaglianoni (90′).
Best player: Rodrigo Cabral
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Argentinos Juniors was Rodrigo Cabral.
His rating is with 1 goal, 16 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 6 crosses.
Racing Club – Formation
Racing Club
36'
Racing Club started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Fernando Rubén Gago played with: Gabriel Arias , Juan Cáceres , Leonardo Sigali , Jonathan Galván , Gonzalo Piovi , Nicolas Oroz , Aníbal Moreno , Maxi Moralez , Matías Rojas , Maximiliano Romero and Jonatan Gómez .
These were the players on the bench: Héctor Fértoli, Matías Nicolás Tagliamonte, Nicolás Reniero, Tomás Agustín Avilés, Emiliano Adrián Insúa Zapata, Iván Pillud , Gabriel Hernán Rojas, Santiago Alexander Quirós, Óscar Mauricio Opazo Lara, Juan Nardoni , Edwin Andrés Cardona Bedoya and Gabriel Hauche .
Substitutions
Racing Club made 4 changes: Maxi Moralez for Ivan Pillud (37′), Nicolás Oroz for Juan Nardoni (64′), M. Rojas for Gabriel Hauche (64′) and Jonatan Gómez for Nicolas Reniero (82′).
Best player: Leonardo Sigali
The most impressive player for Racing Club was Leonardo Sigali.
His rating is with 28 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Boca Juniors – Central Cordoba SdE – 0-0
- Argentinos Juniors – Racing Club – 1-0
- Lanús – San Lorenzo – 2-1
- Independiente – Platense – 1-2
