AVELLANEDA. Platense prevailed over Independiente to win 2-1. It was Platense to strike first with a goal of Nicolás Castro at the 21′. Then Nicolás Servetto scored again for Platense in the 69′ minute. Eventually, Martín Cauteruccio reduced the distance for Independiente a penalty (72′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Independiente was definitely better in terms of ball possession (69%).
Patricio Ostachuk received a red card (90′). This red card was one of the reason why Independiente lost the match.
The match was played at the Estadio Libertadores de América stadium in Avellaneda on Sunday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Darío Herrera who was helped by Julio Fernández and Maximiliano Castelli. The 4th official was Américo Monsalvo. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was extremely hot at 32.4 degrees Celsius or 90.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 18%.
Match Statistics
- ! 69 Ball Possession 31
Shots
- 16 Total 9
- 1 On Target 2
- 14 Off Target 7
- 5 Shots blocked 2
- 132 Attack 86
- 65 Dangerous attack 25
- 97 Ball safe 81
- 1 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 1
Fouls
- 17 Total 18
- 0 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
Independiente was in firm control of the ball 69% while Platense was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Independiente had a more offensive attitude with 65 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 1 were on target. Nevertheless, Platense managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Independiente shot 16 times, 1 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, Platense shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Independiente didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Platense received 4 yellow cards (Nicolás Morgantini, Jerónimo Cacciabue, Nicolás Castro and Gastón Suso).
(Independiente) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Independiente stays with 0 points to occupy the 16th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Platense has 0 points (19th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Independiente will play away against Central Cordoba SdE on the 15th of July with a 2-2 head to head record.
Platense will play away agasint Unión Santa Fe on the 15th of July with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Platense (0 draws).
Independiente – Formation
Independiente adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Julio César Falcioni decided to play with the following team: Rodrigo Rey
, Christian Javier Báez , Sergio Barreto , Edgar Elizalde , Ayrton Costa , Agustín Mulet , Kevin Lopez , Tomás Pozzo , Juan Cazares , Rodrigo Márquez and Matías Giménez .The home team had on the bench: Mateo Barcia
, Joaquín Laso, Sergio Ortiz, Braian Martínez, Martín Sarrafiore, Santiago Hidalgo , Mauricio Cuero, Martín Cauteruccio , Patricio Ostachuk , Damián Pérez, Diego Segovia and Javier Vallejo .Substitutions
Independiente made 5 changes: Cristian Báez for Javier Patricio Ostachuk (46′), Agustín Mulet for Javier Nicolás Vallejo (46′), Tomás Pozzo for Mateo Baltasar Barcia Fernández (64′), Tomás Pozzo for Martin Cauteruccio (65′) and Matias Gimenez Rojas for Santiago Hidalgo Massa (85′).
Best player: Kevin Lopez
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Independiente was Kevin Lopez.
His rating is
with 57 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.Platense – Formation
Also Platense adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Martín Palermo played with: Ignacio Arce
, Nicolás Morgantini , Miguel Jacquet , Gastón Suso , Juan Infante , Jerónimo Cacciabue , Nicolás Castro , Franco Baldassarra , Vicente Taborda , Maximiliano Zalazar and Mauro Quiroga .The following players were sitting on the bench: Ramiro Macagno, Ignacio Vazquez, Pablo Ramirez, Ronaldo Martinez, Nicolás Servetto
, Gonzalo Asis, Agustín Alonso , Sasha Marcich, Juan Pablo Pignani , Alejo Monje and Franco Díaz.Substitutions
Platense made 5 changes: Maximiliano Zalazar for Agustín Alonso (57′), Mauro Quiroga for Nicolás Servetto (58′), Franco Baldassarra for Juan Pablo Pignani (72′), Nicolás Castro for Franco Díaz (82′) and Vicente Taborda for Sasha Marcich (82′).
Best player: Nicolás Servetto
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Platense was Nicolás Servetto.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 8 passes (62% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4.His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 58′.
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