CAPITAL FEDERAL. River Plate was finally too strong for Argentinos Juniors with the goal of B. Zuculini (28′), J. Alvarez (57′) and B. Romero (59′). River Plate took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti stadium in Capital Federal on Monday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. The referee was Patricio Loustau with the assistance of José Castelli and Maximiliano Castelli. The 4th official was Germán Delfino.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 13 Total 9
- 5 On Target 2
- 8 Off Target 7
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 113 Attack 105
- 76 Dangerous attack 59
- 95 Ball safe 86
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 3
- 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 14 Total 8
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
River Plate had a strong ball possession 56% while Argentinos Juniors was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
River Plate was more aggressive with 76 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why River Plate won the match.
River Plate shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Argentinos Juniors shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
River Plate received 1 yellow card (P. Diaz). Regarding the opposition, Argentinos Juniors received 2 yellow cards (K. Mac Allister and P. Minissale).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, River Plate will have 42 points to stay in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Argentinos Juniors will stay with 24 points like Rosario Central to move up in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, River Plate will play away against Estudiantes on the 31st of October with a 4-3 head to head in favor of River Plate (1 draw).
Argentinos Juniors will host Lanús on the 30th of October with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Argentinos Juniors (2 draws).
River Plate – Formation
River Plate
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80'
28'
River Plate started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Marcelo Daniel Gallardo decided to play with the following team: Franco Armani , Robert Rojas , Paulo Díaz , Héctor Martínez , Milton Casco , Enzo Fernández , Bruno Zuculini , Santiago Simón , Benjamín Rollheiser , Agustín Palavecino and Julián Álvarez .
The home team had on the bench: Germán Lux, Javier Pinola, Braian Romero , Jonathan Maidana, Jorge Carrascal , Enrique Bologna, Alex Vigo, Agustín Fontana, Federico Girotti , José Paradela and Leonardo Ponzio .
Substitutions
River Plate made 5 changes: B. Rollheiser for B. Romero (46′), A. Palavecino for J. Carrascal (70′), J. Alvarez for F. Girotti (80′), S. Simon for J. Paradela (80′) and B. Zuculini for L. Ponzio (80′).
Best player: Julián Álvarez
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for River Plate was Julián Álvarez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 22 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 7 crosses.
Argentinos Juniors – Formation
Argentinos Juniors
Argentinos Juniors started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
Talking about the opposition, Diego Castagno played with: Federico Lanzillota , Kevin Mac Allister , Pablo Minissale , Lucas Villalba , Elías Gómez , Javier Cabrera , Enzo Kalinski , Franco Moyano , César Florentín , Nicolás Reniero and Gabriel Ávalos .
These were the players on the bench: Diego Sosa, Marco Di Cesare, Román Vega, Jonatan Gómez , Leandro Finochietto, Lautaro Ovando, Mateo Coronel , Luciano Gómez, Matías Romero, Leonel Mosevich , Gastón Verón and Carlos Quintana.
Substitutions
Argentinos Juniors made 3 changes: E. Kalinski for J. Gomez (46′), P. Minissale for L. Mosevich (46′) and G. Avalos for M. Coronel (74′).
Best player: Jonatan Gómez
The most impressive player for Argentinos Juniors was Jonatan Gómez.
His rating is with 27 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 10.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Sarmiento – Newell’s Old Boys – 2-1
- Aldosivi – Arsenal de Sarandi – 2-1
- Lanús – Talleres Córdoba – 3-3
- Atlético Tucumán – Patronato – 2-2
- River Plate – Argentinos Juniors – 3-0
