CAPITAL FEDERAL. River Plate managed to reverse the scoreline against Argentinos Juniors to win 2-1. It was Argentinos Juniors to strike first with a goal of Kevin Mac Allister at the 43′. Then it was a penalty in the 50′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, E. Barco gave the win to River Plate in the 71′ minute with a penalty.
The match was played at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti stadium in Capital Federal on Sunday and it started at 7:15 pm local time. The referee was Fernando Andrés Rapallini with the collaboration of Sebastián Rainieri and José Castelli. The 4th official was Fernando Echenique.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 10 Total 14
- 3 On Target 5
- 7 Off Target 9
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 110 Attack 93
- 36 Dangerous attack 28
- 88 Ball safe 90
- 2 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 15 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 7 Substitutions 5
The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. River Plate was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Argentinos Juniors that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
River Plate was more pushing with 36 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why River Plate won the match.
River Plate shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Argentinos Juniors shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
River Plate received 2 yellow cards (Enzo Díaz and José Paradela). On the other side, Argentinos Juniors received 2 yellow cards (Miguel Torrén and Federico Lanzillotta).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, River Plate has 0 points to occupy the 21st place in the standings. On the opposite side, Argentinos Juniors stays with 0 points (1st).
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, River Plate will play away with Talleres Córdoba on the 13th of May with a 5-3 head to head record in favor of Talleres Córdoba (0 draws).
Argentinos Juniors will play away agasint Talleres Córdoba on the 27th of May with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Talleres Córdoba (0 draws).
River Plate – Formation
River Plate
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River Plate adopted the 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Martín Gastón Demichelis decided to play with the following team: Franco Armani , Marcelo Herrera , Jonathan Maidana , Enzo Díaz , Milton Casco , José Paradela , Enzo Pérez , Rodrigo Aliendro , Nacho Fernández , Miguel Borja and Pablo Solari .
The home team had on the bench: Ezequiel Centurión, Robert Rojas , David Martínez, Leandro González Pírez, Elías Gómez, Santiago Simón, Esequiel Barco , Franco Alfonso , Agustín Palavecino , Tomás Castro Ponce, Lucas Beltrán and Salomón Rondón .
River Plate could not rely on the presence of S. Rondón (injured).
Substitutions
River Plate made 5 changes: Rodrigo Aliendro for Ezequiel Barco (46′), M. Herrera for Robert Rojas (46′), Miguel Borja for Salomón Rondón (57′), Enzo Pérez for Agustín Palavecino (72′) and José Paradela for Franco Alfonso (89′).
Best player: Enzo Pérez
The most impressive player for River Plate was Enzo Pérez even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 36 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13.
Argentinos Juniors – Formation
Argentinos Juniors
Also Argentinos Juniors adopted the 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Gabriel Alejandro Milito played with: Federico Lanzillota , Kevin Mac Allister , Miguel Torren , Lucas Villalba , Luciano Sánchez , Thiago Nuss , Franco Moyano , Rodrigo Cabral , Francisco Metilli , Gabriel Ávalos and Gastón Verón .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Alexis Martín Arias, Marco Di Cesare, Pablo Minissale, Leonel González, Javier Cabrera , Fabricio Domínguez, Álan Rodríguez , Juan Cardozo, Federico Redondo , Leonardo Heredia , José Herrera and Lautaro Ovando.
Substitutions
Argentinos Juniors made 5 changes: Francisco González Metilli for Federico Redondo Solari (46′), Thiago Nuss for Javier Cabrera (61′), Gastón Verón for Alan Rodríguez Guaglianoni (61′), Franco Moyano for Leonardo Heredia (75′) and Rodrigo Cabral for José María Herrera (80′).
Best player: Gabriel Ávalos
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Argentinos Juniors was Gabriel Ávalos.
His rating is with 22 passes (54% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 13 duels out of 16. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Talleres Córdoba – Boca Juniors – 2-1
- Rosario Central – Arsenal de Sarandi – 2-1
- Vélez Sarsfield – Independiente – 0-0
- Banfield – Gimnasia La Plata – 0-0
- River Plate – Argentinos Juniors – 2-1
