AVELLANEDA. Independiente tops Unión Santa Fe 1-0 after B. Martinez scored just 1 goal (73′).
Independiente remained in 10 people after D. Blanco received a red card in the 80′. Anyway, Independiente still was able to win this contest playing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the Estadio Libertadores de América stadium in Avellaneda on Tuesday and it started at 12:15 am local time. The referee was Fernando Andrés Rapallini with the assistance of Maximiliano Del Yesso and Miguel Savorani. The 4th official was Ariel Suárez. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19.4 degrees Celsius or 66.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 6 Total 10
- 4 On Target 5
- 2 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 92 Attack 136
- 69 Dangerous attack 111
- 115 Ball safe 102
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
- 5 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 6
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
The ball possession was identical with both team possessing the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams had an upper hand in terms of ball possession. Independiente was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Unión Santa Fe that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Unión Santa Fe was more aggressive with 111 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, Independiente found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Independiente shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Unión Santa Fe shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Independiente received 2 yellow cards (T. A. Pozzo and S. Romero). Regarding the opposition, Unión Santa Fe received 2 yellow cards (E. Britez and E. Roldan).
(Independiente) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (80′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Independiente will have 28 points like Defensa y Justicia and Huracán to stay in the 9th place. On the other side, Unión Santa Fe will stay with 22 points to stay in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Independiente will play away with Newell’s Old Boys on the 31st of October with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Independiente (1 draw).
Unión Santa Fe will host Rosario Central on the 31st of October with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Rosario Central (2 draws).
Independiente – Formation
Independiente
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73'Independiente started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Julio César Falcioni decided to play with the following team: Sebastián Sosa , Fabricio Bustos , Sergio Barreto , Juan Manuel Insaurralde , Thomas Ortega , Lucas Romero , Domingo Blanco , Rodrigo Márquez , Alan Soñora , Andrés Roa and Silvio Romero .
The home team had on the bench: Lucas González , Patricio Ostachuk, Joaquín Laso, Milton Álvarez, Gonzalo Asis, Jonathan Herrera, Tomás Pozzo , Juan Zarza, Braian Martínez , Ángel Sayago and Gastón Togni.
Independiente could not rely on the presence of D. Blanco (injured) and L. Gonzalez (injured).
Substitutions
Independiente made 5 changes: R. L. Marquez De Meneses for B. Martinez (57′), A. Sonora for T. A. Pozzo (57′), A. Roa for L. Gonzalez (82′), S. Romero for J. Herrera (90′) and F. Bustos for G. Asis (90′).
Best player: Sergio Barreto
The player that probably impressed the most for Independiente was Sergio Barreto even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 43 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12.
Unión Santa Fe – Formation
Unión Santa Fe
Unión Santa Fe started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Regarding the opposition, Gustavo Adolfo Munúa Vera played with: Sebastián Moyano , Federico Vera , Franco Calderón , Emanuel Brítez , Claudio Corvalán , Imanol Machuca , Juan Nardoni , Enzo Roldán , Gastón González , Mauro Luna Diale and Fernando Márquez .
They had on the bench: Federico Bonansea, Nicolás Peñailillo, Brian Blasi, Juan Portillo , Lucas Esquivel, Nicolás Cordero, Daniel Juárez, Máximo Ceratto, Nicolás Blandi , Kevin Zenon , Marco Borgnino and Juan Manuel García.
Unión Santa Fe could not rely on the presence of J. Portillo (injured).
Substitutions
Unión Santa Fe made 3 changes: E. Britez for J. Portillo (32′), I. Machuca for K. Zenon (57′) and E. Roldan for N. Blandi (80′).
Best player: Enzo Roldán
The player that probably impressed the most for Unión Santa Fe was Enzo Roldán.
His rating is with 37 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
