SAN FERNANDO. River Plate tops Tigre 1-0 after L. González scored just 1 goal (79′).

The match was played at the Estadio José Dellagiovanna stadium in San Fernando on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Jorge Baliño with the support of Juan Pablo Belatti and Facundo Rodríguez. The 4th official was Lucas Comesaña. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 26.9 degrees Celsius or 80.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

River Plate had a strong ball possession 55% while Tigre was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

River Plate was putting more pressure with 72 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why River Plate won the match.​

Tigre shot 15 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, River Plate shot 15 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Tigre didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, River Plate received 3 yellow cards (Leandro González Pírez, Nacho Fernández and Pablo Solari).

Standings

After playing this match, Tigre will stay with 0 points like TBC to move up in the 27th place. Regarding the opposition, River Plate will have 0 points like TBC to soar in the 21st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Superliga, Tigre will host Talleres Córdoba on the 3rd of June with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Tigre (2 draws).

River Plate will play away agasint Talleres Córdoba on the 13th of May with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Talleres Córdoba (0 draws).

Tigre – Formation

Tigre started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Diego Hernán Martínez decided to play with the following team: Gonzalo Marinelli (7.1), Lucas Blondel (6.5), Brian Leizza (6.9), Abel Luciatti (7.4), Sebastián Prieto (7.0), Cristian Zabala (7.0), Sebastián Prediger (6.5), Lucas Menossi (6.5), Facundo Colidio (6.4), Alexis Castro (7.1) and Mateo Retegui (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Sebastián Medina, Martín Garay, Agustín Cardozo (6.3), Emanuel Aguilera, Santiago Rojas, Martin Ortega, Lautaro Montoya, Tomás Badaloni, Matías Espíndola, Blas Armoa (6.1), Gonzalo Flores and Aaron Molinas (6.6).

Substitutions

Tigre made 4 changes: Sebastián Prediger for Agustín Cardozo (69′), Lucas Menossi for Aaron Molinas (69′), Cristian Zabala for Blas Armoa Núñez (82′) and Lucas Blondel for Tomás Badaloni (90′).

Best player: Abel Luciatti​

The player that probably impressed the most for Tigre was Abel Luciatti.

His rating is (7.4) with 29 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13.

River Plate – Formation

River Plate started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).

Martín Gastón Demichelis played with: Franco Armani (6.9), Robert Rojas (7.0), Leandro González Pírez (8.4), Enzo Díaz (7.1), Milton Casco (7.0), Enzo Pérez (7.1), José Paradela (6.5), Nacho Fernández (8.4), Esequiel Barco (7.3), Pablo Solari (6.8) and Miguel Borja (6.8).

They had on the bench: Jonathan Maidana (6.5), Elías Gómez, Franco Alfonso, Tomás Castro Ponce, Agustín Palavecino (6.7), David Martínez, Marcelo Herrera, Lucas Beltrán, Santiago Simón, Salomón Rondón (6.2) and Ezequiel Centurión.

Substitutions

River Plate made 4 changes: Miguel Borja for Salomón Rondón (60′), Enzo Pérez for Jonathan Maidana (86′), Nacho Fernández for Agustín Palavecino (86′) and Pablo Solari for Lucas Beltrán (90′).

Best player: Leandro González Pírez​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for River Plate was Leandro González Pírez even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.4) with 29 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Superliga.​

• Arsenal de Sarandi – Racing Club – 0-3
• Argentinos Juniors – Belgrano – 3-0
• Tigre – River Plate – 0-1
• Lanús – Rosario Central – 3-0
• Godoy Cruz – Estudiantes – 0-1
• Huracán – Barracas Central – 2-0