CAPITAL FEDERAL. River Plate tops Unión Santa Fe 1-0 after N. Fernández scored just 1 goal (10′). River Plate was definitely better in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
Imanol Machuca received a red card (66′). This red card was one of the reason why Unión Santa Fe lost the match.
The match was played at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti stadium in Capital Federal on Friday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Fernando Echenique with the assistance of Juan Pablo Belatti and Pablo Gualtieri. The 4th official was Javier Del Barba.
Match Statistics
- ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
- 20 Total 3
- 7 On Target 0
- 5 Off Target 1
- 8 Shots blocked 2
- 165 Attack 84
- 59 Dangerous attack 28
- 144 Ball safe 108
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 3
Fouls
- 17 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
River Plate was in firm control of the ball 68% while Unión Santa Fe was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
River Plate was putting more pressure with 59 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why River Plate won the match.
River Plate shot 20 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Unión Santa Fe shot 3 times, 0 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
River Plate received 2 yellow cards (P. Díaz and Enzo Díaz). Talking about the opposition, Unión Santa Fe received 1 yellow card (Federico Vera).
Also, Unión Santa Fe didn’t end the match with 11 players after Imanol Machuca (Unión Santa Fe) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (66′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, River Plate will have 0 points like TBC to climb in the 21st place. On the opposite side, Unión Santa Fe will stay with 0 points like TBC to move up in the 29th place.
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 stats in favor of Talleres Córdoba (0 draws).
Unión Santa Fe will host Defensa y Justicia on the 29th of July with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Defensa y Justicia (2 draws).
River Plate – Formation
River Plate
86'
36'
10'
River Plate started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
The manager Martín Gastón Demichelis decided to play with the following team: Franco Armani , Milton Casco , Leandro González Pírez , Paulo Díaz , Enzo Díaz , Rodrigo Aliendro , Enzo Pérez , Nicolás de la Cruz , José Paradela , Nacho Fernández and Lucas Beltrán .
The home team had on the bench: Esequiel Barco, Marcelo Herrera, Ezequiel Centurión, Pablo Solari, Salomón Rondón, Miguel Borja , Emanuel Mammana, Matías Suárez, Agustín Palavecino , Franco Alfonso, Robert Rojas and Jonathan Maidana.
Substitutions
River Plate made 5 changes: Nicolás de la Cruz for Agustín Palavecino (53′), José Paradela for Miguel Borja (71′), Milton Casco for Marcelo Herrera (86′), Lucas Beltrán for Ezequiel Barco (86′) and Nacho Fernández for Salomón Rondón (86′).
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 with 69 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 13.
Unión Santa Fe – Formation
Unión Santa Fe
66'
Unión Santa Fe started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
Gustavo Adolfo Munúa Vera played with: Sebastián Moyano , Federico Vera , Franco Calderón , Claudio Corvalán , Lucas Esquivel , Kevin Zenón , Yeison Gordillo , Luciano Aued , Imanol Machuca , Ezequiel Cañete and Junior Marabel .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Santiago Mele , Bryan Castrillón, Mateo Franzotti, Thiago Vecino , Jeronimo Domina , Tomás Gonzalez, Enzo Roldán , Oscar Piris, Joaquín Mosqueira, Francisco Gerometta , Juan Pablo Luduena and Daniel Juárez .
Substitutions
Unión Santa Fe made 5 changes: Kevin Zenón for Daniel Juárez (57′), Luciano Aued for E. Roldán (75′), Federico Vera for F. Gerometta (75′), Junior Marabel for Thiago Vecino (74′) and Yeison Gordillo for Jerónimo Domina (86′).
Best player: Federico Vera
The player that probably impressed the most for Unión Santa Fe was Federico Vera.
His rating is with 16 passes (25% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- River Plate – Unión Santa Fe – 1-0
- Barracas Central – Boca Juniors – 0-3
- San Lorenzo – Independiente – 0-0
- Racing Club – Huracán – 2-1
