CAPITAL FEDERAL. River Plate prevails over Independiente with a 2-0 win with a goal from E. Barco (17′) and a goal from M. Borja (80′). River Plate was surely superior in terms of ball possession (72%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti stadium in Capital Federal on Sunday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Andrés Merlos with the collaboration of Diego Yamil Bonfá and Iván Núñez. The 4th official was Pablo Dóvalo.
Match Statistics
- ! 71 Ball Possession 29
Shots
- 19 Total 6
- 8 On Target 0
- 9 Off Target 3
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 146 Attack 101
- 55 Dangerous attack 27
- 130 Ball safe 103
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 1
- 4 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 7 Total 13
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
River Plate had a strong ball possession 72% while Independiente was struggling with a 28% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
River Plate had a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why River Plate won the match.
River Plate shot 19 times, 8 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Independiente shot 6 times, 0 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
River Plate received 3 yellow cards (Enzo Díaz, Enzo Pérez and Miguel Borja). Talking about the opposition, Independiente received 2 yellow cards (Damián Pérez and Matías Giménez Rojas).
Also, Independiente didn’t end the match with 11 players after Damián Pérez (Independiente) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (61′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, River Plate will have 0 points like TBC to move up in the 21st place. Regarding the opposition, Independiente will stay with 0 points like TBC to lose in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, River Plate will play away against Talleres Córdoba on the 15th of May with a 5-3 head to head in favor of Talleres Córdoba (0 draws).
Independiente will play away agasint Central Cordoba SdE on the 15th of July with a 2-2 head to head stats.
River Plate – Formation
River Plate
23'
67'
17'
River Plate started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
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 , Nacho Fernández , Lucas Beltrán and Esequiel Barco .
The home team had on the bench: Matías Suárez, Franco Alfonso, Marcelo Herrera, Santiago Simón, José Paradela, Miguel Borja , Ezequiel Centurión, Agustín Palavecino, Pablo Solari, Salomón Rondón , Emanuel Mammana and Robert Rojas.
River Plate could not rely on the presence of Baltasar Barcia (injured) and José Paradela (injured).
Substitutions
River Plate made 6 changes: Paulo Díaz for Mateo Baltasar Barcia Fernández (21′), Paulo Díaz for Emanuel Mammana (23′), Lucas Beltrán for Salomón Rondón (68′), Nicolás de la Cruz for Miguel Borja (68′), Enzo Pérez for Agustín Palavecino (87′) and Nacho Fernández for José Paradela (87′).
Best player: Esequiel Barco
The player that probably impressed the most for River Plate was Esequiel Barco.
His rating is with 1 goal, 59 passes (84% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
Independiente – Formation
Independiente
61'
Independiente started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Pablo Eduardo Repetto Aquino played with: Rodrigo Rey , Sergio Barreto , Joaquín Laso , Christian Javier Báez , Luciano Gómez , Iván Marcone , Agustín Mulet , Damián Pérez , Mauricio Cuero , Martín Cauteruccio and Matías Giménez .
They had on the bench: Kevin Lopez, Braian Martínez, Edgar Elizalde, Santiago Hidalgo, Tomas Rambert, Sergio Ortiz , Martín Sarrafiore, Patricio Ostachuk , Mateo Barcia , Javier Vallejo, Juan Cazares and Diego Segovia.
Independiente could not rely on the presence of Sergio Ortiz (injured) and Patricio Ostachuk (injured).
Substitutions
Independiente made 3 changes: Agustín Mulet for Sergio Fabián Ortíz (46′), Matías Giménez Rojas for Juan Cazares (58′) and Mauricio Cuero for Javier Patricio Ostachuk (66′).
Best player: Christian Javier Báez
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Independiente was Christian Javier Báez.
His rating is with 20 passes (65% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Estudiantes – Talleres Córdoba – 1-0
- Instituto – Banfield – 1-1
- San Lorenzo – Platense – 1-0
- Rosario Central – Boca Juniors – 2-2
- River Plate – Independiente – 2-0
