CIUDAD DE SANTA FE. Colón defeats Banfield with a 2-0 win with a goal from E. Meza (2′) and a goal from C. Vega (45′). Banfield was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (64%).​

The match was played at the Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López stadium in Ciudad de Santa Fe on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Pablo Echavarría with the support of Julio Fernández and José Castelli. The 4th official was Lucas Cavallero.

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Banfield had a strong ball possession 64% while Colón was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Banfield was more pushing with 62 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, Colón was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Colón shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Banfield shot 17 times, 3 on target, 14 off target.

Cards

Colón received 2 yellow cards (Baldomero Perlaza and Julián Chicco). Regarding the opposition, Banfield received 1 yellow card (Emanuel Insúa).

Standings

After playing this match, Colón will have 0 points like TBC to move down in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Banfield will stay with 0 points like TBC to drop in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Superliga, Colón will play away against Arsenal de Sarandi on the 29th of July with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Colón (2 draws).

Banfield will host Arsenal de Sarandi on the 8th of July with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Banfield (2 draws).

Colón – Formation

Colón started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Néstor Raúl Gorosito decided to play with the following team: Ignacio Chicco (7.8), Facundo Garcés (6.9), Lucas Acevedo (7.6), Rafael Delgado (7.6), Eric Meza (8.3), Baldomero Perlaza (7.4), Cristian Vega (7.2), Carlos Arrua (7.0), Juan Álvarez (6.8), Santiago Pierotti (6.9) and Ramón Ábila (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Tomás Galván (6.8), Natanael Troncoso, Gian Nardelli, Leonel Picco, Stefano Moreyra, Julián Chicco (6.7), Augusto Schott, Andrew Teuten and Matías Ibáñez.

Substitutions

Colón made 4 changes: Cristian Vega for T. Galván (76′), Carlos Arrua for Julián Chicco (76′), Santiago Pierotti for Natanael Laureano Troncoso (87′) and Eric Meza for Gian Nardelli (88′).

Best player: Eric Meza​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Colón was Eric Meza.

His rating is (8.3) with 1 goal, 16 passes (68% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 7 crosses.

Banfield – Formation

Banfield started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Javier Sanguinetti played with: Facundo Cambeses (6.5), Matías Romero (6.6), Emanuel Olivera (6.8), Aarón Quirós (6.8), Pedro Souto (6.2), Eric Remedi (6.6), Alejandro Cabrera (7.1), Brahian Alemán (6.6), Juan Bisanz (6.5), Milton Giménez (6.4) and Ignacio Agustin Rodríguez (6.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Facundo Sanguinetti, Emanuel Insua (6.8), Andrés Chávez (6.4), Sebastián Sosa (6.2), Alan Di Pippa, Luis Mago, Emanuel Coronel, Alejandro Maciel, Nicolás Sosa, Alejandro Piedrahita (7.0), Horacio Tijanovich and Lautaro Ríos.

Substitutions

Banfield made 5 changes: Brahian Alemán for Emanuel Insua (64′), Pedro Souto for Alejandro Piedrahita Díaz (64′), Eric Remedi for Sebastián Sosa Sánchez (74′), Milton Giménez for Andrés Chávez (74′) and Juan Bisanz for Horacio Tijanovich (88′).

Best player: Alejandro Cabrera​

The player that probably impressed the most for Banfield was Alejandro Cabrera.

His rating is (7.1) with 64 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12.

Results of the day

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

• Colón – Banfield – 2-0
• Belgrano – Atlético Tucumán – 1-0
• Argentinos Juniors – Independiente – 2-2
• Lanús – Huracán – 1-0