Argentinos Juniors manages to draw 2-2 with Independiente after recovering a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

CAPITAL FEDERAL. Argentinos Juniors manages to recover against Independiente with a goal on the S. Ortiz 45' and a penalty kick on the M. Cauteruccio 65'.

Argentinos Juniors manages to draw 2-2 with Independiente after recovering a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

CAPITAL FEDERAL. Argentinos Juniors bounces back against Independiente with a goal on the S. Ortiz 45′ and a penalty kick on the M. Cauteruccio 65′. Argentinos Juniors was surely superior in terms of ball possession (66%)​

The match was played at the Estadio Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Capital Federal on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Alejandro Ramírez with the assistance of Facundo Rodríguez and Eduardo Lucero. The 4th official was Mariano Negrete.

Match Statistics​

  • ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
  • 19 Total 14
  • 8 On Target 5
  • 9 Off Target 9
  • 4 Shots blocked 2
  • 97 Attack 84
  • 51 Dangerous attack 30
  • 103 Ball safe 80
  • 1 Penalties 1
  • 7 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 12 Total 19
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 7 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Argentinos Juniors was in firm control of the ball 66% while Independiente was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Argentinos Juniors was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Argentinos Juniors to win the match​.

Argentinos Juniors shot 19 times, 8 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Independiente shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Argentinos Juniors received 5 yellow cards (Gabriel Ávalos, Gabriel Milito, Javier Cabrera, Kevin Mac Allister and Santiago Montiel). On the other side, Independiente received 3 yellow cards (Matías Giménez Rojas, Sergio Barreto and Edgar Elizalde).

Match Timeline

7'
G. Ávalos- Yellow
37'
Matías Giménez - Yellow
39'
44'
45'
49'
54'
Edgar Elizalde- sub ->Juan Cazares
Franco Moyano- sub ->Matías Vera
55'
55'
65'
Gastón Verón(var)
76'
77'
Edgar Elizalde- Yellow
Leonardo Heredia - sub ->Gastón Verón
79'
79'
G. Ávalos(penalty)
Santiago Montiel - sub ->Rodrigo Cabral
81'
82'
Leonardo Heredia (goal)Marco Di Cesare
83'
90'
Santiago Montiel - Yellow
90'
90'

Standings

After playing this match, Argentinos Juniors will have 0 points like TBC to drop in the 1st place. On the other side, Independiente will have 0 points like TBC to go down in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Superliga, Argentinos Juniors will play away against Talleres Córdoba on the 28th of May with a 4-2 head to head statistic 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 record.

Argentinos Juniors – Formation

Argentinos Juniors
G
A. Martín Arias 25.Argentina
6.3
D
Leonel González 24.Argentina
6.4
55'
D
Kevin Mac Allister  4.Argentina
6.8
49'
D
M. Di Cesare 29.Argentina
7.3
M
L. Villalba 6.Argentina
6.5
M
Matías Vera 14.Argentina
5.8
55'
M
Alan Rodríguez  8.Uruguay
6.8
82'
M
Rodrigo Cabral 16.Argentina
7.3
81'
M
J. Cabrera 7.Uruguay
7.6
44'
F
G. Ávalos 9.Paraguay
6.5
7' Goals79'
F
Gastón Verón 10.Argentina
7.2
79'
Substitutes
G
Federico Lanzillotta 20.Argentina
D
Luciano Sánchez  3.Argentina
D
Pablo Minissale 30.Argentina
D
Santiago Montiel  18.Argentina
6.2
81' 90'
M
Leonardo Heredia  15.Argentina
7.2
79' Goals83'
M
6.2
55'
M
Fabricio Domínguez 21.Uruguay
M
Franco Moyano 17.Argentina
6.4
55'
M
Federico Redondo 5.Argentina
7.0
82'
F
Thiago Nuss 11.Argentina
F
José Herrera 26.Argentina

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

The manager Gabriel Alejandro Milito decided to play with the following team: Alexis Martín Arias (6.3), Kevin Mac Allister (6.8), Marco Di Cesare (7.3), Leonel González (6.4), Javier Cabrera (7.6), Matías Vera (5.8), Álan Rodríguez (6.8), Lucas Villalba (6.5), Rodrigo Cabral (7.3), Gastón Verón (7.2) and Gabriel Ávalos (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Luciano Sánchez, Thiago Nuss, Leonardo Heredia (7.2), Francisco González Metilli (6.2), Fabricio Domínguez, Franco Moyano (6.4), Pablo Minissale, José Herrera, Federico Redondo (7.0), Federico Lanzillota and Santiago Montiel (6.2).

Substitutions

Argentinos Juniors made 5 changes: Matías Vera for Franco Moyano (55′), Leonel González for Francisco González (55′), Gastón Verón for Leonardo Heredia (79′), Rodrigo Cabral for S. Montiel (81′) and Alan Rodríguez for Federico Redondo Solari (82′).

Best player: Javier Cabrera​

The most impressive player for Argentinos Juniors was Javier Cabrera.

His rating is (7.6) with 21 passes (57% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 8 crosses.

Independiente – Formation

Independiente
G
Rodrigo Rey 33.Argentina
7.1
D
J. Báez 13.Paraguay
6.2
D
Sergio Barreto 24.Argentina
6.2
39'
D
Ayrton Costa 79.Argentina
6.2
D
Mateo Barcia 30.Uruguay
6.6
M
Iván Marcone  23.Argentina
6.6
M
Juan Cazares 11.Ecuador
6.6
54'
M
Sergio Ortíz 28.Argentina
6.7
Goals45'
M
Braian Martínez 29.Argentina
7.4
90'
F
7.6
Goals65'
F
Matías Giménez  34.Argentina
7.3
90' 37'
Substitutes
G
Diego Segovia 25.Uruguay
D
Joaquín Laso  2.Argentina
D
Damián Pérez 15.Argentina
D
Edgar Elizalde 3.Uruguay
6.0
54' 77'
M
Patricio Ostachuk 4.Argentina
M
Martín Sarrafiore 14.Argentina
M
Kevin López 8.Argentina
90'
F
Santiago Hidalgo 16.Argentina
F
Mauricio Cuero 7.Colombia
90'
F
Santiago Salle 35.Argentina
F
Nicolás Vallejo 21.Argentina
F
Tomás Rambert 18.Argentina

Independiente started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Ricardo Alberto Zielinski played with: Rodrigo Rey (7.1), Mateo Barcia (6.6), Sergio Barreto (6.2), Christian Javier Báez (6.2), Ayrton Costa (6.2), Braian Martínez (7.4), Sergio Ortiz (6.7), Iván Marcone (6.6), Juan Cazares (6.6), Matías Giménez (7.3) and Martín Cauteruccio (7.6).

They had on the bench: Patricio Ostachuk, Santiago Hidalgo, Mauricio Cuero, Joaquín Laso, Santiago Salle, Martín Sarrafiore, Javier Vallejo, Kevin Lopez, Damián Pérez, Edgar Elizalde (6.0), Diego Segovia and Tomas Rambert.

Substitutions

Independiente made 3 changes: Juan Cazares for Edgar Elizalde (54′), Braian Martínez for Kevin López (90′) and Matías Giménez Rojas for Mauricio Cuero (90′).

Best player: Martín Cauteruccio​

The most impressive player for Independiente was Martín Cauteruccio.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 7 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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