LA PLATA. Estudiantes conquers Banfield 1-0 after M. Godoy scored just 1 goal (52′). Estudiantes was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

Also, Banfield had 2 players sent off: Alejandro Cabrera (61′ for a double yellow card) and Luis Mago (90′ for a double yellow card).

The match was played at the Estadio Ciudad de La Plata stadium in La Plata on Friday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Nicolás Lamolina assisted by Pablo Gualtieri and Iván Aliende. The 4th official was Ramiro López. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 11.6 degrees Celsius or 52.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 99%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Estudiantes had a strong ball possession 62% while Banfield was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Banfield was more pushing with 44 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Estudiantes succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Estudiantes shot 9 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Banfield shot 7 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Estudiantes received 2 yellow cards (José Sosa and Matías Godoy). Regarding the opposition, Banfield received 4 yellow cards (Luis Mago, Alejandro Cabrera, Lautaro Ríos and Emanuel Olivera).

Also, Banfield didn’t finish the match with 11 players after

Banfield had 2 players sent off: Alejandro Cabrera (61′ for double yellow card) and Luis Mago (90′ for double yellow card).

Standings

After this match, Estudiantes will have 0 points like TBC to climb in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Banfield will stay with 0 points like TBC to go down in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Superliga, Estudiantes will host Central Cordoba SdE on the 24th of June with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Estudiantes (2 draws).

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

Estudiantes – Formation

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

The manager Eduardo Rodrigo Domínguez decided to play with the following team: Mariano Andújar (7.0), Santiago Núñez (6.7), Luciano Lollo (7.2), Zaid Romero (7.4), Jorge Rodríguez (7.0), Leonardo Godoy (6.7), Santiago Ascacibar (6.3), José Sosa (7.1), Gastón Benedetti (6.5), Mauro Boselli (7.1) and Benjamín Rollheiser (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Daniel Sappa, Emmanuel Más, Eros Mancuso, Juan Cruz Guasone, Ezequiel Muñoz, Deian Verón, Fernando Zuqui (6.7), Matías Godoy (7.4), Mateo Pellegrino, Mauro Méndez, Guido Carrillo (6.7) and Franco Zapiola Yamartino.

Substitutions

Estudiantes made 3 changes: Benjamín Rollheiser for Matías Godoy (46′), José Sosa for Fernando Zuqui (73′) and Mauro Boselli for Guido Carrillo (83′).

Best player: Zaid Romero​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Estudiantes was Zaid Romero even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.4) with 60 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9.

Banfield – Formation

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

Javier Sanguinetti played with: Facundo Cambeses (6.8), Emanuel Coronel (6.8), Emanuel Olivera (6.8), Luis Mago (6.6), Emanuel Insua (7.4), Juan Bisanz (6.7), Alejandro Cabrera (5.5), Brahian Alemán (7.0), Ignacio Agustin Rodríguez (6.7), Milton Giménez (6.8) and Sebastián Sosa (6.5).

These were the players on the bench: Facundo Sanguinetti, Alejandro Maciel, Pedro Souto, Aarón Quirós, Lautaro Ríos (6.4), Alejandro Piedrahita, Matías Romero, Nicolás Bertolo (6.6), Eric Remedi (6.5), Horacio Tijanovich, Nicolás Sosa (6.5) and Andrés Chávez.

Substitutions

Banfield made 5 changes: Ignacio Rodríguez for Eric Remedi (64′), Milton Giménez for Lautaro Ríos (68′), Brahian Alemán for Nicolás Bertolo (83′), Juan Bisanz for Andrés Chávez (83′) and Sebastián Sosa Sánchez for Nicolás Sosa Sánchez (83′).

Best player: Emanuel Insua​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Banfield was Emanuel Insua.

His rating is (7.4) with 26 passes (65% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

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

• Arsenal de Sarandi – Independiente – 2-1
• Central Cordoba SdE – Unión Santa Fe – 0-1
• Estudiantes – Banfield – 1-0
• Rosario Central – Defensa y Justicia – 2-1
• Godoy Cruz – Gimnasia La Plata – 2-0