LOMAS DE ZAMORA. Banfield beats Rosario Central 2-0 after M. Giménez scores 2 goals.

The match was played at the Estadio Florencio Solá stadium in Lomas de Zamora on Monday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Fernando Andrés Rapallini who had the assistance of Cristian Navarro and Gisela Trucco. The 4th official was Edgargo Zamora. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 12.8 degrees Celsius or 55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Rosario Central had a strong ball possession 68% while Banfield was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Banfield was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Banfield won the match​.

Banfield shot 19 times, 6 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Rosario Central shot 15 times, 2 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

Banfield received 2 yellow cards (Kevin Ortíz and Brahian Alemán). On the other side, Rosario Central received 3 yellow cards (Francis Mac Allister, Emanuel Insúa and Damián Martínez).

Standings

After this match, Banfield will have 0 points like TBC to drop in the 7th place. On the other side, Rosario Central will stay with 0 points like TBC to move up in the 23rd place.

Next matches

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

Rosario Central will host Central Cordoba SdE on the 8th of July with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Rosario Central (2 draws).

Banfield – Formation

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

The manager Javier Sanguinetti decided to play with the following team: Facundo Cambeses (7.1), Emanuel Coronel (7.1), Emanuel Olivera (7.3), Alejandro Maciel (6.7), Emanuel Insua (7.3), Nicolás Sosa (6.6), Eric Remedi (6.5), Brahian Alemán (6.7), Juan Bisanz (6.2), Sebastián Sosa (8.0) and Milton Giménez (8.2).

The home team had on the bench: Horacio Gabriel Tijanovich, Alejandro Piedrahita Díaz, Matías Nahuel González, Lautaro Ríos (6.5), Ignacio Agustín Rodríguez, Matías Alexis Romero, Alan Leonel Di Pippa, Aaron Facundo Quiroz, Andrés Eliseo Chávez, Pedro Souto, Nicolás Santiago Bertolo and Facundo Sanguinetti.

Substitutions

Banfield made 3 changes: Brahian Alemán for Lautaro Ríos (71′), Sebastián Sosa Sánchez for Andrés Chávez (90′) and Nicolás Sosa Sánchez for Ignacio Agustín Rodríguez (90′).

Best player: Milton Giménez​

The player that probably impressed the most for Banfield was Milton Giménez.

His rating is (8.2) with 2 goals, 17 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 22.

Rosario Central – Formation

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

Miguel Ángel Russo played with: Jorge Broun (6.8), Damián Martínez (6.8), Facundo Mallo (6.2), Carlos Quintana (6.5), Alan Rodríguez (6.4), Kevin Ortíz (6.1), Francis Mac Allister (7.5), Lautaro Giaccone (7.3), Ignacio Malcorra (5.8), Jaminton Campaz (7.1) and Jhonatan Candia (6.2).

They had on the bench: Francesco Lo Celso, Alan Marinelli, Juan Cruz Komar, Tomás O’Connor, Agustin Toledo, Facundo Aguero, Octavio Bianchi (6.7), Fabricio Oviedo, Lucas Nahuel Rodríguez, Valentino Mariano Quintero, Ismael Cortez, Luciano Ferreyra and Agustin Toledo.

Substitutions

Rosario Central made 3 changes: Kevin Ortíz for Octavio Andrés Bianchi (56′), Lautaro Giaccone for Luciano Ismael Ferreyra (82′) and Kevin Ortíz for Aaron Facundo Quiroz (90′).

Best player: Francis Mac Allister​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rosario Central was Francis Mac Allister.

His rating is (7.5) with 70 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 14 duels out of 20. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Huracán – Unión Santa Fe – 0-1
• Colón – Central Cordoba SdE – 2-2
• Newell’s Old Boys – Godoy Cruz – 2-0
• Banfield – Rosario Central – 2-0
• Instituto – Estudiantes – 0-0