BUENOS AIRES. Vélez Sarsfield bounces back against River Plate with a goal on the R. Rojas 26′ and a goal on the L. Beltrán 82′. River Plate was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (61%)
The match was played at the Estadio José Amalfitani stadium in Buenos Aires on Monday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Fernando Echenique with the help of Iván Núñez and José Castelli. The 4th official was Gastón Monzón Brizuela. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11.9 degrees Celsius or 53.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 13 Total 19
- 4 On Target 11
- 9 Off Target 8
- 4 Shots blocked 6
- 87 Attack 143
- 26 Dangerous attack 60
- 103 Ball safe 116
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 10
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 16 Total 18
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
River Plate had a superior ball possession 61% while Vélez Sarsfield was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
River Plate was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 11 were on target. However, that was not enough River Plate to win the match.
Vélez Sarsfield shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, River Plate shot 19 times, 11 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Vélez Sarsfield received 2 yellow cards (Diego Godín and Lautaro Giannetti). On the opposite side, River Plate received 3 yellow cards (Nicolás de la Cruz, Pablo Solari and Andrés Herrera).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Vélez Sarsfield will have 0 points like TBC to soar in the 28th place. On the opposite side, River Plate will have 0 points like TBC to soar in the 21st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Vélez Sarsfield will host Unión Santa Fe on the 22nd of July with a 5-3 head to head record in favor of Vélez Sarsfield (0 draws).
River Plate will host Racing Club on the 29th of July with a 7-1 head to head in favor of River Plate (4 draws).
Vélez Sarsfield – Formation
Vélez Sarsfield
30'
86'
46'
Vélez Sarsfield adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ricardo Alberto Gareca Nardi decided to play with the following team: Gastón Gómez , Tomás Guidara , Lautaro Gianetti , Diego Godín , Francisco Ortega , Christian Ordoñez , Damián Fernández , Gianluca Prestianni , Elías Cabrera , Lucas Janson and Lucas Pratto .
The home team had on the bench: Lenny Lobato , José Florentín, Leonardo Burián, Joaquín García, Mateo Seoane , Abiel Osorio , Santiago Castro , Leonardo Jara, Miguel Brizuela, Patricio Pernicone, Walter Bou and Julián Fernández .
Substitutions
Vélez Sarsfield made 5 changes: Lucas Janson for Lenny Ivo Lobato Romanelli (46′), Lucas Pratto for Mateo Seoane (68′), Lucas Pratto for Abiel Osorio (68′), Elías Cabrera for Julián Fernández (77′) and Gianluca Prestianni for Santiago Thomas Castro (80′).
Best player: Gastón Gómez
The most impressive player for Vélez Sarsfield was the goalkeeper: Gastón Gómez. His rating is 7.95. He performed 8 saves.
River Plate – Formation
River Plate
Also River Plate adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Martín Gastón Demichelis played with: Franco Armani , Marcelo Herrera , Robert Rojas , Leandro González Pírez , Milton Casco , Rodrigo Aliendro , Nicolás de la Cruz , Pablo Solari , Nacho Fernández , Esequiel Barco and Miguel Borja .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Lucas Beltrán , Elías Gómez, Santiago Simón, Ezequiel Centurión, Claudio Echeverri, Franco Alfonso, José Paradela , Agustín Palavecino , Matías Kranevitter , Matías Suárez, Salomón Rondón, Jonathan Maidana and Claudio Echeverri.
Substitutions
River Plate made 5 changes: Nicolás de la Cruz for Matías Kranevitter (65′), Miguel Borja for Lucas Beltrán (65′), Nacho Fernández for José Paradela (79′), Esequiel Barco for Agustín Palavecino (85′) and Pablo Solari for Santiago Simón (85′).
Best player: Marcelo Herrera
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for River Plate was Marcelo Herrera.
His rating is with 44 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
