AVELLANEDA. Colón tops Independiente 1-0 after A. Espinola scored just 1 goal (77′). Colón capitalized on its superior ball possession (58%).
Ramón Ábila didn’t convert a penalty (70′) for Colón.
The match was played at the Estadio Libertadores de América stadium in Avellaneda on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Pablo Dóvalo who had the assistance of Ezequiel Brailovsky and Pablo Acevedo. The 4th official was Juan Cruz Robledo. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.83 degrees Celsius or 53.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 10 Total 10
- 3 On Target 6
- 4 Off Target 4
- 3 Shots blocked 0
- 79 Attack 79
- 69 Dangerous attack 47
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 15 Total 8
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
Colón had a strong ball possession 58% while Independiente was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Independiente was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Colón was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
Independiente shot 10 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Colón shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Independiente received 1 yellow card (Felipe Aguilar). On the other side, Colón didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Independiente stays with 0 points to occupy the 17th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Colón has 0 points (11th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Independiente will play away with Talleres Córdoba on the 18th of November with a 6-1 head to head statistic in favor of Independiente (1 draw).
Colón will host Talleres Córdoba on the 11th of November with a 6-2 head to head stats in favor of Talleres Córdoba (4 draws).
Independiente – Formation
Independiente
45'
82'
Independiente started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Ricardo Alberto Zielinski decided to play with the following team: Rodrigo Rey , Mauricio Isla , Felipe Aguilar , Edgar Elizalde , Ayrton Costa , Iván Marcone , Braian Martínez , Sergio Ortíz , Federico Mancuello , Alexis Canelo and Martín Cauteruccio .
The home team had on the bench: Renzo Bacchia, Joaquín Laso, Kevin López, Cristian Báez, Martín Sarrafiore, Damián Pérez, Lucas González, Javier Vallejo , Angel David Sayago, Tomás Pozzo , Matías Giménez and Santiago Salle.
Substitutions
Independiente made 4 changes: Sergio Ortíz for Matías Giménez (60′), Braian Martínez for Javier Vallejo (67′), Federico Mancuello for Lucas González (82′) and Iván Marcone for Tomás Pozzo (82′).
Best player: Rodrigo Rey
The most impressive player for Independiente was the goalkeeper: Rodrigo Rey. His rating is 7.85. He performed 5 saves.
Colón – Formation
Colón
77'
Colón started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Néstor Raúl Gorosito played with: Ignacio Chicco , Alberto Espinola , Paolo Goltz , Facundo Garcés , Rafael Delgado , Ruben Botta , Stefano Moreyra , Favio Álvarez , Tomás Galván , Jorge Benítez and Damián Batallini .
These were the players on the bench: Cristian Vega, Gonzalo Jorge Alberto Silva, Ramón Ábila , Joaquín Ibáñez, Matías Ibáñez, Baldomero Perlaza , Laureano Troncoso, Eric Meza , Javier Toledo, Santiago Pierotti, Gian Nardelli , Leandro Agustín Ojeda and Gonzalo Silva.
Substitutions
Colón made 5 changes: Paolo Goltz for Gian Nardelli (46′), Jorge Benítez for Ramón Ábila (62′), Tomás Galván for Baldomero Perlaza (62′), Damián Batallini for Eric Meza (74′) and Favio Álvarez for Joaquín Ibáñez (90′).
Best player: Alberto Espinola
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Colón was Alberto Espinola.
His rating is with 1 goal, 18 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Gimnasia La Plata – Talleres Córdoba – 0-3
- Boca Juniors – Platense – 3-1
- Independiente – Colón – 0-1
