CAPITAL FEDERAL. Argentinos Juniors succeeded in reverse the scoreline against River Plate.
Esequiel Barco squandered a decisive penalty (41′). That would have allowed River Plate to draw the match.
The match was played at the Estadio Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Capital Federal on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Fernando Echenique with the help of Diego Yamil Bonfá and Adrián Del Barba. The 4th official was José Carreras. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.41 degrees Celsius or 56.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 13 Total 15
- 5 On Target 7
- 5 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 5
- 57 Attack 69
- 42 Dangerous attack 46
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 9 Corners 7
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Argentinos Juniors was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. River Plate that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
River Plate was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. Anyway, Argentinos Juniors was capable to find the solution to win this contest.
Argentinos Juniors shot 13 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, River Plate shot 15 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Argentinos Juniors received 2 yellow cards (Lucas Villalba and Federico Redondo). On the other side, River Plate received 5 yellow cards (Enzo Díaz, Matías Kranevitter, Rodrigo Aliendro, Enzo Pérez and Enzo Pérez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Argentinos Juniors has 3 points to occupy the 5th place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, River Plate stays with 0 points (17th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Argentinos Juniors will host Talleres Córdoba on the 19th of September with a 5-2 head to head statistic in favor of Talleres Córdoba (0 draws).
River Plate will host Talleres Córdoba on the 7th of October with a 6-3 head to head in favor of Talleres Córdoba (0 draws).
Argentinos Juniors – Formation
Argentinos Juniors
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Argentinos Juniors started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Gabriel Alejandro Milito decided to play with the following team: Alexis Martín Arias , Pablo Minissale , Marco Di Cesare , Lucas Villalba , Javier Cabrera , Federico Redondo , Franco Moyano , Santiago Montiel , Francisco González Metilli , Alan Rodríguez and Luciano Gondou .
The home team had on the bench: Miguel Ángel Acosta, Román Vega, Gastón Verón , Juan Cardozo, Matías Vera, Leonardo Heredia, Rodrigo Cabral, Fabricio Domínguez , Alan Lescano, Leonel González and Román Riquelme.
Substitutions
Argentinos Juniors made 5 changes: Francisco González Metilli for Fabricio Domínguez (79′), Luciano Gondou for Gastón Verón (79′), Federico Redondo for Matías Vera (85′), Javier Cabrera for Rodrigo Cabral (88′) and Santiago Montiel for Alan Lescano (88′).
Best player: Luciano Gondou
The most impressive player for Argentinos Juniors was Luciano Gondou.
His rating is with 2 goals, 17 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.
River Plate – Formation
River Plate
River Plate started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Martín Gastón Demichelis played with: Franco Armani , Milton Casco , Emanuel Mammana , Ramiro Funes Mori , Enzo Díaz , Matías Kranevitter , Rodrigo Aliendro , Nacho Fernández , Agustín Palavecino , Esequiel Barco and Miguel Borja .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jonathan Maidana, David Martínez, Manuel Lanzini , Marcelo Herrera, Facundo Colidio , Claudio Echeverri, Enzo Pérez , Salomón Rondón, Santiago Simón, Ezequiel Centurión and Pablo Solari .
Substitutions
River Plate made 5 changes: Matías Kranevitter for Manuel Lanzini (59′), Matías Kranevitter for Pablo Solari (58′), Esequiel Barco for Enzo Pérez (64′), Esequiel Barco for Facundo Colidio (65′) and Enzo Díaz for Salomón Rondón (80′).
Best player: Agustín Palavecino
The most impressive player for River Plate was Agustín Palavecino.
His rating is with 1 goal, 27 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Newell’s Old Boys – Central Cordoba SdE – 2-0
- Huracán – Banfield – 2-0
- Argentinos Juniors – River Plate – 3-2
