CAPITAL FEDERAL. Vélez Sarsfield defeated San Lorenzo to win 2-1. L. Janson was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Vélez Sarsfield to strike first with an early goal of L. Janson at the 2′. Then it was an own goal in the 17′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, L. Janson gave the win to Vélez Sarsfield in the 29′ minute with a goal scoring a double.
The match was played at the Estadio Islas Malvinas stadium in Capital Federal on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Fernando Espinoza with the help of Diego Romero and Ariel Scime. The 4th official was Héctor Paletta.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 6 Total 8
- 4 On Target 5
- 2 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 89 Attack 96
- 56 Dangerous attack 103
- 100 Ball safe 93
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 7
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 15
- 7 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
San Lorenzo had a strong ball possession 55% while Vélez Sarsfield was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
San Lorenzo has a more offensive attitude with 103 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Vélez Sarsfield found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Vélez Sarsfield shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, San Lorenzo shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Vélez Sarsfield received 7 yellow cards (L. Orellano, S. Caseres, J. Lucero, G. Poblete, F. Mancuello, L. Hoyos and M. de los Santos). Regarding the opposition, San Lorenzo received 5 yellow cards (N. Ortigoza, Y. Gordillo, F. Flores, F. Di Santo and C. Zapata).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Vélez Sarsfield will have 34 points like Defensa y Justicia to remain in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, San Lorenzo will stay with 20 points like Patronato to move up in the 24th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Vélez Sarsfield will play away with Talleres Córdoba on the 20th of November with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Talleres Córdoba (2 draws).
San Lorenzo will host Gimnasia La Plata on the 20th of November with a 3-2 head to head in favor of San Lorenzo (1 draw).
Vélez Sarsfield – Formation
Vélez Sarsfield
68'
90'
2', 29'
Vélez Sarsfield started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Mauricio Pellegrino decided to play with the following team: Lucas Hoyos , Tomás Guidara , Matías de los Santos , Lautaro Gianetti , Francisco Ortega , Gerónimo Poblete , Federico Mancuello , Agustín Bouzat , Thiago Almada , Lucas Janson and Juan Martín Lucero .
The home team had on the bench: Cristian Tarragona , Agustín Mulet, Mateo Pellegrino, Santiago Cáseres , Carlos Lampe, Enzo Martínez, Lucas Pratto, Nazareno Romero, Leonardo Jara, Miguel Brizuela, Ricardo Centurión and Luca Orellano .
Substitutions
Vélez Sarsfield made 5 changes: L. Janson for L. Orellano (72′), J. Lucero for C. Tarragona (79′), A. Bouzat for S. Caseres (79′), G. Poblete for A. Mulet (90′) and T. Almada for M. Brizuela (90′).
Best player: Lucas Janson
The player that probably impressed the most for Vélez Sarsfield was Lucas Janson.
His rating is with 2 goals, 24 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
San Lorenzo – Formation
San Lorenzo
San Lorenzo started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the other side, Diego Monarriz played with: Sebastian Torrico , Marcelo Herrera , Alexis Flores , Cristián Zapata , Nicolás Fernández , Julián Palacios , Yeison Gordillo , Néstor Ortigoza , Agustín Martegani , Nicolás Fernández and Franco Di Santo .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Alexis Sabella , Gabriel Rojas, Nahuel Barrios , Siro Rosane, Alexander Díaz, Augusto Batalla, Agustín Lamosa, Ezequiel Cerutti , Jalil Elias, Bruno Pittón, Mariano Peralta Bauer and Gino Peruzzi.
Substitutions
San Lorenzo made 3 changes: J. Palacios for E. Cerutti (57′), A. Martegani for N. Barrios (57′) and F. Flores for A. Sabella (80′).
Best player: Yeison Gordillo
The most impressive player for San Lorenzo was Yeison Gordillo.
His rating is with 41 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Sarmiento – Central Cordoba SdE – 1-3
- Gimnasia La Plata – Banfield – 0-1
- Vélez Sarsfield – San Lorenzo – 2-1
