CIUDAD DE CóRDOBA. Racing Club overcame Estudiantes to win 2-1. A penalty from M. Méndez was decisive in the 90min. It was Racing Club to strike first with a penalty of Gonzalo Piovi at the 36′. Then Juan Fernando Quintero scored again for Racing Club in the 50′ minute. Eventually, Mauro Méndez reduced the distance for Estudiantes a penalty (90′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Estadio Juan Domingo Perón stadium in Ciudad de Córdoba on Sunday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Fernando Espinoza with the support of Facundo Rodríguez and Juan Pablo Millenaar. The 4th official was Guillermo Adrián González. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 10.01 degrees Celsius or 50.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 11 Total 17
- 6 On Target 8
- 3 Off Target 6
- 2 Shots blocked 4
- 0 Attack 95
- 0 Dangerous attack 43
- 40 Ball safe 63
- 1 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 6
Fouls
- 5 Total 6
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Racing Club was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Estudiantes that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Estudiantes had a more offensive attitude with 43 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. Notwithstanding, Racing Club found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Racing Club shot 11 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Estudiantes shot 17 times, 8 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Racing Club received 4 yellow cards (Gonzalo Piovi, Gabriel Arias, Gastón Martirena and Baltasar Rodríguez). On the other side, Estudiantes received 2 yellow cards (Santiago Ascacibar and Luciano Lollo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Racing Club has 7 points to occupy the 6th place in the table. Regarding the opposition, Estudiantes stays with 0 points (28th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Racing Club will host Central Cordoba SdE on the 4th of November with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Racing Club (3 draws).
Estudiantes will play away agasint Central Cordoba SdE on the 11th of November with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Estudiantes (3 draws).
Racing Club – Formation
Racing Club started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Fernando Rubén Gago decided to play with the following team: Gabriel Arias , Gastón Martirena , Leonardo Sigali , Gonzalo Piovi , Gabriel Rojas , Nicolás Oroz , Juan Ignacio Nardoni , Baltasar Rodríguez , Juan Fernando Quintero , Nicolás Reniero and Agustin Ojeda .
The home team had on the bench: Nicolás Kozlovsky, Iván Pillud, Gabriel Hauche , Jonatan Gómez , Matías Tagliamonte, Maximiliano Romero, Leonel Miranda , Agustín Almendra , Facundo Mura, Santiago Quirós, Santino Vera and Nicolás Meaurio .
Substitutions
Racing Club made 5 changes: Agustin Ojeda for Leonel Miranda (80′), Nicolás Oroz for Jonatan Gómez (80′), Nicolás Reniero for Nicolás Gabriel Meaurio (62′), Baltasar Rodríguez for Agustín Almendra (71′) and Juan Fernando Quintero for Gabriel Hauche (71′).
Best player: Gabriel Arias
The player that probably impressed the most for Racing Club was the goalkeeper: Gabriel Arias. His rating is 8.67. He performed 7 saves.
Estudiantes – Formation
Estudiantes started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Abel Eduardo Balbo played with: Mariano Andújar , Eros Mancuso , Santiago Núñez , Luciano Lollo , Gastón Benedetti , Santiago Ascacibar , Jorge Rodríguez , Alexis Manyoma , Benjamín Rollheiser , Mauro Méndez and Mauro Boselli .
These were the players on the bench: Ezequiel Muñoz, José Sosa , Fernando Zuqui , Guido Carrillo, Juan Cruz Guasone, Matías Godoy , Nicolas Palavecino, Juan Zozaya, Federico Fernández , Nicolas Fernández, Axel Atum and Martiniano Moreno.
Substitutions
Estudiantes made 5 changes: Luciano Lollo for Federico Fernández (55′), Mauro Boselli for Fernando Zuqui (46′), Benjamín Rollheiser for José Sosa (62′), Alexis Manyoma for Axel Atum (62′) and Jorge Rodríguez for Matías Godoy (77′).
Best player: Axel Atum
The most impressive player for Estudiantes was Axel Atum.
His rating is with 16 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 62′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Rosario Central – Talleres Córdoba – 2-0
- Racing Club – Estudiantes – 2-1
- Defensa y Justicia – Sarmiento – 1-1
- Boca Juniors – Tigre – 0-1
- Instituto – Banfield – 0-1
- Argentinos Juniors – Atlético Tucumán – 2-2
- Vélez Sarsfield – River Plate – 2-0