CAPITAL FEDERAL. River Plate snatched a late win Atlético Tucumán 1-0 after S. Rondón scored just 1 goal (90′). River Plate was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (76%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti stadium in Capital Federal on Thursday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Pablo Dóvalo with the assistance of Ezequiel Brailovsky and Gerardo Lencina. The 4th official was Juan Pablo Loustau. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 15.18 degrees Celsius or 59.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- ! 76 Ball Possession 24
Shots
- 25 Total 5
- 7 On Target 1
- 10 Off Target 4
- 8 Shots blocked 0
- 162 Attack 73
- 103 Dangerous attack 46
- 115 Ball safe 88
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 9
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 5 Total 16
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 7 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
River Plate was in firm control of the ball 76% while Atlético Tucumán was struggling with a 24% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
River Plate was more aggressive with 103 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why River Plate won the match.
River Plate shot 25 times, 7 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Atlético Tucumán shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
River Plate received 4 yellow cards (Miguel Borja, Nicolás de la Cruz, Paulo Díaz and Manuel Lanzini). On the opposite side, Atlético Tucumán received 4 yellow cards (Ramiro Carrera, Tomás Castro Ponce, Hernán de la Fuente and Adrián Sánchez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, River Plate will have 9 points to move up in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Atlético Tucumán will stay with 6 points to soar in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, 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).
Atlético Tucumán will host Talleres Córdoba on the 24th of October with a 5-2 head to head statistic in favor of Talleres Córdoba (3 draws).
River Plate – Formation
River Plate
12'
61'
90'
River Plate adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Martín Gastón Demichelis decided to play with the following team: Franco Armani , Santiago Simón , Paulo Díaz , Ramiro Funes Mori , Milton Casco , Enzo Pérez , Nicolás de la Cruz , Nacho Fernández , Manuel Lanzini , Esequiel Barco and Miguel Borja .
The home team had on the bench: Sebastián Boselli, Bruno Zuculini, David Martínez, Matías Suárez, Agustín Palavecino , Enzo Díaz, Marcelo Herrera, Facundo Colidio , Matías Kranevitter , Salomón Rondón , Ezequiel Centurión and Pablo Solari .
River Plate could not rely on the presence of Agustín Palavecino (injured).
Substitutions
River Plate made 5 changes: Enzo Pérez for Matías Kranevitter (46′), Nacho Fernández for Pablo Solari (79′), Miguel Borja for Salomón Rondón (61′), Manuel Lanzini for Facundo Colidio (61′) and Nicolás de la Cruz for Agustín Palavecino (76′).
Best player: Nicolás de la Cruz
The most impressive player for River Plate was Nicolás de la Cruz even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 64 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 15. He performed 6 crosses.
Atlético Tucumán – Formation
Atlético Tucumán
Also Atlético Tucumán adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Sergio Gómez played with: Tomás Marchiori , Hernán de la Fuente , Bruno Bianchi , Nicolás Romero , Matías Orihuela , Adrián Sánchez , Guillermo Acosta , Justo Giani , Ramiro Carrera , Joaquín Pereyra and Ignacio Maestro Puch .
They had on the bench: Marcelo Ortíz, Francisco Flores , Luis Ojeda, Bautista Kociubinski, Marcelo Gonzalez , Renzo Tesuri , Tomás Castro Ponce , Maximiliano Alanís, Axel Rodriguez, Gonzalo Paz, Mateo Coronel and Julián Carrasco.
Substitutions
Atlético Tucumán made 5 changes: Justo Giani for Tomás Castro Ponce (46′), Guillermo Acosta for Renzo Tesuri (46′), Hernán de la Fuente for Francisco Flores (69′), Ramiro Carrera for Marcelo Gonzalez (86′) and Ignacio Maestro Puch for Mateo Coronel (72′).
Best player: Tomás Marchiori
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlético Tucumán was the goalkeeper: Tomás Marchiori. His rating is 8.06. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
