BUENOS AIRES. Vélez Sarsfield overcomes Atlético Tucumán 3-1. Vélez Sarsfield was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Joaquín García (8′), Santiago Castro (12′) and José Florentín (18′). Atlético Tucumán reduced the distance with a goal (61′) by Mateo Coronel, but there was not much to do for them. Atlético Tucumán lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Estadio José Amalfitani stadium in Buenos Aires on Monday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Facundo Tello Figueroa with the help of Diego Yamil Bonfá and Maximiliano Castelli. The 4th official was Lucas Novelli Sanz. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24.75 degrees Celsius or 76.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 34%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Atlético Tucumán had a superior ball possession 60% while Vélez Sarsfield was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Atlético Tucumán was putting more pressure with 61 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Vélez Sarsfield was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Vélez Sarsfield shot 10 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Atlético Tucumán shot 14 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Vélez Sarsfield received 3 yellow cards (Elías Gómez, Joaquín García and Abiel Osorio). On the opposite side, Atlético Tucumán received 3 yellow cards (Mateo Coronel, Justo Giani and Guillermo Acosta).

Standings

After playing this match, Vélez Sarsfield will have 13 points to lose in the 9th place. On the other side, Atlético Tucumán will stay with 10 points to move up in the 21st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Superliga, Vélez Sarsfield will host Talleres Córdoba on the 4th of November with a 5-3 head to head in favor of Vélez Sarsfield (3 draws).

Atlético Tucumán will host Talleres Córdoba on the 24th of October with a 5-2 head to head in favor of Talleres Córdoba (3 draws).

Vélez Sarsfield – Formation

Vélez Sarsfield started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Marcelo René Bravo decided to play with the following team: Gastón Gómez  (7.0), Joaquín García (8.1), Leonardo Jara (6.8), Lautaro Giannetti (6.7), Valentín Gómez (7.0), Elías Gómez (6.3), Juan Ignacio Méndez (7.0), José Florentín (9.1), Claudio Aquino (7.5), Francisco Pizzini (7.0) and Santiago Castro (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Yeison Gordillo (6.8), Walter Bou, Gianluca Prestianni, Leonardo Burián, Lenny Lobato, Abiel Osorio (6.6), Tomás Guidara, Thiago Fernández (6.3), Miguel Brizuela, Elías Cabrera, Damián Fernández (6.7) and Santiago Cáseres .

Vélez Sarsfield could not rely on the presence of Damián Fernández (injured).

Substitutions

Vélez Sarsfield made 4 changes: Leonardo Jara for Damián Fernández (20′), Claudio Aquino for Thiago Fernández (78′), Santiago Castro for Abiel Osorio (55′) and Francisco Pizzini for Yeison Gordillo (78′).

Best player: José Florentín​

The most impressive player for Vélez Sarsfield was José Florentín.

His rating is (9.1) with 1 goal, 25 passes (58% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 13 duels out of 21. He performed 1 cross.

Atlético Tucumán – Formation

Atlético Tucumán started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

Sergio Gómez played with: Tomás Marchiori (6.0), Hernán de la Fuente (6.4), Bruno Bianchi (6.4), Nicolás Romero (6.3), Matías Orihuela (6.7), Tomás Castro Ponce (6.4), Guillermo Acosta (6.6), Joaquín Pereyra (6.8), Ramiro Carrera (7.7), Mateo Coronel (7.3) and Ramiro Ruiz Rodríguez (7.0).

They had on the bench: Marcelo Ortíz, Francisco Flores, Ignacio Maestro Puch (6.8), Luis Ojeda, Bautista Kociubinski (7.0), Marcelo Gonzalez, Renzo Tesuri (7.3), Axel Rodriguez, Wilson Ibarrola, Gonzalo Paz, Justo Giani (7.1) and Julián Carrasco (6.6).

Atlético Tucumán could not rely on the presence of Justo Giani (injured) and Bautista Kociubinski (injured).

Substitutions

Atlético Tucumán made 5 changes: Tomás Castro Ponce for Justo Giani (56′), Guillermo Acosta for Bautista Kociubinski (70′), Hernán de la Fuente for Renzo Tesuri (70′), Ramiro Ruiz Rodríguez for Ignacio Maestro Puch (80′) and Ramiro Carrera for Julián Carrasco (80′).

Best player: Ramiro Carrera​

The player that probably impressed the most for Atlético Tucumán was Ramiro Carrera.

His rating is (7.7) with 48 passes (77% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 16. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Superliga.​

• Arsenal de Sarandi – Banfield – 0-0
• Barracas Central – Colón – 2-1
• Vélez Sarsfield – Atlético Tucumán – 3-1