ROSARIO. Vélez Sarsfield and Rosario Central draw 1-1. S. Castro scored the first goal (29′) for Vélez Sarsfield. M. Lovera settled the score (68′) with a penalty.
The match was played at the Estadio Dr. Lisandro de la Torre stadium in Rosario on Thursday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Leandro Rey Hilfer with the support of Cristian Navarro and Julio Fernández. The 4th official was José Sandoval. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 24.89 degrees Celsius or 76.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 33%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 11 Total 13
- 5 On Target 2
- 3 Off Target 6
- 3 Shots blocked 5
- 91 Attack 90
- 59 Dangerous attack 54
- 79 Ball safe 83
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
Fouls
- 14 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Rosario Central was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Vélez Sarsfield that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Rosario Central was putting more pressure with 59 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Rosario Central to win the match.
Rosario Central shot 11 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Vélez Sarsfield shot 13 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Rosario Central received 2 yellow cards (Damián Martínez and Ignacio Malcorra). Talking about the opposition, Vélez Sarsfield received 4 yellow cards (Elías Gómez, Francisco Pizzini, Santiago Cáseres and Santiago Castro).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Rosario Central will have 12 points to go up in the 19th place. On the other side, Vélez Sarsfield will have 14 points to go down in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Rosario Central will play away against Arsenal de Sarandi on the 18th of November with a 7-1 head to head in favor of Rosario Central (1 draw).
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).
Rosario Central – Formation
Rosario Central
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Rosario Central started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Miguel Ángel Russo decided to play with the following team: Jorge Broun , Damián Martínez , Facundo Mallo , Carlos Quintana , Alan Rodríguez , Kevin Ortíz , Francis Mac Allister, Alejo Toledo , Tomás O’Connor , Ignacio Malcorra , Jaminton Campaz and Tobías Cervera .
The home team had on the bench: Agustín Sández , Juan Komar , Maximiliano Lovera , Dannovi Quiñonez, Francesco Lo Celso, Axel Werner, Giovanni Bogado, Octavio Bianchi, Ismael Cortez, Luca Martínez Dupuy , Facundo Agüero and Fabricio Oviedo.
Rosario Central could not rely on the presence of Juan Komar (injured) and Maximiliano Lovera (injured).
Substitutions
Rosario Central made 4 changes: Agustín Sández for Juan Komar (89′), Alan Rodríguez for Agustín Sández (46′), Alejo Toledo for Maximiliano Lovera (46′) and Tobías Cervera for Luca Martínez Dupuy (76′).
Best player: Ignacio Malcorra
The player that probably impressed the most for Rosario Central was Ignacio Malcorra.
His rating is with 38 passes (68% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 12 crosses.
Vélez Sarsfield – Formation
Vélez Sarsfield
Vélez Sarsfield started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Marcelo René Bravo played with: Gastón Gómez , Joaquín García , Lautaro Giannetti , Valentín Gómez , Elías Gómez , Nicolás Garayalde , Juan Ignacio Méndez , José Florentín , Francisco Pizzini , Santiago Castro , Claudio Aquino .
They had on the bench: Yeison Gordillo, Walter Bou , Gianluca Prestianni, Leonardo Burián, Lenny Lobato, Abiel Osorio, Tomás Guidara, Thiago Fernández , Miguel Brizuela , Elías Cabrera, Damián Fernández and Santiago Cáseres .
Vélez Sarsfield could not rely on the presence of Walter Bou (injured).
Substitutions
Vélez Sarsfield made 5 changes: Francisco Pizzini for Miguel Brizuela (83′), Claudio Aquino for Thiago Fernández (80′), Santiago Castro for Walter Bou (83′), Nicolás Garayalde for Yeison Gordillo (90′) and Juan Ignacio Méndez for Santiago Cáseres (90′).
Best player: Santiago Castro
The player that probably impressed the most for Vélez Sarsfield was Santiago Castro.
His rating is with 1 goal, 25 passes (72% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 15. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Godoy Cruz – San Lorenzo – 1-0
- Colón – River Plate – 2-2
- Independiente – Barracas Central – 3-0
- Gimnasia La Plata – Argentinos Juniors – 3-2
- Rosario Central – Vélez Sarsfield – 1-1
