Vélez Sarsfield surprises Argentinos Juniors with a 2-0 win. HIGHLIGHTS

CAPITAL FEDERAL. Vélez Sarsfield had a surprising win over Argentinos Juniors with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Giannetti (81') and a goal from L. Pratto (90').

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November 25, 2021

CAPITAL FEDERAL. Vélez Sarsfield had a surprising win over Argentinos Juniors with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Giannetti (81′) and a goal from L. Pratto (90′).

The match was played at the Estadio Islas Malvinas stadium in Capital Federal on Tuesday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Hernán Mastrángelo assisted by Pablo González and Walter Ferreyra. The 4th official was Diego Abal.

Match Statistics

Vélez Sarsfield

2 - 0

Argentinos Juniors

45 Ball Possession 55

Shots

9 Total 8
6 On Target 0
3 Off Target 8
1 Shots blocked 1

73 Attack 98
26 Dangerous attack 30
79 Ball safe 69

0 Penalties 0
5 Corners 3

Fouls

20 Total 19
2 Yellow Cards 5
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Argentinos Juniors had a superior ball possession 55% while Vélez Sarsfield was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Argentinos Juniors was putting more pressure with 30 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 0 were on target. Anyway, Vélez Sarsfield succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.

Vélez Sarsfield shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Argentinos Juniors shot 8 times, 0 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Vélez Sarsfield received 2 yellow cards (L. Jara and G. Poblete). On the opposite side, Argentinos Juniors received 5 yellow cards (G. Carabajal, P. Minissale, L. Gomez, G. Avalos and M. Torren).

Also, Argentinos Juniors didn’t end the match with 11 players after M. Torren (Argentinos Juniors) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (78′).

Match Timeline

Leonardo Jara- Yellow

36'

38'

43'

46'

Tomás Guidara- sub ->L. Jara

46'

65'

70'

71'

Franco Moyano- sub ->G. Carabajal

71'

74'

78'

79'

81'

82'

83'

Agustín Bouzat- sub ->T. Almada

87'

88'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this encounter, Vélez Sarsfield will have 38 points to go up in the 4th place. On the other side, Argentinos Juniors will stay with 26 points like Racing Club to hold in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Superliga, Vélez Sarsfield will play away against Estudiantes on the 28th of November with a 3-3 head to head record.

Argentinos Juniors will host Gimnasia La Plata on the 28th of November with a 2-2 head to head stats.

Vélez Sarsfield – Formation

Vélez Sarsfield

Lucas Hoyos 12.Argentina

7.0

Leonardo Jara 18.Argentina

6.6

46'

36'

Lautaro Giannetti 17.Argentina

8.0

81'

Matías De los Santos 6.Uruguay

7.2

Francisco Ortega 5.Argentina

7.1

Federico Mancuello 30.Argentina

8.0

88'

G. Poblete 16.Argentina

5.8

82'

T. Almada 10.Argentina

7.1

87'

Luca Orellano 14.Argentina

7.2

Lucas Janson 11.Argentina

6.6

79'

Cristian Tarragona 9.Argentina

7.0

71'

Substitutes

C. Lampe 22.Bolivia

Nazareno Romero 46.Argentina

Tomás Guidara 24.Argentina

6.6

46'

Enzo Martínez 4.Uruguay

Nicolás Garayalde 36.Argentina

Agustín Mulet 15.Argentina

6.8

88'

Lenny Lobato 44.Brazil

Miguel Brizuela 28.Argentina

Juan Martín Lucero 19.Argentina

7.1

71'

Agustín Bouzat 23.Argentina

6.2

87'

Mateo Pellegrino 32.Argentina

Lucas Pratto 21.Argentina

7.5

79'

90'

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 (7.0), Leonardo Jara (6.6), Matías de los Santos (7.2), Lautaro Gianetti (8.0), Francisco Ortega (7.1), Gerónimo Poblete (5.8), Federico Mancuello (8.0), Luca Orellano (7.2), Thiago Almada (7.1), Lucas Janson (6.6) and Cristian Tarragona (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Juan Martín Lucero (7.1), N. Romero, N. Garayalde, Agustín Bouzat (6.2), M. Pellegrino, Agustín Mulet (6.8), Lucas Pratto (7.5), Tomás Guidara (6.6), L. Lobato, M. Brizuela, E. Martínez and C. Lampe.

Substitutions

Vélez Sarsfield made 5 changes: L. Jara for T. Guidara (46′), C. Tarragona for J. Lucero (71′), L. Janson for L. Pratto (79′), T. Almada for A. Bouzat (87′) and F. Mancuello for A. Mulet (88′).

Best player: Federico Mancuello

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Vélez Sarsfield was Federico Mancuello even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.0) with 30 passes (83% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 6 crosses.

Argentinos Juniors – Formation

Argentinos Juniors

Federico Lanzillotta 20.Argentina

6.3

Miguel Torrén 2.Argentina

6.8

78'

L. Villalba 6.Argentina

6.3

Kevin Mac Allister 4.Argentina

6.3

Jonathan Sandoval 15.Uruguay

6.1

83'

Luciano Gómez 19.Argentina

7.0

46'

43'

Matías Romero 26.Argentina

6.6

Gabriel Florentín 10.Argentina

7.4

74'

Gabriel Carabajal 8.Argentina

7.9

71'

70'

G. Ávalos 9.Paraguay

6.9

71'

38'

Nicolás Reniero 32.Argentina

7.1

Substitutes

N. Forastiero 34.Argentina

Pablo Minissale 30.Argentina

6.2

46'

65'

Leonel Mosevich 14.Argentina

M. Di Cesare 29.Argentina

Franco Moyano 17.Argentina

6.1

71'

F. Vera 5.Argentina

Enzo Kalinski 22.Argentina

D. Sosa 18.Argentina

Emanuel Herrera 28.Argentina

6.2

71'

Mateo Coronel 25.Argentina

6.4

74'

Lautaro Ovando 41.Argentina

J. Cabrera 7.Uruguay

6.4

83'

Argentinos Juniors started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Gabriel Alejandro Milito played with: Federico Lanzillota (6.3), Kevin Mac Allister (6.3), Miguel Torren (6.8), Lucas Villalba (6.3), Jonathan Sandoval (6.1), Matías Romero (6.6), César Florentín (7.4), Luciano Gómez (7.0), Nicolás Reniero (7.1), Gabriel Carabajal (7.9) and Gabriel Ávalos (6.9).

They had on the bench: Franco Moyano (6.1), N. Forastiero, F. Vera, Emanuel Herrera (6.2), E. Kalinski, Pablo Minissale (6.2), Mateo Coronel (6.4), L. Ovando, D. Sosa, L. Mosevich, Marco Di Cesare and Javier Cabrera (6.4).

Argentinos Juniors could not rely on the presence of M. Coronel (injured).

Substitutions

Argentinos Juniors made 5 changes: L. Gomez for P. Minissale (46′), G. Carabajal for F. Moyano (71′), G. Avalos for E. Herrera (71′), G. Florentin for M. Coronel (74′) and J. Sandoval for J. Cabrera (83′).