CAPITAL FEDERAL. River Plate demolishes Racing Club 4-0 with goals of A. Palavecino (32′), J. Alvarez (48′), B. Romero (68′) and B. Romero (78′). River Plate took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti stadium in Capital Federal on Thursday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Silvio Trucco with the collaboration of Diego Yamil Bonfá and Facundo Rodríguez. The 4th official was Héctor Paletta.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 27 Total 4
- 12 On Target 2
- 15 Off Target 2
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 79 Attack 60
- 77 Dangerous attack 29
- 78 Ball safe 72
- 0 Penalties 0
- 12 Corners 4
Fouls
- 16 Total 13
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
River Plate was in firm control of the ball 58% while Racing Club was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
River Plate was has a more offensive attitude with 77 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 12 were on target. This is one of the reasons why River Plate won the match.
River Plate shot 27 times, 12 on target, 15 off target. On the other side, Racing Club shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
River Plate received 3 yellow cards (L. Ponzio, S. Simon and ). On the opposite side, Racing Club received 4 yellow cards (A. Moreno, M. Martinez, N. Dominguez and C. J. Alcaraz).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, River Plate will have 52 points to hold in the 1st place. On the other side, Racing Club will stay with 26 points like Argentinos Juniors to hold in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, River Plate will play away against Rosario Central on the 28th of November with a 5-1 head to head statistic in favor of River Plate (2 draws).
Racing Club will host Lanús on the 29th of November with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of Racing Club (0 draws).
River Plate – Formation
River Plate started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Marcelo Daniel Gallardo decided to play with the following team: Franco Armani
, Robert Rojas , Paulo Díaz , Héctor Martínez , Javier Pinola , Santiago Simón , Leonardo Ponzio , Agustín Palavecino , Enzo Fernández , Braian Romero and Julián Álvarez .The home team had on the bench: Federico Girotti
, Jonathan Maidana , A. Fontana, E. Bologna, Jorge Carrascal , Tomás Galván , G. Lux, J. Paradela and A. Vigo.Substitutions
River Plate made 4 changes: L. Ponzio for J. Carrascal (76′), R. Rojas for J. Maidana (79′), A. Palavecino for F. Girotti (83′) and B. Romero for T. E. Galvan (83′).
Best player: Braian Romero
The player that probably impressed the most for River Plate was Braian Romero.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 20 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.Racing Club – Formation
Racing Club started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Fernando Rubén Gago played with: Gabriel Arias
, Iván Pillud , Nery Domínguez , Fernando Prado , Fabricio Domínguez , Aníbal Moreno , Mauricio Martínez , Carlos Alcaraz , Tomás Chancalay , Javier Correa and Enzo Copetti .They had on the bench: B. Garré, Leonel Miranda
, D. Cvitanich, Lisandro López , I. Galván, Ignacio Piatti , M. Lovera, Lucas Orbán , G. Gómez, G. Córdoba, J. López and J. Cáceres.Substitutions
Racing Club made 4 changes: T. Chancalay for L. Lopez (46′), A. Moreno for L. Miranda (46′), F. Dominguez for L. Orban (46′) and J. Correa for I. Piatti (70′).
Best player: Gabriel Arias
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Racing Club was the goalkeeper: Gabriel Arias. His rating is 7.03. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.