CAPITAL FEDERAL. Argentinos Juniors was ultimately too good for Gimnasia La Plata with the goal of G. Avalos (12′), G. Carabajal (49′) and J. Sandoval (80′). Argentinos Juniors was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%) was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estadio Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Capital Federal on Sunday and it started at 7:15 pm local time. The referee was Diego Abal who was helped by Hernán Maidana and Mariana De Almeida. The 4th official was Sebastián Bresba.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 13 Total 7
- 4 On Target 3
- 9 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 128 Attack 109
- 80 Dangerous attack 79
- 115 Ball safe 97
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 23 Total 14
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Argentinos Juniors had a superior ball possession 61% while Gimnasia La Plata was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Argentinos Juniors was has a more offensive attitude with 80 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Argentinos Juniors won the match.
Argentinos Juniors shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Gimnasia La Plata shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Argentinos Juniors received 3 yellow cards (M. Romero, J. Gomez and K. Mac Allister). Talking about the opposition, Gimnasia La Plata received 2 yellow cards (H. Mancilla and B. Aleman).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Argentinos Juniors will have 29 points to go up in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, Gimnasia La Plata will stay with 34 points like Independiente to remain in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Argentinos Juniors will play away against Aldosivi on the 6th of December with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Aldosivi (1 draw).
Gimnasia La Plata will host Estudiantes on the 4th of December with a 5-0 head to head stats in favor of Estudiantes (5 draws).
Argentinos Juniors – Formation

Argentinos Juniors started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Gabriel Alejandro Milito decided to play with the following team: Federico Lanzillota
, Kevin Mac Allister , Pablo Minissale, Marco Di Cesare , Lucas Villalba , Javier Cabrera , Matías Romero , César Florentín , Gabriel Carabajal , Elías Gómez , Gabriel Ávalos and Nicolás Reniero .The home team had on the bench: Jonathan Sandoval
, Fausto Vera , Luciano Gómez, Mateo Coronel , Lautaro Ovando, Diego Sosa, Jonatan Gómez , Enzo Kalinski, Franco Moyano , Nicolás Forastiero, Leonel Mosevich and Emanuel Herrera.Substitutions
Argentinos Juniors made 5 changes: N. Reniero for M. Coronel (55′), G. Carabajal for J. Gomez (63′), M. Romero for F. Moyano (63′), J. Cabrera for F. Vera (71′) and G. Florentin for J. Sandoval (71′).
Best player: Javier Cabrera
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Argentinos Juniors was Javier Cabrera even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 35 passes (71% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 8 crosses.Gimnasia La Plata – Formation

Gimnasia La Plata started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
Néstor Raúl Gorosito played with: Rodrigo Rey
, Francisco Gerometta , Leonardo Morales , Guillermo Fratta , Lucas Licht , Lautaro Chávez , Nery Leyes , Harrinson Mancilla , Matías Pérez García , Matías Miranda , Rodrigo Holgado .They had on the bench: Emanuel Cecchini, Bruno Palazzo, Guillermo Enrique, Brahian Alemán
, Estanislao Jara, Erik Ramírez , Tomás Durso, Luis Miguel Rodríguez , Johan Carbonero , Sebastián Cocimano, Franco Torres and Carlos Insaurralde .Substitutions
Gimnasia La Plata made 5 changes: M. Perez Garcia for L. M. Rodriguez (61′), R. Holgado for E. Ramirez (61′), H. Mancilla for B. Aleman (61′), L. Chavez for J. Carbonero (61′) and M. Miranda for M. Insaurralde (84′).
Best player: Leonardo Morales
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Gimnasia La Plata was Leonardo Morales.
His rating is
with 33 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 12.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Defensa y Justicia – Colón – 1-1
- Rosario Central – River Plate – 2-2
- Estudiantes – Vélez Sarsfield – 1-0
- Argentinos Juniors – Gimnasia La Plata – 3-0