FLORENCIO VARELA. Defensa y Justicia found a way to reverse the score against Lanús to win 2-1. It was Lanús to strike first with a goal of A. Gonzalez at the 10′. Then it was a goal in the 25′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, W. Bou gave the win to Defensa y Justicia in the 84′ minute with a goal. Lanús lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

Defensa y Justicia remained with 10 players after K. Gutierrez received a double yellow card in the 45′. Anyhow, Defensa y Justicia still managed to win this match competing only in 10​. L. Zubeldia received a red card (45′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Lanús lost the match.

The match was played at the Estadio Norberto Tito Tomaghello stadium in Florencio Varela on Sunday and it started at 7:15 pm local time. The referee was Adrián Franklin with the help of Iván Núñez and . The 4th official was Diego Ceballos. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 24.2 degrees Celsius or 75.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.​

Match Statistics​

Defensa y Justicia

2 - 1

Lanús

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 9 Total 17
  • 3 On Target 5
  • 6 Off Target 12
  • 2 Shots blocked 6
  • 69 Attack 87
  • 27 Dangerous attack 57
  • 80 Ball safe 68
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 7
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 8 Total 9
  • 4 Yellow Cards 2
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Lanús had a strong ball possession 56% while Defensa y Justicia was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Lanús was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Defensa y Justicia was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Defensa y Justicia shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Lanús shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Defensa y Justicia received 3 yellow cards (K. Gutierrez, G. Hachen and A. Frias). Talking about the opposition, Lanús received 2 yellow cards (A. Gonzalez and T. Belmonte).

K. Gutierrez (Defensa y Justicia) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (45′).

Also, Lanús didn’t end the match with 11 players after L. Zubeldia (Lanús) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (45′).

Match Timeline

10'
25'
Kevin Gutiérrez - Yellow
31'
43'
Kevin Gutiérrez (yellowred)
45'
45'
46'
Raúl Loaiza- sub ->G. Hachen
59'
65'
71'
Alexis Soto- sub ->M. Benitez
71'
78'
82'
Agustín Rodríguez- sub ->A. Bernabei
84'
Walter Bou(goal)C. Rotondi
Lautaro Escalante- sub ->W. Bou
87'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
River Plate
54
25
Defensa y Justicia
47
25
Talleres Córdoba
46
25
Boca Juniors
41
25
Vélez Sarsfield
39
25
Estudiantes
39
25
Colón
39
25
Huracán
38
25
Independiente
38
25
Lanús
37
25
Gimnasia La Plata
36
25
Unión Santa Fe
34
25
Aldosivi
33
25
Argentinos Juniors
32
25
Racing Club
32
25
Rosario Central
32
25
Godoy Cruz
31
25
Platense
31
25
Newell\'s Old Boys
28
25
San Lorenzo
27
25
Banfield
26
24
Central Cordoba SdE
26
25
Patronato
25
25
Sarmiento
24
25
Atlético Tucumán
22
25
Arsenal de Sarandi
20
24

After playing this match, Defensa y Justicia will have 47 points to drop in the 2nd place. On the other side, Lanús will stay with 37 points to soar in the 10th place.

Next matches

Defensa y Justicia – Formation

Defensa y Justicia
G
Ezequiel Unsain 22.Argentina
8.1
D
Marcelo Benítez 3.Argentina
7.2
71'
D
Nicolás Tripichio 14.Argentina
6.1
D
Adonis Frías 2.Argentina
6.5
65'
D
Nazareno Colombo 6.Argentina
7.4
M
Kevin Gutiérrez 31.Argentina
5.2
45'
M
Francisco Pizzini 29.Argentina
6.9
78'
M
Gabriel Hachen 19.Argentina
6.2
46' 45'
M
Carlos Rotondi 11.Argentina
9.1
25'
F
Walter Bou 7.Argentina
8.2
87' 84'
F
Miguel Merentiel 9.Uruguay
6.2
Substitutes
G
Marcos Ledesma 1.Argentina
D
Juan Gabriel Rodríguez 28.Argentina
D
M. Rodríguez 15.Argentina
D
Franco Paredes 4.Argentina
6.4
78'
D
Alexis Soto 13.Argentina
6.5
71'
D
Hugo Silva 27.Argentina
M
Hugo Fernández 24.Paraguay
M
Braian Rivero 23.Argentina
M
Raúl Loaiza 30.Colombia
6.8
46'
M
Lautaro Escalante 16.Argentina
6.5
87'

Defensa y Justicia started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

The manager Sebastián Beccacece decided to play with the following team: Ezequiel Unsaín (8.1), Nicolás Tripichio (6.1), Adonis Frías (6.5), Nazareno Colombo (7.4), Marcelo Benítez (7.2), Francisco Pizzini (6.9), Gabriel Hachen (6.2), Kevin Gutiérrez (5.2), Carlos Rotondi (9.1), Walter Bou (8.2) and Miguel Merentiel (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Juan Gabriel Rodríguez, Marcos Ledesma, Matías Rodríguez, Franco Paredes (6.4), Alexis Soto (6.5), Hugo Fernández, Braian Rivero, Raúl Loaiza (6.8), Hugo Silva and Tomás Escalante (6.5).

Substitutions

Defensa y Justicia made 4 changes: G. Hachen for R. Loaiza (46′), M. Benitez for A. Soto (71′), F. Pizzini for F. Paredes (78′) and W. Bou for L. Escalante (87′).

Best player: Carlos Rotondi​

The most impressive player for Defensa y Justicia was Carlos Rotondi.

His rating is (9.1) with 1 goal, 22 passes (68% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 23. He performed 3 crosses.

Lanús – Formation

Lanús
G
Lautaro Morales 17.Argentina
6.1
D
L. Di Plácido 26.Argentina
5.7
D
Nicolás Thaller 29.Argentina
6.5
D
Matías Pérez 22.Argentina
6.4
D
Alexandro Bernabéi 25.Argentina
7.2
82'
M
Ignacio Malcorra 20.Argentina
7.5
M
Á. Gonzalez 27.Argentina
6.6
59' 43' 10'
M
Tomás Belmonte 8.Argentina
7.9
90'
M
Matías Esquivel 11.Argentina
6.8
71'
F
José Manuel López 42.Argentina
7.7
F
José Sand 9.Argentina
6.3
Substitutes
G
Lucas Acosta 15.Argentina
D
Nicolás Morgantini 24.Argentina
D
Brian Aguilar 43.Argentina
M
J. Morel 19.Paraguay
M
Julián Aude 13.Argentina
M
Franco Orozco 21.Argentina
7.1
71'
M
Agustín Rodríguez 38.Argentina
6.1
82'
F
Facundo Pérez 34.Argentina
6.6
59'
F
Pedro de la Vega 10.Argentina

Lanús started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Luis Francisco Zubeldía played with: Lautaro Morales (6.1), Leonel Di Plácido (5.7), Nicolás Thaller (6.5), Matías Pérez (6.4), Alexandro Bernabé (7.2), Ángel González (6.6), Tomás Belmonte (7.9), Matías Esquivel (6.8), Victor Malcorra (7.5), José Sand (6.3) and José López (7.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Nicolás Morgantini, Brian Aguilar, Jorge Morel, Julián Aude, Lucas Acosta, Franco Orozco (7.1), Facundo Pérez (6.6), Pedro de la Vega and Agustín Rodríguez (6.1).

Substitutions

Lanús made 3 changes: A. Gonzalez for F. Perez (59′), M. Esquivel for F. Orozco (71′) and A. Bernabei for J. Rodriguez (82′).

Best player: Tomás Belmonte​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Lanús was Tomás Belmonte.

His rating is (7.9) with 62 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

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