LA PLATA. River Plate found a way to turn the tables against Gimnasia La Plata to win 2-1. It was Gimnasia La Plata to strike first with an early goal of Cristian Tarragona at the 4′. Then it was a goal in the 75′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Salomón Rondón gave the win to River Plate in the 79′ minute. River Plate was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo stadium in La Plata on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Nicolás Lamolina with the assistance of Pablo González and José Castelli. The 4th official was Gastón Monzón Brizuela. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 18.06 degrees Celsius or 64.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
- ! 33 Ball Possession 67
Shots
- 13 Total 14
- 7 On Target 5
- 3 Off Target 4
- 3 Shots blocked 5
- 95 Attack 71
- 67 Dangerous attack 52
- 55 Ball safe 71
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 7
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
River Plate had a superior ball possession 67% while Gimnasia La Plata was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Gimnasia La Plata had a more offensive attitude with 67 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 7 were on target. Nevertheless, River Plate found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Gimnasia La Plata shot 13 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, River Plate shot 14 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Gimnasia La Plata received 2 yellow cards (Cristian Tarragona and Eric Ramírez). On the other side, River Plate received 3 yellow cards (Paulo Díaz, and Enzo Pérez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Gimnasia La Plata will stay with 14 points to move down in the 19th place. Regarding the opposition, River Plate will have 23 points to sit in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Gimnasia La Plata will play away with Arsenal de Sarandi on the 4th of November with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of Gimnasia La Plata (2 draws).
River Plate will host TBC on the 18th of November with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Gimnasia La Plata – Formation
Gimnasia La Plata started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Leonardo Carol Madelón decided to play with the following team: Tomás Durso , Guillermo Enrique , Leonardo Morales , Yonatan Cabral , Germán Guiffrey , Matias Abaldo , Rodrigo Saravia , Pablo De Blasis , Nicolás Colazo , Cristian Tarragona and Eric Ramírez .
The home team had on the bench: Rodrigo Gallo, Benjamín Domínguez , Agustín Bolívar, Antonio Napolitano, Nelson Insfrán, Franco Torres, Franco Soldano, Bautista Barros Schelotto, Ivo Mammini , Luciano Gómez , Felipe Sánchez and Lucas Castro .
Gimnasia La Plata could not rely on the presence of Benjamín Domínguez (injured).
Substitutions
Gimnasia La Plata made 4 changes: Eric Ramírez for Lucas Castro (75′), Germán Guiffrey for Benjamín Domínguez (68′), Pablo De Blasis for Ivo Mammini (84′) and Guillermo Enrique for Luciano Gómez (84′).
Best player: Cristian Tarragona
The player that probably impressed the most for Gimnasia La Plata was Cristian Tarragona.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 14 duels out of 34. He performed 1 cross.
River Plate – Formation
River Plate started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Martín Gastón Demichelis played with: Franco Armani , Santiago Simón , Leandro González Pírez , Paulo Díaz , Enzo Díaz , Rodrigo Aliendro , Enzo Pérez , Nacho Fernández , Manuel Lanzini , Esequiel Barco and Miguel Borja .
They had on the bench: Ramiro Funes Mori , David Martínez, Matías Suárez, Agustín Palavecino, Marcelo Herrera, Facundo Colidio , Pity Martínez , Milton Casco, Matías Kranevitter, Salomón Rondón , Ezequiel Centurión and Pablo Solari .
Substitutions
River Plate made 5 changes: Esequiel Barco for Ramiro Funes Mori (84′), Miguel Borja for Salomón Rondón (58′), Rodrigo Aliendro for Facundo Colidio (58′), Nacho Fernández for Pablo Solari (59′) and Manuel Lanzini for Pity Martínez (81′).
Best player: Paulo Díaz
The most impressive player for River Plate was Paulo Díaz.
His rating is with 1 goal, 56 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Colón – Atlético Tucumán – 1-0
- Gimnasia La Plata – River Plate – 1-2
- Rosario Central – Argentinos Juniors – 3-1
- Instituto – Vélez Sarsfield – 0-1