CAPITAL FEDERAL. Huracán bested River Plate to win 2-1. A goal from F. Alfonso was decisive in the 87min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Huracán to strike first with a goal of Walter Mazzantti at the 49′. Then it was a goal in the 77′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Franco Alfonso gave the win to Huracán in the 87′ minute with a goal. River Plate was much better in terms of ball possession (74%).
The match was played at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti stadium in Capital Federal on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Yael Falcón Pérez with the assistance of Diego Yamil Bonfá and Sebastián Rainieri. The 4th official was Pablo Giménez. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 18.75 degrees Celsius or 65.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.
Match Statistics
- ! 74 Ball Possession 26
Shots
- 25 Total 8
- 2 On Target 2
- 17 Off Target 5
- 6 Shots blocked 1
- 119 Attack 80
- 119 Dangerous attack 41
- 65 Ball safe 71
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 15 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
River Plate was in firm control of the ball 74% while Huracán was struggling with a 26% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
River Plate was putting more pressure with 119 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Huracán was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
River Plate shot 25 times, 2 on target, 17 off target. Talking about the opposition, Huracán shot 8 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
River Plate received 1 yellow card (Esequiel Barco). Regarding the opposition, Huracán received 2 yellow cards (Lucas Chaves and Lucas Souto).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, River Plate will stay with 23 points to sit in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Huracán will have 20 points to lose in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, River Plate will host TBC on the 18th of November with a 0-0 head to head.
Huracán will host Arsenal de Sarandi on the 11th of November with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of Arsenal de Sarandi (2 draws).
River Plate – Formation
River Plate
65'
55'
77'
River Plate started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Martín Gastón Demichelis decided to play with the following team: Franco Armani , Santiago Simón , Leandro González Pírez , Paulo Díaz , Milton Casco , Rodrigo Aliendro , Enzo Pérez , Nacho Fernández , Esequiel Barco , Manuel Lanzini and Salomón Rondón .
The home team had on the bench: Ramiro Funes Mori, Jonathan Maidana , Agustín Palavecino, Miguel Borja, Nicolás de la Cruz , Enzo Díaz, Marcelo Herrera, Facundo Colidio , Pity Martínez , Matías Kranevitter, Ezequiel Centurión and Pablo Solari .
Substitutions
River Plate made 5 changes: Rodrigo Aliendro for Nicolás de la Cruz (46′), Nacho Fernández for Pity Martínez (75′), Esequiel Barco for Pablo Solari (63′), Leandro González Pírez for Jonathan Maidana (65′) and Manuel Lanzini for Facundo Colidio (75′).
Best player: Nacho Fernández
The player that probably impressed the most for River Plate was Nacho Fernández.
His rating is with 35 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Huracán – Formation
Huracán
Huracán started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Diego Hernán Martínez played with: Lucas Chaves , Lucas Souto , Fabio Pereyra , Lucas Carrizo , César Ibáñez , Rodrigo Echeverría , Williams Alarcón , Federico Fattori , Héctor Fertoli , Walter Mazzantti and Ignacio Pussetto .
They had on the bench: Fernando Torrent, Andrés Roa, Fernando Godoy, Matías Cóccaro , Guillermo Benítez , Agostino Spina, Franco Alfonso , Marcelo de la Cruz Pérez Mosqueira, Matias Gómez, Sebastián Meza, Patricio Pizarro and Mauro Villar.
Substitutions
Huracán made 3 changes: Ignacio Pussetto for Matías Cóccaro (65′), Héctor Fertoli for Guillermo Benítez (75′) and Walter Mazzantti for Franco Alfonso (86′).
Best player: Walter Mazzantti
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Huracán was Walter Mazzantti.
His rating is with 1 goal, 8 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Argentinos Juniors – Instituto – 1-2
- River Plate – Huracán – 1-2
