LA PLATA. Estudiantes bested Defensa y Justicia to win 2-1. It was Estudiantes to strike first with a goal of Franco Zapiola at the 31′. Then Fernando Zuqui scored again for Estudiantes in the 68′ minute. Eventually, Tomás Cardona reduced the distance for Defensa y Justicia a penalty (74′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the Estadio Ciudad de La Plata stadium in La Plata on Sunday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Franco Acita with the assistance of Ezequiel Brailovsky and Juan Pablo Millenaar. The 4th official was Javier Del Barba. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.73 degrees Celsius or 67.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Estudiantes was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Defensa y Justicia that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Estudiantes was more pushing with 0 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Estudiantes won the match​.

Estudiantes shot 22 times, 9 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Defensa y Justicia shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Estudiantes received 3 yellow cards (Santiago Núñez, Franco Zapiola and Benjamín Rollheiser). On the other side, Defensa y Justicia received 4 yellow cards (Agustín Sant’Anna, Gonzalo Castellani, Darío Cáceres and Tomás Cardona).

Standings

After this match, Estudiantes will have 13 points to gain in the 20th place. On the other side, Defensa y Justicia will stay with 14 points to go up in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Superliga, Estudiantes will play away against Central Cordoba SdE on the 10th of November with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Estudiantes (3 draws).

Defensa y Justicia will play away agasint Newell’s Old Boys on the 18th of November with a 6-3 head to head stats in favor of Defensa y Justicia (1 draw).

Estudiantes – Formation

Estudiantes started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

The manager Eduardo Rodrigo Domínguez decided to play with the following team: Mariano Andújar (7.0), Leonardo Godoy  (7.0), Santiago Núñez (6.4), Zaid Romero (7.0), Gastón Benedetti (7.3), José Sosa (7.0), Jorge Rodríguez (7.0), Fernando Zuqui (7.8), Benjamín Rollheiser (7.5), Franco Zapiola (8.4) and Guido Carrillo (8.4).

The home team had on the bench: Fabricio Iacovich , Ezequiel Muñoz, Eros Mancuso, Mauro Méndez, Mauro Boselli (6.4), Juan Cruz Guasone, Alexis Manyoma (6.3), Matías Godoy, Gonzalo Piñeiro (6.3), Juan Zozaya and Axel Atum (6.4).

Estudiantes could not rely on the presence of Gonzalo Piñeiro (injured).

Substitutions

Estudiantes made 5 changes: Benjamín Rollheiser for Axel Atum (86′), Guido Carrillo for Mauro Boselli (86′), Jorge Rodríguez for Ezequiel Muñoz (90′), José Sosa for Gonzalo Piñeiro (46′) and Franco Zapiola for Alexis Manyoma (89′).

Best player: Guido Carrillo​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Estudiantes was Guido Carrillo even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.4) with 25 passes (88% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 20. He performed 1 cross.

Defensa y Justicia – Formation

Defensa y Justicia started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Julio César Vaccari played with: Cristopher Fiermarín (7.9), Nicolás Tripichio (7.7), Julián Malatini (8.1), Tomás Cardona (8.1), Darío Cáceres (6.7), Julián López (7.0), Alexis Soto (7.3), Santiago Solari (6.3), David Barbona (7.0), Gastón Togni (6.8) and Lucas Pratto (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Lucas Escobar, Manuel Duarte, Andrés Ríos (6.4), Rodrigo Bogarin, Jonathan Berón (6.3), Lautaro Escalante, Federico Versaci, Santiago Ramos Mingo, Gonzalo Castellani (6.6), Agustín Sant’Anna (6.6), Lautaro López and Benjamín Schamine.

Defensa y Justicia could not rely on the presence of Andrés Ríos (injured).

Substitutions

Defensa y Justicia made 4 changes: Darío Cáceres for Gonzalo Castellani (59′), Nicolás Tripichio for Agustín Sant’Anna (59′), Julián López for Andrés Ríos (78′) and Santiago Solari for Jonathan Berón (78′).

Best player: Julián Malatini​

The player that probably impressed the most for Defensa y Justicia was Julián Malatini.

His rating is (8.1) with 47 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

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

• Racing Club – Central Cordoba SdE – 1-1
• Unión Santa Fe – Lanús – 0-0
• Vélez Sarsfield – Talleres Córdoba – 1-1
• Estudiantes – Defensa y Justicia – 2-1
• Atlético Tucumán – Independiente – 1-2