LA PLATA. Atlético Tucumán beat Gimnasia La Plata to win 2-1. It was Atlético Tucumán to strike first with a goal of Marcelo Estigarribia at the 29′. Then it was a goal in the 53′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Nicolás Romero gave the win to Atlético Tucumán in the 75′ minute with a goal. Gimnasia La Plata lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo stadium in La Plata on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Yael Falcón Pérez assisted by Ezequiel Brailovsky and Andrés Barbieri. The 4th official was Jorge Broggi. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 22.24 degrees Celsius or 72.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 17 Total 17
- 7 On Target 6
- 5 Off Target 7
- 5 Shots blocked 4
- 80 Attack 89
- 62 Dangerous attack 50
- 72 Ball safe 75
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 6
Fouls
- 12 Total 6
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Gimnasia La Plata had a strong ball possession 60% while Atlético Tucumán was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Gimnasia La Plata was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. Even so, Atlético Tucumán found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Gimnasia La Plata shot 17 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Atlético Tucumán shot 17 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Gimnasia La Plata received 2 yellow cards (Leonardo Morales and Luciano Gómez). On the other side, Atlético Tucumán received 2 yellow cards (Axel Rodriguez and Matías Orihuela).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Gimnasia La Plata will stay with 15 points to lose in the 19th place. Talking about the opposition, Atlético Tucumán will have 17 points to climb in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Gimnasia La Plata will play away against Banfield on the 18th of November with a 7-1 head to head statistic in favor of Banfield (2 draws).
Atlético Tucumán will host Huracán on the 18th of November with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Huracán (3 draws).
Gimnasia La Plata – Formation
Gimnasia La Plata
46'
90'
53'
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 , Luciano Gómez , Leonardo Morales , Yonatan Cabral , Rodrigo Gallo , Rodrigo Saravia , Pablo De Blasis , Benjamín Domínguez , Eric Ramírez , Nicolás Colazo and Cristian Tarragona .
The home team had on the bench: Bruno Palazzo, Matias Abaldo , Agustín Bolívar , Antonio Napolitano, Nelson Insfrán, Franco Soldano, Bautista Barros Schelotto, Ivo Mammini , Rodrigo Castillo, Felipe Sánchez and Lucas Castro.
Substitutions
Gimnasia La Plata made 5 changes: Pablo De Blasis for Agustín Bolívar (64′), Rodrigo Gallo for Matias Abaldo (46′), Benjamín Domínguez for Lucas Castro (89′), Eric Ramírez for Franco Soldano (89′) and Luciano Gómez for Ivo Mammini (78′).
Best player: Leonardo Morales
The most impressive player for Gimnasia La Plata was Leonardo Morales.
His rating is with 72 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9.
Atlético Tucumán – Formation
Atlético Tucumán
Atlético Tucumán started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Sergio Gómez played with: Tomás Marchiori , Renzo Tesuri , Marcelo Ortíz , Bruno Bianchi , Nicolás Romero , Matías Orihuela , Joaquín Pereyra , Guillermo Acosta , Adrián Sánchez , Mateo Coronel and Marcelo Estigarribia .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Hernán de la Fuente , Francisco Flores, Cristian Menéndez, Luis Ojeda, Agustín Lagos, Bautista Kociubinski , Marcelo Gonzalez, Axel Rodriguez , Wilson Ibarrola, Gonzalo Paz, Justo Giani and Julián Carrasco.
Substitutions
Atlético Tucumán made 4 changes: Mateo Coronel for Justo Giani (80′), Renzo Tesuri for Hernán de la Fuente (76′), Guillermo Acosta for Bautista Kociubinski (84′) and Marcelo Estigarribia for Axel Rodriguez (84′).
Best player: Joaquín Pereyra
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlético Tucumán was Joaquín Pereyra even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 46 passes (78% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Lanús – Racing Club – 0-2
- Gimnasia La Plata – Atlético Tucumán – 1-2
- Rosario Central – River Plate – 3-1
- Argentinos Juniors – Vélez Sarsfield – 1-1
