BUENOS AIRES. Independiente overcomes Vélez Sarsfield 1-0 after J. Laso scored just 1 goal (27′). Vélez Sarsfield lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Estadio José Amalfitani stadium in Buenos Aires on Tuesday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Hernán Mastrángelo with the support of Juan Pablo Belatti and Iván Aliende. The 4th official was Juan Pablo Loustau. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was extremely hot at 39.87 degrees Celsius or 103.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Vélez Sarsfield had a superior ball possession 56% while Independiente was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Vélez Sarsfield had a more offensive attitude with 102 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Independiente was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Vélez Sarsfield shot 15 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Independiente shot 2 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Vélez Sarsfield didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Independiente received 1 yellow card (Felipe Aguilar).

Standings

After this match, Vélez Sarsfield stays with 0 points to occupy the 28th place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Independiente has 0 points (14th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Superliga, Vélez Sarsfield will host Colón on the 18th of November with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of Vélez Sarsfield (2 draws).

Independiente will play away against Talleres Córdoba on the 18th of November with a 6-1 head to head statistic in favor of Independiente (1 draw).

Vélez Sarsfield – Formation

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

The manager Sebastián Ariel Méndez Pardiñas decided to play with the following team: Tomás Marchiori (6.8), Leonardo Jara (8.1), Emanuel Mammana (7.0), Valentín Gómez (6.7), Elías Gómez (7.5), Santiago Cáseres  (7.0), José Florentín (7.0), Matías Pellegrini (6.4), Claudio Aquino (8.7), Lenny Lobato (7.0) and Braian Romero (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Elías Cabrera (7.1), Abiel Osorio (7.0), Francisco Pizzini, Juan Ignacio Méndez (7.0), Patricio Pernicone, Tomás Guidara, Thiago Fernández, Christian Ordóñez (6.7), Damián Fernández, Álvaro Montoro, Tomás Cavanagh and Lautaro Miguel Ángel Garzón.

Substitutions

Vélez Sarsfield made 4 changes: Matías Pellegrini for Abiel Osorio (55′), José Florentín for Juan Ignacio Méndez (68′), Santiago Cáseres  for Christian Ordóñez (79′) and Braian Romero for Elías Cabrera (79′).

Player of the match: Claudio Aquino​

The player that probably impressed the most for Vélez Sarsfield was Claudio Aquino.

His rating is 8.7 with 55 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 13 duels out of 17. He performed 8 crosses.

Independiente – Formation

Independiente started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Carlos Alberto Tevez played with: Rodrigo Rey (8.2), Mauricio Isla (7.1), Felipe Aguilar (7.1), Joaquín Laso (7.5), Ayrton Costa (7.3), Ruben Martinez (7.1), Iván Marcone (7.3), Jhonny Quinonez (6.1), Santiago Toloza (7.1), Gabriel Ávalos (6.8) and Lucas González (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Adrián Spörle (6.4), Gabriel Neves (6.8), Damián Pérez, Ignacio Maestro Puch, Alex Nahuel Luna (6.7), Javier Ruiz, Diego Segovia, Tomás Parmo, Fernando Da Rosa, Alexis Canelo (6.4), Matías Giménez (6.6) and Santiago Salle.

Substitutions

Independiente made 4 changes: Mauricio Isla for Adrián Spörle (74′), Jhonny Quinonez for Gabriel Neves (74′), Santiago Toloza for Alexis Canelo (57′) and Gabriel Ávalos for Matías Giménez (86′).

Player of the match: Rodrigo Rey​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Independiente was the goalkeeper: Rodrigo Rey. His rating is 8.16. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Vélez Sarsfield – Independiente – 0-1
• Lanús – Newell’s Old Boys – 0-2
• Argentinos Juniors – Deportivo Riestra – 2-0
• Defensa y Justicia – Platense – 3-0
• Belgrano – San Lorenzo – 1-1
• Racing Club – Tigre – 3-0