CAPITAL FEDERAL. Argentinos Juniors conquers Deportivo Riestra with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Romero (52′) and a goal from A. Rodríguez (65′). Argentinos Juniors was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (69%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estadio Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Capital Federal on Wednesday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Silvio Trucco with the help of Pablo Acevedo and Juan Manuel González. The 4th official was Joaquín Gil. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 33.9 degrees Celsius or 93.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.
Match Statistics
- ! 69 Ball Possession 31
Shots
- 18 Total 7
- 6 On Target 1
- 8 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 92 Attack 70
- 77 Dangerous attack 48
- 82 Ball safe 69
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 12
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Argentinos Juniors had a strong ball possession 69% while Deportivo Riestra was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Argentinos Juniors was more aggressive with 77 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Argentinos Juniors won the match.
Argentinos Juniors shot 18 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Deportivo Riestra shot 7 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Argentinos Juniors didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Deportivo Riestra received 1 yellow card (Jonatan Esteban Goitía).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Argentinos Juniors has 0 points to occupy the 1st place in the standings. On the other side, Deportivo Riestra stays with 0 points (9th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Argentinos Juniors will play away against River Plate on the 28th of January with a 6-1 head to head record in favor of River Plate (6 draws).
Deportivo Riestra will host Barracas Central on the 4th of February with a 0-0 head to head.
Argentinos Juniors – Formation
Argentinos Juniors
81'
65'
Argentinos Juniors started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Pablo Adrián Guede Barriero decided to play with the following team: Diego Rodríguez , Thiago Santamaría , Jonathan Galván , T. Palacio , Román Vega , Alan Rodríguez , Franco Moyano , Alan Lescano , José Herrera , Maximiliano Romero and Leonardo Heredia .
The home team had on the bench: É. Godoy, Santiago Montiel , Gastón Verón , Damián Batallini, Francisco Álvarez , Fernando Meza , Sebastián Prieto, Nicolás Oroz , Elias Federico Peralta, Matías Perelló, Gonzalo Siri Payer and Ariel Gamarra.
Substitutions
Argentinos Juniors made 5 changes: Maximiliano Romero for Nicolás Oroz (78′), Franco Moyano for Francisco Álvarez (81′), Thiago Santamaría for Fernando Meza (81′), José Herrera for Santiago Montiel (58′) and Leonardo Heredia for Gastón Verón (58′).
Player of the match: Alan Rodríguez
The player that probably impressed the most for Argentinos Juniors was Alan Rodríguez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 67 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Deportivo Riestra – Formation
Deportivo Riestra
67'
Deportivo Riestra started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Matías Módolo played with: Ignacio Arce , Jonatan Esteban Goitía , Nicolás Ezequiel Caro Torres , Nahuel Iribarren , Nicolas Diego Dematei , Pedro David Ramírez , Walter Ruben Acuna , William Machado , Milton Celiz , Gustavo Martin Fernandez and Ramon Gonzalez Herrero .
They had on the bench: Jonathan Herrera, Gonzalo Bravo , Juan Dobboletta, Pablo Monje, G. Pereira, Enzo Avaro, Gustavo Benítez, Tomas Villoldo, Máximiliano Rodríguez , Leonardo Landriel , Nicolás Benegas and Alan Barrionuevo .
Substitutions
Deportivo Riestra made 5 changes: Gustavo Martin Fernandez for Gonzalo Bravo (81′), Nicolas Diego Dematei for Máximiliano Rodríguez (59′), William Machado for Leonardo Landriel (59′), Ramon Gonzalez Herrero for Nicolás Benegas (46′) and Pedro David Ramírez for Alan Barrionuevo (59′).
Player of the match: Walter Ruben Acuna
The player that probably impressed the most for Deportivo Riestra was Walter Ruben Acuna.
His rating is with 29 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 8.
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
