Vélez Sarsfield conquers Gimnasia La Plata 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

BUENOS AIRES. Vélez Sarsfield defeats Gimnasia La Plata 3-1.

February 11, 2024

BUENOS AIRES. Vélez Sarsfield conquers Gimnasia La Plata 3-1. Vélez Sarsfield was much superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Estadio José Amalfitani stadium in Buenos Aires on Friday and it started at 9:15 pm local time. The referee was Leandro Rey Hilfer who had the assistance of Diego Yamil Bonfá and Lucas Pardo. The 4th official was Fernando Echenique. The weather was light rain. The temperature was extremely hot at 30.37 degrees Celsius or 86.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.

Match Statistics

Vélez Sarsfield

3 - 1

Gimnasia La Plata

! 64 Ball Possession 36

Shots

20 Total 5
9 On Target 2
7 Off Target 1
4 Shots blocked 2

114 Attack 98
93 Dangerous attack 51
84 Ball safe 92

1 Penalties 0
5 Corners 5
2 Off Sides 4

Fouls

6 Total 18
3 Yellow Cards 5
0 Double Yellow 1
0 Red Card 1

Other

6 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Vélez Sarsfield had a superior ball possession 64% while Gimnasia La Plata was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Vélez Sarsfield was putting more pressure with 93 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Vélez Sarsfield won the match.

Vélez Sarsfield shot 20 times, 9 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Gimnasia La Plata shot 5 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Vélez Sarsfield received 3 yellow cards (Juan Ignacio Méndez, Braian Romero and Francisco Pizzini). Talking about the opposition, Gimnasia La Plata received 4 yellow cards (Yonatan Cabral, Yonathan Rodríguez, Leonardo Morales and Gustavo Canto).

Match Timeline

V. Gómez(goal)Claudio Aquino

41'

46'

M. Abaldo- sub ->Eric Ramírez

Braian Romero- Yellow

48'

46'

Ivo Mammini - sub ->Lucas Castro

51'

Gustavo Canto- Yellow

53'

Yonathan Cabral(goal)Pablo De Blasis

63'

Yonathan Rodríguez- sub ->Pablo De Blasis

64'

Franco Troyansky- sub ->Cristian Colmán

Thiago Fernández- sub ->Rodrigo Piñeiro

69'

Juan Ignacio Méndez- sub ->Christian Ordóñez

69'

Abiel Osorio- sub ->Braian Romero

69'

Agustín Bouzat- sub ->Santiago Cáseres

75'

Federico Milo- sub ->Benjamín Domínguez

75'

Leonardo Morales - Yellow

82'

Yonathan Rodríguez- Yellow

Francisco Pizzini- sub ->Matías Pellegrini

83'

Juan Ignacio Méndez- Yellow

83'

90'

Yonathan Cabral- Yellow

90'

Gustavo Canto(yellowredcard)

Claudio Aquino(penalty)

90'

Francisco Pizzini(goal)Thiago Fernández

90'

Francisco Pizzini- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Independiente Rivadavia

Tigre

Independiente

Independiente Rivadavia

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).

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).

Vélez Sarsfield – Formation

Vélez Sarsfield

Tomás Marchiori 1.Argentina

6.7

Emanuel Mammana 2.Argentina

6.7

Elías Gómez 3.Argentina

7.3

Leonardo Jara 29.Argentina

7.5

V. Gómez 31.Argentina

7.8

41'

Matías Pellegrini 11.Argentina

6.8

83'

R. Piñeiro 17.Uruguay

6.4

69'

Claudio Aquino 22.Argentina

9.4

90'

Christian Ordóñez 32.Argentina

6.7

69'

Santiago Cáseres 35.Argentina

7.9

75'

Braian Romero 9.Argentina

6.8

69'

48'

Substitutes

Sebastián Sosa 13.Uruguay

Tomás Guidara 24.Argentina

Damián Fernández 34.Argentina

Tomás Cavanagh 37.Argentina

José Florentín 7.Paraguay

Nicolás Garayalde 8.Argentina

Juan Ignacio Méndez 21.Argentina

6.7

69'

83'

Thiago Fernández 27.Argentina

7.7

69'

Lenny Lobato 14.Brazil

Abiel Osorio 19.Argentina

7.0

69'

Francisco Pizzini 20.Argentina

7.3

83'

90'

Agustín Bouzat 26.Argentina

7.0

75'

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

The manager Sebastián Ariel Méndez Pardiñas decided to play with the following team: Tomás Marchiori (6.7), Leonardo Jara (7.5), Emanuel Mammana (6.7), Valentín Gómez (7.8), Elías Gómez (7.3), Santiago Cáseres (7.9), Matías Pellegrini (6.8), Christian Ordóñez (6.7), Claudio Aquino (9.4), Rodrigo Piñeiro (6.4) and Braian Romero (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: José Florentín, Nicolás Garayalde, Sebastián Sosa, Lenny Lobato, Abiel Osorio (7.0), Francisco Pizzini (7.3), Juan Ignacio Méndez (6.7), Tomás Guidara, Agustín Bouzat (7.0), Thiago Fernández (7.7), Damián Fernández and Tomás Cavanagh.

Vélez Sarsfield could not rely on the presence of Agustín Bouzat (injured).

Substitutions

Vélez Sarsfield made 5 changes: Christian Ordóñez for Juan Ignacio Méndez (69′), Braian Romero for Abiel Osorio (69′), Rodrigo Piñeiro for Thiago Fernández (69′), Santiago Cáseres for Agustín Bouzat (75′) and Matías Pellegrini for Francisco Pizzini (83′).

Player of the match: Claudio Aquino

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

His rating is 9.4 with 1 goal, 59 passes (75% accurate) and 7 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 11 crosses.

Gimnasia La Plata – Formation

Gimnasia La Plata

Nelson Insfrán 23.Argentina

8.1

Gustavo Canto 32.Argentina

6.6

51'

Leonardo Morales 4.Argentina

6.7

75'

Juan Pintado 15.Uruguay

6.7

Yonathan Cabral 20.Argentina

7.5

90'

53'

Rodrigo Saravia 5.Uruguay

6.3

Benjamín Domínguez 7.Argentina

6.3

75'

Pablo de Blasis 10.Argentina

7.3

63'

Eric Ramírez 11.Argentina

6.4

46'

Cristian Colmán 99.Paraguay

7.0

64'

Lucas Castro 19.Argentina

6.6

46'

Substitutes

Marcos Ledesma 13.Argentina

Bautista Barros Schelotto 28.Argentina

Felipe Sánchez 37.Argentina

Rodrigo Gallo 3.Argentina

Federico Milo 17.Argentina

6.3

75'

Matías Miranda 22.Argentina

Yonathan Rodríguez 8.Uruguay

6.4

63'

82'

M. Abaldo 9.Uruguay

6.6

46'

Lautaro Chávez 21.Argentina

Ivo Mammini 29.Argentina

7.0

46'

Franco Troyansky 33.Argentina

6.3

64'

Matías Ramírez 16.Argentina

Gimnasia La Plata started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Leonardo Carol Madelón played with: Nelson Insfrán (8.1), Juan Pintado (6.7), Leonardo Morales (6.7), Yonatan Cabral (7.5), Gustavo Canto (6.6), Eric Ramírez (6.4), Rodrigo Saravia (6.3), Pablo De Blasis (7.3), Benjamín Domínguez (6.3), Cristian Colmán (7.0) and Lucas Castro (6.6).

They had on the bench: Rodrigo Gallo, Yonathan Rodríguez (6.4), Matias Abaldo (6.6), Marcos Ledesma, Matías Ramírez, Federico Milo (6.3), Lautaro Chávez , Matías Miranda , Bautista Barros Schelotto, Ivo Mammini (7.0), Franco Troyansky (6.3) and Felipe Sánchez.

Substitutions

Gimnasia La Plata made 5 changes: Lucas Castro for Ivo Mammini (46′), Eric Ramírez for Matias Abaldo (46′), Cristian Colmán for Franco Troyansky (64′), Pablo De Blasis for Yonathan Rodríguez (63′) and Benjamín Domínguez for Federico Emanuel Milo (75′).