CAPITAL FEDERAL. River Plate was ultimately too good for Deportivo Riestra with the goal of Miguel Borja (22′), Nacho Fernández (35′) and Marcelo Herrera (40′). River Plate capitalized on its better ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Estadio Guillermo Laza stadium in Capital Federal on Sunday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Andrés Merlos with the assistance of Sebastián Rainieri and Juan Del Fueyo. The 4th official was Maximiliano Macheroni. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 32.12 degrees Celsius or 89.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 47%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

River Plate had a strong ball possession 58% while Deportivo Riestra was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

River Plate was putting more pressure with 74 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why River Plate won the match.​

Deportivo Riestra shot 10 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, River Plate shot 18 times, 9 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Deportivo Riestra received 2 yellow cards (Nahuel Iribarren and Nicolas Diego Dematei). On the opposite side, River Plate received 2 yellow cards (N. Fonseca and Marcelo Herrera).

Standings

Next matches

In the next match in the Superliga, Deportivo Riestra will host Vélez Sarsfield on the 15th of February with a 0-0 head to head.

River Plate will host TBC on the 18th of November with a 0-0 head to head record.

Deportivo Riestra – Formation

Deportivo Riestra started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Matías Módolo decided to play with the following team: Ignacio Arce (6.4), Jonatan Esteban Goitía (6.6), Nicolás Ezequiel Caro Torres (6.6), Nahuel Iribarren (6.6), Nicolas Diego Dematei (7.7), Máximiliano Rodríguez (6.4), Walter Ruben Acuna (7.0), Joaquín Borja Velázquez (6.6), Milton Celiz (7.0), Pedro David Ramírez (6.1) and Gustavo Martin Fernandez (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Jonathan Herrera (6.7), Gonzalo Bravo (6.4), Juan Dobboletta, G. Pereira, Jonathan Goya (7.1), Ramon Gonzalez Herrero, Gustavo Benítez, William Machado, Leonardo Landriel, Nicolás Benegas (6.8), Delfor Minervino and Alan Barrionuevo.

Substitutions

Deportivo Riestra made 4 changes: Gustavo Martin Fernandez for Jonathan Herrera (46′), Joaquín Borja Velázquez for Jonathan Goya (46′), Pedro David Ramírez for Nicolás Benegas (46′) and Walter Ruben Acuna for Gonzalo Bravo (46′).

Player of the match: Nicolas Diego Dematei​

The player that probably impressed the most for Deportivo Riestra was Nicolas Diego Dematei.

His rating is 7.7 with 26 passes (69% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 5 crosses.

River Plate – Formation

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

Martín Gastón Demichelis played with: Franco Armani (7.5), Marcelo Herrera (7.3), Leandro González Pírez (6.6), Paulo Díaz (6.7), Enzo Díaz (7.3), Rodrigo Aliendro (7.5), N. Fonseca (7.0), Nacho Fernández (7.9), Esequiel Barco (8.1), Facundo Colidio (6.0) and Miguel Borja (8.2).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Sebastián Boselli, Ramiro Funes Mori (7.3), David Martínez, Agustín Palavecino, Daniel Zabala, Rodrigo Villagra (7.0), Agustín Sant’Anna (7.3), F. Mastantuono (6.7), A. Ruberto (6.8), Ezequiel Centurión, Tobías Leiva and I. Subiabre.

Substitutions

River Plate made 3 changes: Marcelo Herrera for Agustín Sant’Anna (46′), Leandro González Pírez for Ramiro Funes Mori (63′) and Nacho Fernández for Rodrigo Villagra (83′).

Player of the match: Miguel Borja​

The most impressive player for River Plate was Miguel Borja.

His rating is 8.2 with 1 goal, 15 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Belgrano – Godoy Cruz – 0-1
• Central Cordoba SdE – Sarmiento – 3-0
• Deportivo Riestra – River Plate – 0-3
• Lanús – Platense – 3-0