AVELLANEDA. Independiente prevails over Rosario Central 1-0 after F. Mancuello scored just 1 goal (32′).

The match was played at the Estadio Libertadores de América stadium in Avellaneda on Tuesday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Leandro Rey Hilfer who had the assistance of Diego Yamil Bonfá and Iván Aliende. The 4th official was Jorge Broggi. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.09 degrees Celsius or 69.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Independiente had a superior ball possession 55% while Rosario Central was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Independiente was putting more pressure with 68 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Independiente won the match​.

Independiente shot 16 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Rosario Central shot 5 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Independiente received 3 yellow cards (Ruben Martinez, Iván Marcone and Gabriel Neves). On the opposite side, Rosario Central received 3 yellow cards (Jorge Broun, Maximiliano Lovera and Francesco Lo Celso).

Standings

After this contest, Independiente has 0 points like Argentinos Juniors to move up in the 14th place. On the other side, Rosario Central will stays with 0 points like Argentinos Juniors to move up in the 22nd place.

Next matches

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

Rosario Central will play away against Arsenal de Sarandi on the 18th of November with a 7-1 head to head stats in favor of Rosario Central (1 draw).

Independiente – Formation

Independiente started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).

The manager Carlos Alberto Tevez decided to play with the following team: Rodrigo Rey (6.7), Mauricio Isla (7.3), Juan Fedorco (7.3), Joaquín Laso (7.0), Damián Pérez (8.2), Gabriel Neves (7.3), Iván Marcone (7.7), Federico Mancuello (7.7), Lucas González (6.4), Gabriel Ávalos (7.0) and Alex Nahuel Luna (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Adrián Spörle, Mateo Morro, Ignacio Maestro Puch (7.0), Ruben Martinez (6.6), Diego Segovia, Diego Tarzia (6.4), Jhonny Quinonez, Tomás Parmo, Fernando Da Rosa, Alexis Canelo, Matías Giménez and Santiago Salle.

Substitutions

Independiente made only 1 change substituting Federico Mancuello for Ignacio Daniel Maestro Puch (74′)​.

Player of the match: Damián Pérez​

The player that probably impressed the most for Independiente was Damián Pérez even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is 8.2 with 55 passes (65% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 15 duels out of 17. He performed 4 crosses.

Rosario Central – Formation

Rosario Central started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Miguel Ángel Russo played with: Jorge Broun (7.7), Emanuel Coronel (6.7), Facundo Mallo (7.5), Carlos Quintana (7.3), Alan Rodríguez (6.4), M. Martínez (7.5), Kevin Ortíz (7.0), Maximiliano Lovera (6.0), Ignacio Malcorra (6.7), Jaminton Campaz (6.7) and Tobías Cervera (6.1).

These were the players on the bench: Agustín Sández, Damián Martínez, Juan Komar, Franco Ibarra (6.8), Francesco Lo Celso (6.4), Agustin Bravo, Axel Werner, Giovanni Bogado, Luca Martínez Dupuy, Elías Ocampo (6.8), Agustín Ignacio Módica and Jonatan Gómez (6.4).

Substitutions

Rosario Central made 3 changes: Kevin Ortíz for Franco Ibarra (75′), Jaminton Campaz for Francesco Lo Celso (76′) and Maximiliano Lovera for Jonatan Gómez (63′).

Player of the match: Jorge Broun​

The most impressive player for Rosario Central was the goalkeeper: Jorge Broun. His rating is 7.65. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Godoy Cruz – Unión Santa Fe – 0-0
• Independiente – Rosario Central – 1-0
• Tigre – Defensa y Justicia – 0-1
• Sarmiento – Lanús – 0-1
• Banfield – Barracas Central – 0-0
• Boca Juniors – Central Cordoba SdE – 2-0