AVELLANEDA. Racing Club overcomes Independiente 1-0 after A. Martinez scored just 1 goal (62′).
The match was played at the Estadio Libertadores de América stadium in Avellaneda on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Facundo Tello Figueroa assisted by Gabriel Chade and Cristian Navarro. The 4th official was Carlos Andrés Gariano. The weather was light rain. The temperature was hot at 25.46 degrees Celsius or 77.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 11 Total 13
- 2 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 5
- 3 Shots blocked 5
- 123 Attack 113
- 84 Dangerous attack 81
- 127 Ball safe 109
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 9 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Independiente was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Racing Club that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Independiente was more pushing with 84 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Racing Club managed to find the solution to win this match.
Independiente shot 11 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Racing Club shot 13 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Independiente received 2 yellow cards ( and Alexis Canelo). On the other side, Racing Club received 4 yellow cards (Santiago Sosa, Facundo Mura, Agustín Almendra and Tobías Rubio).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Independiente stays with 0 points like Argentinos Juniors to gain in the 14th place. On the other side, Racing Club will has 0 points like Argentinos Juniors to go up in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Independiente will play away with Talleres Córdoba on the 18th of November with a 6-1 head to head in favor of Independiente (1 draw).
Independiente – Formation
Independiente
67'
53'
Independiente started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Carlos Alberto Tevez decided to play with the following team: Rodrigo Rey , Mauricio Isla , Juan Fedorco , Joaquín Laso , Damián Pérez , Iván Marcone , Gabriel Neves , Alexis Canelo , Federico Mancuello , Alex Nahuel Luna and Gabriel Ávalos .
The home team had on the bench: Adrián Spörle, Julio Buffarini, Santiago Toloza , Ignacio Maestro Puch , Ruben Martinez , Diego Segovia, Felipe Aguilar , Diego Tarzia, Jhonny Quinonez, Tomás Parmo, Matías Giménez and Ayrton Costa.
Substitutions
Independiente made 5 changes: Gabriel Neves for Ignacio Maestro Puch (67′), Alexis Canelo for Santiago Toloza (67′), Federico Mancuello for Matías Giménez (80′), Juan Fedorco for Felipe Aguilar (74′) and Alex Nahuel Luna for Ruben Martinez (79′).
Player of the match: Alex Nahuel Luna
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Independiente was Alex Nahuel Luna.
His rating is with 15 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 12. He performed 4 crosses.
Racing Club – Formation
Racing Club
62'
Racing Club started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Gustavo Adolfo Costas Makeira played with: Gabriel Arias , Tobías Rubio , Santiago Sosa , Agustín García Basso , Facundo Mura , Bruno Zuculini , Agustín Almendra , Gabriel Rojas , Juan Fernando Quintero , Adrian Martinez and Maximiliano Salas .
They had on the bench: Iván Pillud, Nazareno Colombo , Roger Martínez, Gastón Martirena, Johan Carbonero , Agustín Urzi, Leonel Miranda , Germán Conti, Baltasar Rodríguez , Facundo Cambeses, Santiago Solari and Ignacio Galván .
Racing Club could not rely on the presence of Ignacio Galván (injured).
Substitutions
Racing Club made 5 changes: Tobías Rubio for Nazareno Colombo (46′), Agustín Almendra for Leonel Miranda (82′), Maximiliano Salas for Santiago Solari (72′), Juan Fernando Quintero for Baltasar Rodríguez (82′) and Gabriel Rojas for Ignacio Galván (85′).
Player of the match: Adrian Martinez
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Racing Club was Adrian Martinez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 20 passes (62% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Independiente – Racing Club – 0-1
- Huracán – San Lorenzo – 0-0
- Belgrano – Talleres Córdoba – 2-2
