CAPITAL FEDERAL. River Plate and Boca Juniors draw 1-1. P. Solari scored the first goal (49′) for River Plate. C. Medina made it even (70′).
The match was played at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti stadium in Capital Federal on Sunday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Yael Falcón Pérez with the support of Maximiliano Del Yesso and Facundo Rodríguez. The 4th official was Sebastián Nicolás Martínez. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 24.1 degrees Celsius or 75.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 16 Total 11
- 7 On Target 4
- 8 Off Target 4
- 1 Shots blocked 4
- 104 Attack 99
- 63 Dangerous attack 66
- 96 Ball safe 91
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 19
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. River Plate was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Boca Juniors that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Boca Juniors was more pushing with 66 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Boca Juniors to win the match.
River Plate shot 16 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Boca Juniors shot 11 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
River Plate received 2 yellow cards (Marcelo Herrera and Nacho Fernández). On the opposite side, Boca Juniors received 3 yellow cards (Lautaro Blanco, Cristian Medina and Nicolás Figal).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, River Plate has 0 points like Argentinos Juniors to climb in the 21st place. On the opposite side, Boca Juniors will has 0 points like Argentinos Juniors to drop in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, River Plate will host TBC on the 18th of November with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
River Plate – Formation
River Plate
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River Plate started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).
The manager Martín Gastón Demichelis decided to play with the following team: Franco Armani , Marcelo Herrera , Leandro González Pírez , Paulo Díaz , Enzo Díaz , Rodrigo Villagra , Nacho Fernández , C. Echeverri , Esequiel Barco , Pablo Solari and Facundo Colidio .
The home team had on the bench: Sebastián Boselli, Ramiro Funes Mori, N. Fonseca , Matías Kranevitter, Agustín Palavecino, Miguel Borja , Milton Casco, Agustín Sant’Anna , Rodrigo Aliendro , F. Mastantuono , A. Ruberto and Ezequiel Centurión.
River Plate could not rely on the presence of Miguel Borja (injured).
Substitutions
River Plate made 5 changes: Nacho Fernández for F. Mastantuono (78′), Rodrigo Villagra for N. Fonseca (78′), C. Echeverri for Rodrigo Aliendro (59′), Marcelo Herrera for Agustín Sant’Anna (59′) and Pablo Solari for Miguel Borja (66′).
Player of the match: Facundo Colidio
The most impressive player for River Plate was Facundo Colidio.
His rating is with 13 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 18. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Boca Juniors – Formation
Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Diego Hernán Martínez played with: Sergio Romero , Luis Advíncula , Cristian Lema , Nicolás Figal , Lautaro Blanco , Jabes Saralegui , Cristian Medina , Ezequiel Fernández , Kevin Zenón , Miguel Merentiel and Edinson Cavani .
They had on the bench: Marcelo Saracchi, Ezequiel Bullaude, Darío Benedetto, Lucas Janson, Javier García, Luca Langoni , Nicolás Valentini , Frank Fabra, Juan Ramírez, Lucas Blondel , Mauricio Benítez, Marcelo Weigandt and Jorman Campuzano.
Boca Juniors could not rely on the presence of Luca Langoni (injured).
Substitutions
Boca Juniors made 5 changes: Kevin Zenón for Frank Fabra (89′), Jabes Saralegui for Lucas Blondel (66′), Edinson Cavani for Luca Langoni (66′), Cristian Medina for Nicolás Valentini (79′) and Miguel Merentiel for Darío Benedetto (89′).
Player of the match: Sergio Romero
The most impressive player for Boca Juniors was the goalkeeper: Sergio Romero. His rating is 8.47. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Sarmiento – Barracas Central – 0-0
- Unión Santa Fe – Independiente Rivadavia – 4-1
- River Plate – Boca Juniors – 1-1
- Gimnasia La Plata – Estudiantes – 0-0
- Newell’s Old Boys – Rosario Central – 0-1
