AVELLANEDA. Independiente managed to reverse the score against Argentinos Juniors to win 2-1. It was Argentinos Juniors to strike first with a goal of Gastón Verón at the 29′. Then it was an own goal in the 31′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Ignacio Maestro Puch gave the win to Independiente in the 59′ minute.
Gabriel Ávalos didn’t convert a penalty (52′) for Independiente.
The match was played at the Estadio Libertadores de América stadium in Avellaneda on Saturday and it started at 7:15 pm local time. The referee was Fernando Andrés Rapallini with the support of Maximiliano Del Yesso and Gerardo Lencina. The 4th official was Sebastían Zunino. The weather was heavy intensity rain. The temperature was hot at 28.13 degrees Celsius or 82.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 16 Total 11
- 6 On Target 5
- 7 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 75 Attack 65
- 63 Dangerous attack 52
- 61 Ball safe 65
- 1 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 8 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Independiente was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Argentinos Juniors that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Independiente had a more offensive attitude with 63 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Independiente won the match.
Independiente shot 16 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Argentinos Juniors shot 11 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Independiente received 3 yellow cards (Mauricio Isla, Alex Nahuel Luna and Gabriel Ávalos). Regarding the opposition, Argentinos Juniors received 5 yellow cards (Román Vega, Santiago Montiel , Francisco Álvarez, Alan Lescano and Pablo Guede Barriero).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Independiente has 0 points like Argentinos Juniors to climb in the 14th place. Regarding the opposition, Argentinos Juniors will stays with 0 points to sit in the 1st 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 statistic in favor of Independiente (1 draw).
Argentinos Juniors will play away against River Plate on the 28th of January with a 6-1 head to head stats in favor of River Plate (6 draws).
Independiente – Formation
Independiente
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Independiente started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Carlos Alberto Tevez decided to play with the following team: Rodrigo Rey , Mauricio Isla , Felipe Aguilar , Joaquín Laso , Ayrton Costa , Gabriel Neves , Iván Marcone , Federico Mancuello , Lucas González , Gabriel Ávalos and Ignacio Maestro Puch .
The home team had on the bench: Adrián Spörle, Julio Buffarini, Santiago Toloza, Damián Pérez , Alex Nahuel Luna , Ruben Martinez , Javier Ruiz, Diego Segovia, Diego Tarzia, Jhonny Quinonez, Juan Fedorco and Matías Giménez.
Independiente could not rely on the presence of Juan Fedorco (injured).
Substitutions
Independiente made 3 changes: Federico Mancuello for Ruben Martinez (82′), Lucas González for Matías Giménez (90′) and Ignacio Maestro Puch for Damián Pérez (71′).
Player of the match: Ignacio Maestro Puch
The player that probably impressed the most for Independiente was Ignacio Maestro Puch.
His rating is with 1 goal, 14 passes (57% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Argentinos Juniors – Formation
Argentinos Juniors
Argentinos Juniors started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Pablo Adrián Guede Barriero played with: Diego Rodríguez , Fernando Meza , Francisco Álvarez , T. Palacio , Román Vega , Emiliano Sebastián Viveros Mereles , Franco Moyano , Alan Lescano , Luciano Gondou , Maximiliano Romero and Gastón Verón .
These were the players on the bench: Juan Cardozo, Santiago Montiel , Damián Batallini , Gonzalo Siri Payer, Leonardo Heredia, Sebastián Prieto, Thiago Santamaría , Mateo Agustín Díaz Chaves, Lucas Nicolás Gómez, José Herrera , Matías Perelló and Dylan Gamarra.
Substitutions
Argentinos Juniors made 5 changes: Emiliano Sebastián Viveros Mereles for Santiago Montiel (66′), Fernando Meza for Thiago Santamaría (66′), Gastón Verón for Damián Batallini (80′), Alan Lescano for José Herrera (80′) and Maximiliano Romero for Matías Perelló (87′).
Player of the match: Román Vega
The most impressive player for Argentinos Juniors was Román Vega.
His rating is with 32 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Banfield – Deportivo Riestra – 2-0
- Platense – Racing Club – 0-0
- Sarmiento – Unión Santa Fe – 1-2
- Atlético Tucumán – Vélez Sarsfield – 0-0
- Independiente – Argentinos Juniors – 2-1
