AVELLANEDA. Sarmiento prevails over Racing Club 1-0 after F. Godoy scored just 1 goal (38′). Racing Club was much superior in terms of ball possession (79%).
Juan Fernando Quintero didn’t convert a decisive penalty (73′). That would have allowed Racing Club to draw the match.
The match was played at the Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón stadium in Avellaneda on Tuesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Fernando Echenique with the help of Hugo Páez and Juan Vázquez. The 4th official was Bruno Amiconi. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 23.62 degrees Celsius or 74.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.
Match Statistics
- ! 79 Ball Possession 21
Shots
- 27 Total 9
- 6 On Target 5
- 8 Off Target 4
- 13 Shots blocked 0
- 129 Attack 71
- 111 Dangerous attack 36
- 68 Ball safe 67
- 1 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 9
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Racing Club was in firm control of the ball 79% while Sarmiento was struggling with a 21% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Racing Club was putting more pressure with 111 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, Sarmiento managed to find the solution to win this match.
Racing Club shot 27 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sarmiento shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Racing Club received 1 yellow card (Agustín García Basso). Talking about the opposition, Sarmiento received 4 yellow cards (José Mauri , Franco Paredes, Juan Manuel Insaurralde and Fernando Monetti).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Racing Club stays with 0 points like Argentinos Juniors to move up in the 20th place. On the opposite side, Sarmiento will has 0 points like Argentinos Juniors to drop in the 24th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Racing Club will play away against Boca Juniors on the 11th of March with a 5-4 head to head record in favor of Racing Club (8 draws).
Sarmiento will host Estudiantes on the 9th of March with a 4-0 head to head statistic in favor of Estudiantes (1 draw).
Racing Club – Formation
Racing Club
64'
46'
Racing Club started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Gustavo Adolfo Costas Makeira decided to play with the following team: Gabriel Arias , Nazareno Colombo , Santiago Sosa , Agustín García Basso , Santiago Solari , Bruno Zuculini , Agustín Almendra , Gabriel Rojas , Juan Fernando Quintero , Adrian Martinez and Roger Martínez .
The home team had on the bench: Iván Pillud, Juan Ignacio Nardoni , Maximiliano Salas , Johan Carbonero , Leonel Miranda , Germán Conti, Baltasar Rodríguez, Facundo Cambeses, Leonardo Sigali, Facundo Mura , Tobías Rubio and Ignacio Galván .
Racing Club could not rely on the presence of Juan Ignacio Nardoni (injured).
Substitutions
Racing Club made 5 changes: Agustín Almendra for Juan Ignacio Nardoni (34′), Nazareno Colombo for Facundo Mura (46′), Santiago Solari for Johan Carbonero (60′), Juan Ignacio Nardoni for Maximiliano Salas (76′) and Gabriel Rojas for Ignacio Galván (76′).
Player of the match: Santiago Sosa
The player that probably impressed the most for Racing Club was Santiago Sosa.
His rating is with 105 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 12 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.
Sarmiento – Formation
Sarmiento
38'
Sarmiento started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Israel Alejandro Damonte played with: Fernando Monetti , Elías López , Franco Paredes , Juan Manuel Insaurralde , Emanuel Hernández , Yair Arismendi , Manuel Mónaco , Diego Calcaterra , Fernando Godoy , Joaquín Gho and Iván Morales .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jerónimo Pourtau, Lisandro López , José Mauri , Sergio Quiroga , Juan Cruz Guasone, Agustín Fontana, Maico Quiroz, Alfredo Amarilla, David Gallardo, Gabriel Díaz , Lautaro Cerato and Nahuel Gallardo.
Sarmiento could not rely on the presence of Lisandro López (injured) and Sergio Quiroga (injured).
Substitutions
Sarmiento made 4 changes: Iván Morales for Lisandro López (41′), Manuel Mónaco for Sergio Quiroga (80′), Diego Calcaterra for José Mauri (66′) and Joaquín Gho for Gabriel Díaz (80′).
Player of the match: Fernando Godoy
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sarmiento was Fernando Godoy.
His rating is with 1 goal, 18 passes (53% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Instituto – Huracán – 2-0
- Barracas Central – Independiente – 2-2
- Racing Club – Sarmiento – 0-1
