BUENOS AIRES. Vélez Sarsfield snatched a late win Rosario Central 1-0 after A. Osorio scored just 1 goal (87′). Vélez Sarsfield was decisively better in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estadio José Amalfitani stadium in Buenos Aires on Tuesday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Sebastián Nicolás Martínez assisted by Ernesto Javier Uziga and Damián Olivetto. The 4th official was Julián Jerez. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was hot at 27.83 degrees Celsius or 82.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 17 Total 7
- 6 On Target 0
- 8 Off Target 5
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 100 Attack 68
- 84 Dangerous attack 40
- 60 Ball safe 82
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 3
Fouls
- 15 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Vélez Sarsfield was in firm control of the ball 64% while Rosario Central was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Vélez Sarsfield was putting more pressure with 84 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Vélez Sarsfield won the match.
Vélez Sarsfield shot 17 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Rosario Central shot 7 times, 0 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Vélez Sarsfield received 2 yellow cards (Agustín Bouzat and Claudio Aquino). On the opposite side, Rosario Central received 4 yellow cards (Kevin Ortíz, Facundo Mallo, Damián Martínez and Agustín Sández).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Vélez Sarsfield has 0 points like Argentinos Juniors to go up in the 28th place. On the opposite side, Rosario Central will stays with 0 points like Argentinos Juniors to gain in the 22nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Vélez Sarsfield will host Colón on the 18th of November with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Vélez Sarsfield (2 draws).
Rosario Central will play away against Arsenal de Sarandi on the 18th of November with a 7-1 head to head statistic in favor of Rosario Central (1 draw).
Vélez Sarsfield – Formation
Vélez Sarsfield
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87'Vélez Sarsfield started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Sebastián Ariel Méndez Pardiñas decided to play with the following team: Tomás Marchiori , Joaquín García , Damián Fernández , Valentín Gómez , Elías Gómez , Christian Ordóñez , Agustín Bouzat , Francisco Pizzini , Claudio Aquino , Rodrigo Piñeiro and Braian Romero .
The home team had on the bench: Brian Cufré, José Florentín, Sebastián Sosa, Lenny Lobato , Abiel Osorio , Juan Ignacio Méndez, Patricio Pernicone, Thiago Fernández, Maher Carrizo, Leonardo Jara, Alejo Sarco, Álvaro Montoro and M. Carrizo.
Substitutions
Vélez Sarsfield made 3 changes: Francisco Pizzini for Lenny Lobato (65′), Claudio Aquino for Juan Ignacio Méndez (90′) and Braian Romero for Abiel Osorio (79′).
Player of the match: Claudio Aquino
The player that probably impressed the most for Vélez Sarsfield was Claudio Aquino even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 49 passes (71% accurate) and 7 key passes. He won 12 duels out of 18. He performed 13 crosses.
Rosario Central – Formation
Rosario Central
Rosario Central started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Miguel Ángel Russo played with: Jorge Broun , Damián Martínez , Facundo Mallo , Juan Komar , Agustín Sández , Elías Ocampo , Kevin Ortíz , Jonatan Gómez , Ignacio Malcorra , Abel Hernández and Tobías Cervera .
These were the players on the bench: Maximiliano Lovera , Franco Ibarra, Jaminton Campaz , M. Martínez , Axel Werner, Alan Rodríguez, Giovanni Bogado, Luca Martínez Dupuy , Tomás O’Connor , Emanuel Coronel, Fabricio Oviedo and Agustín Ignacio Módica.
Substitutions
Rosario Central made 5 changes: Abel Hernández for Luca Martínez Dupuy (63′), Jonatan Gómez for Tomás O’Connor (63′), Ignacio Malcorra for Jaminton Campaz (76′), Elías Ocampo for Maximiliano Lovera (76′) and Tobías Cervera for M. Martínez (83′).
Player of the match: Juan Komar
The most impressive player for Rosario Central was Juan Komar.
His rating is with 26 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Vélez Sarsfield – Rosario Central – 1-0
- Argentinos Juniors – Gimnasia La Plata – 2-0
- Estudiantes – Platense – 1-2
- Unión Santa Fe – Boca Juniors – 1-0
