ROSARIO. Rosario Central beats Instituto 1-0 after T. O’Connor scored just 1 goal (52′). Rosario Central capitalized on its better ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Estadio Dr. Lisandro de la Torre stadium in Rosario on Saturday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Pablo Dóvalo assisted by Marcelo Bistocco and Maximiliano Castelli. The 4th official was Lucas Comesaña. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was extremely hot at 32.83 degrees Celsius or 91.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 12 Total 14
- 4 On Target 2
- 7 Off Target 9
- 1 Shots blocked 6
- 72 Attack 85
- 45 Dangerous attack 72
- 67 Ball safe 54
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 8
Fouls
- 6 Total 11
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Rosario Central had a superior ball possession 57% while Instituto was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Instituto had a more offensive attitude with 72 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Rosario Central was capable to find the solution to win this contest.
Rosario Central shot 12 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Instituto shot 14 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Rosario Central received 3 yellow cards (Facundo Mallo, Ignacio Malcorra and Carlos Quintana). On the opposite side, Instituto received 4 yellow cards (Santiago Rodríguez, Juan Franco, Víctor Cabrera and Gastón Lódico).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Rosario Central has 0 points like Argentinos Juniors to soar in the 22nd place. On the other side, Instituto will stays with 0 points like Argentinos Juniors to move up in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Rosario Central will play away against Arsenal de Sarandi on the 18th of November with a 7-1 head to head stats in favor of Rosario Central (1 draw).
Rosario Central – Formation
Rosario Central
43'
75'
52'
Rosario Central adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Miguel Ángel Russo decided to play with the following team: Jorge Broun , Damián Martínez , Facundo Mallo , Carlos Quintana , Agustín Sández , Tomás O’Connor , Kevin Ortíz , Maximiliano Lovera , Ignacio Malcorra , Jaminton Campaz and Abel Hernández .
The home team had on the bench: Juan Komar , Franco Ibarra , Tobías Cervera , M. Martínez, Francesco Lo Celso, Axel Werner, Alan Rodríguez , Giovanni Bogado, Emanuel Coronel, Elías Ocampo, Agustín Ignacio Módica and Jonatan Gómez.
Rosario Central could not rely on the presence of Franco Ibarra (injured).
Substitutions
Rosario Central made 4 changes: Tomás O’Connor for Franco Ibarra (81′), Maximiliano Lovera for Juan Komar (75′), Abel Hernández for Tobías Cervera (83′) and Jaminton Campaz for Alan Rodríguez (83′).
Player of the match: Facundo Mallo
The most impressive player for Rosario Central was Facundo Mallo even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 45 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 9.
Instituto – Formation
Instituto
Also Instituto adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Diego Omar Dabove played with: Manuel Roffo , Juan Franco , Víctor Cabrera , Fernando Alarcón , Jonathan Bay , Jonás Acevedo , Roberto Bochi , Gastón Lódico , Braian Cuello , Damian Puebla and Facundo Suárez .
They had on the bench: Giuliano Cerato , Gregorio Rodriguez, Silvio Romero , Santiago Rodríguez , Rodrigo Perez, Guido Mainero, Lucas Rodríguez, Marcos Hernán Peano, Ignacio Russo , Nicolas Barrientos, Gonzalo Requena and Lautaro Carrera.
Instituto could not rely on the presence of Santiago Rodríguez (injured) and Giuliano Cerato (injured).
Substitutions
Instituto made 4 changes: Braian Cuello for Silvio Romero (75′), Jonás Acevedo for Santiago Rodríguez (55′), Juan Franco for Giuliano Cerato (73′) and Roberto Bochi for Ignacio Russo (73′).
Player of the match: Manuel Roffo
The most impressive player for Instituto was the goalkeeper: Manuel Roffo. His rating is 7.45. He performed 3 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Rosario Central – Instituto – 1-0
- Platense – San Lorenzo – 0-0
- Huracán – Argentinos Juniors – 1-1
- Godoy Cruz – Newell’s Old Boys – 1-1
- Talleres Córdoba – Atlético Tucumán – 4-1
- Defensa y Justicia – Unión Santa Fe – 2-1
