MENDOZA. Deportivo Riestra found a way to turn the tables against Independiente Rivadavia to win 2-1. It was Independiente Rivadavia to strike first with an early goal of Mauro Maidana at the 6′. Then it was a goal in the 15′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Jonatan Esteban Goitía gave the win to Deportivo Riestra in the 80′ minute.
Franco Di Santo missed a decisive penalty (25′). That would have allowed Independiente Rivadavia to draw the match.
The match was played at the Estadio Juan Bautista Gargantini stadium in Mendoza on Monday and it started at 9:15 pm local time. The referee was Darío Herrera who had the assistance of Damián Espinoza and Ernesto Callegari. The 4th official was Lucas Cavallero. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 30.77 degrees Celsius or 87.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 15 Total 8
- 7 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 3
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 122 Attack 98
- 66 Dangerous attack 43
- 118 Ball safe 113
- 2 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 7 Total 15
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Independiente Rivadavia was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Deportivo Riestra that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Independiente Rivadavia had a more offensive attitude with 66 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, Deportivo Riestra found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Independiente Rivadavia shot 15 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Deportivo Riestra shot 8 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Independiente Rivadavia received 3 yellow cards (Bruno Bianchi, Mauro Maidana and Gastón Gil Romero). Talking about the opposition, Deportivo Riestra received 4 yellow cards (Jose Luis Mendez, Jonatan Esteban Goitía, Gustavo Martin Fernandez and Nicolás Benegas).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Independiente Rivadavia stays with 0 points like Argentinos Juniors to move down in the 15th place. On the other side, Deportivo Riestra will has 0 points like Argentinos Juniors to go down in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Deportivo Riestra will host Independiente on the 15th of March with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Independiente (0 draws).
Independiente Rivadavia – Formation
Independiente Rivadavia started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Martín Cicotello decided to play with the following team: Gonzalo Marinelli
, Francisco Petrasso , Bruno Bianchi , Mauro Maidana , Tobías Ostchega , Ezequiel Ham , Gastón Gil Romero , Joel Soñora , Victorio Ramis , Franco Di Santo and Matías Reali .The home team had on the bench: Mariano Monllor, Emmanuel Más, Diego Rubén Tonetto, Juan Cavallaro
, Julián Emanuel Ascacibar , Antonio Napolitano, Juan Manuel Vázquez , Juan Sebastián Zeballos, Luciano Abecasis, Emiliano Saliadarre , Matías Ruiz Díaz and Tomás Palacios.Independiente Rivadavia could not rely on the presence of Juan Cavallaro (injured).
Substitutions
Independiente Rivadavia made 4 changes: Victorio Ramis for Juan Cavallaro (20′), Gastón Gil Romero for Julián Emanuel Ascacibar (67′), Franco Di Santo for Juan Manuel Vázquez (53′) and Joel Soñora for Emiliano Saliadarre (67′).
Player of the match: Mauro Maidana
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Independiente Rivadavia was Mauro Maidana.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 74 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 13 duels out of 17.Deportivo Riestra – Formation
Deportivo Riestra started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Cristian Gastón Fabbiani played with: Ignacio Arce
, Nicolás Sansotre , Alan Barrionuevo , Nicolás Ezequiel Caro Torres , Delfor Minervino , Mauro Gabriel Ortiz , Milton Celiz , Jonathan Goya , G. Pereira , Jonathan Herrera and Nicolás Benegas .These were the players on the bench: Yaison Murillo, Pedro David Ramírez, Juan Dobboletta, Pablo Monje, Gustavo Martin Fernandez
, Ramon Gonzalez Herrero, Jose Luis Mendez , William Machado , Jonatan Esteban Goitía , Máximiliano Rodríguez , Matteo Cucinotta and Maximiliano Brito Hernández.Substitutions
Deportivo Riestra made 5 changes: Nicolás Benegas for Gustavo Martin Fernandez (61′), G. Pereira for Jonatan Esteban Goitía (67′), Mauro Gabriel Ortiz for Máximiliano Rodríguez (67′), Jonathan Goya for William Machado (75′) and Milton Celiz for Jose Luis Mendez (75′).
Player of the match: Ignacio Arce
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Deportivo Riestra was the goalkeeper: Ignacio Arce. His rating is 8.06. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
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