MENDOZA. Banfield found a way to reverse the score against Independiente Rivadavia to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half.​ It was Independiente Rivadavia to strike first with a goal of F. Castro at the 15′. Then it was a goal in the 36′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Quirós gave the win to Banfield in the 40′ minute. Independiente Rivadavia lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Estadio Juan Bautista Gargantini stadium in Mendoza on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Pablo Echavarría assisted by Miguel Savorani and José Castelli. The 4th official was Rodrigo Héctor Rivero. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19 degrees Celsius or 66.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 29%.​

Match Statistics​

Independiente Rivadavia

1 - 2

Banfield

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 13 Total 13
  • 2 On Target 5
  • 6 Off Target 6
  • 5 Shots blocked 2
  • 115 Attack 108
  • 73 Dangerous attack 81
  • 99 Ball safe 87
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 12 Total 11
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Independiente Rivadavia was in firm control of the ball 56% while Banfield was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Banfield was more pushing with 81 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Banfield won the contest.​

Independiente Rivadavia shot 13 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Banfield shot 13 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Independiente Rivadavia received 3 yellow cards (A. Napolitano, F. Petrasso and M. Ruíz Díaz). Regarding the opposition, Banfield received 2 yellow cards (A. Quirós and Ezequiel Bonifacio).

Match Timeline

F. Castro(goal)M. Reali
15'
29'
Ezequiel Bonifacio- Yellow
36'
Bruno Sepúlveda(goal)Ezequiel Bonifacio
40'
A. Quirós(goal)
M. Ruíz Díaz- Yellow
45'
F. Maidana- sub ->G. Gil Romero
46'
T. Ostchega- sub ->E. Más
46'
J. Cavallaro- sub ->L. Abecasis
46'
Ezequiel Ham- sub ->F. Sartori
59'
A. Napolitano- Yellow
70'
J. Vázquez- sub ->A. Napolitano
73'
75'
Cristian Núñez- sub ->Jesús Soraire
75'
Gerónimo Rivera- sub ->Bruno Sepúlveda
F. Petrasso- Yellow
78'
78'
A. Quirós- Yellow
83'
90'
Gabriel Aranda- sub ->Ignacio Rodríguez

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Godoy Cruz
29
14
River Plate
27
14
River Plate
3
1
Argentinos Juniors
26
14
Estudiantes
27
14
Huracán
3
1
Barracas Central
26
14
Defensa y Justicia
26
14
Gimnasia La Plata
3
1
Boca Juniors
25
14
Vélez Sarsfield
25
14
Talleres Córdoba
3
1
Racing Club
24
14
Talleres Córdoba
24
14
Newell\'s Old Boys
3
1
Lanús
23
14
Independiente
23
14
Independiente Rivadavia
3
1
Argentinos Juniors
3
1
Newell\'s Old Boys
21
14
Instituto
17
14
Banfield
17
14
Unión Santa Fe
20
14
Instituto
3
1
Huracán
16
14
Deportivo Riestra
3
1
Platense
18
14
Gimnasia La Plata
16
14
San Lorenzo
16
14
Unión Santa Fe
3
1
Belgrano
14
14
Barracas Central
3
1
Rosario Central
15
14
Central Cordoba SdE
11
14
Deportivo Riestra
13
14
Estudiantes
3
1
Atlético Tucumán
10
14
Atlético Tucumán
3
1
Sarmiento
9
14
Independiente Rivadavia
8
14
Tigre
5
14
Racing Club
1
1
Belgrano
1
1
Rosario Central
0
1
Sarmiento
0
1
Godoy Cruz
0
1
Tigre
0
1
Banfield
0
1
Boca Juniors
0
1
San Lorenzo
0
1
Independiente
0
1
Vélez Sarsfield
0
1
Defensa y Justicia
0
1
Lanús
0
1
Platense
0
1
Central Cordoba SdE
0
1

After this match, Independiente Rivadavia stays with 0 points like Argentinos Juniors to lose in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Banfield will has 0 points like Argentinos Juniors to move down in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Banfield will host Gimnasia La Plata on the 18th of November with a 7-1 head to head in favor of Banfield (2 draws).

Independiente Rivadavia – Formation

Independiente Rivadavia
G
G. Marinelli 32.Argentina
6.4
D
F. Petrasso 23.Argentina
6.7
78'
D
M. Ruíz Díaz 41.Argentina
7.9
45'
D
T. Palacios 42.Argentina
6.8
D
E. Más 3.Argentina
6.4
46'
M
L. Abecasis 29.Argentina
6.3
46'
M
F. Sartori 43.Argentina
6.6
59'
M
G. Gil Romero 5.Argentina
6.4
46'
M
M. Reali 10.Argentina
7.7
M
A. Napolitano 19.Argentina
6.4
73' 70'
F
F. Castro 22.Argentina
8.1
15'
Substitutes
G
M. Monllor 1.Argentina
D
A. Dionisio 24.Argentina
D
M. Maidana 6.Argentina
D
T. Ostchega 16.Argentina
7.0
46'
M
J. Vázquez 20.Argentina
7.0
73'
M
F. Maidana 28.Argentina
6.7
46'
M
J. Soñora 36.United States
M
F. Moreno 44.
M
Ezequiel Ham 8.Syria
7.3
59'
M
D. Tonetto 11.Argentina
F
S. Zeballos 27.Argentina
F
J. Cavallaro 13.Argentina
7.0
46'

Independiente Rivadavia started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Martín Cicotello decided to play with the following team: G. Marinelli (6.4), M. Ruíz Díaz (7.9), F. Petrasso (6.7), T. Palacios (6.8), E. Más (6.4), L. Abecasis (6.3), G. Gil Romero (6.4), A. Napolitano (6.4), M. Reali (7.7), F. Castro (8.1) and F. Sartori (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: M. Monllor, M. Maidana, Ezequiel Ham (7.3), D. Tonetto, J. Cavallaro (7.0), T. Ostchega (7.0), J. Vázquez (7.0), A. Dionisio, S. Zeballos, F. Maidana (6.7), J. Soñora and F. Moreno.

Substitutions

Independiente Rivadavia made 5 changes: G. Gil Romero for F. Maidana (46′), F. Sartori for Ezequiel Ham (59′), L. Abecasis for J. Cavallaro (46′), A. Napolitano for J. Vázquez (73′) and E. Más for T. Ostchega (46′).

Player of the match: F. Castro​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Independiente Rivadavia was F. Castro.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 14 passes (57% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.

Banfield – Formation

Banfield
G
Marcelo Barovero 1.Argentina
7.0
D
A. Quirós 6.Argentina
7.5
78' 40'
D
Ezequiel Bonifacio 19.Argentina
7.1
29'
D
Emanuel Insúa 33.Argentina
7.0
D
Mateo Pérez 37.Argentina
6.7
M
Jesús Soraire 8.Argentina
7.0
75'
M
Ignacio Rodríguez 20.Argentina
7.3
90'
M
Juan Pablo Álvarez 22.Argentina
7.7
83'
M
Yvo Calleros 31.Uruguay
7.5
F
Milton Giménez 9.Argentina
6.7
F
Bruno Sepúlveda 11.Argentina
7.7
75' 36'
Substitutes
G
Facundo Sanguinetti 12.Argentina
D
J. Iribarren 29.Argentina
D
Gabriel Aranda 47.Argentina
90'
M
Franco Quinteros 3.Argentina
M
Cristian Núñez 5.Paraguay
6.7
75'
M
Gerónimo Rivera 7.Argentina
6.3
75'
M
Matías González 10.Argentina
M
Lautaro Ríos 15.Argentina
M
L. Villegas 38.Argentina
F
Juan Ignacio Quintana Silva 30.Uruguay
6.8
83'
F
Marcos Echeverría 39.Argentina

Banfield started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Julio César Falcioni played with: Marcelo Barovero  (7.0), Ezequiel Bonifacio (7.1), Mateo Pérez (6.7), A. Quirós (7.5), Emanuel Insúa (7.0), Juan Pablo Álvarez (7.7), Jesús Soraire (7.0), Yvo Calleros (7.5), Ignacio Rodríguez (7.3), Bruno Sepúlveda (7.7) and Milton Giménez (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Franco Quinteros, Cristian Núñez (6.7), Gerónimo Rivera (6.3), Matías González, Facundo Sanguinetti, Lautaro Ríos, Federico Medina, Juan Martín Iribarren, Juan Ignacio Quintana Silva (6.8), Lautaro Villegas, Marcos Echeverría and Gabriel Aranda.

Substitutions

Banfield made 4 changes: Jesús Soraire for Cristian Núñez (75′), Bruno Sepúlveda for Gerónimo Rivera (75′), Juan Pablo Álvarez for Juan Ignacio Quintana Silva (83′) and Ignacio Rodríguez for Gabriel Aranda (90′).

Player of the match: Bruno Sepúlveda​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Banfield was Bruno Sepúlveda.

His rating is 7.7 with 1 goal, 23 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Superliga.​