CAPITAL FEDERAL. River Plate managed to find the solution against Rosario Central to win 2-1. M. Borja was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Rosario Central to strike first with a goal of Lautaro Giaccone at the 14′. Then it was a goal in the 67′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Miguel Borja gave the win to River Plate in the 87′ minute scoring a double. River Plate capitalized on its better ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti stadium in Capital Federal on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Sebastían Zunino with the assistance of Ezequiel Brailovsky and Lucio Méndez. The 4th official was Jorge Broggi. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 20.04 degrees Celsius or 68.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 23 Total 4
- 7 On Target 2
- 11 Off Target 2
- 6 Shots blocked 0
- 153 Attack 96
- 110 Dangerous attack 38
- 100 Ball safe 119
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 1
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 10
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
River Plate had a strong ball possession 59% while Rosario Central was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
River Plate was more aggressive with 110 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why River Plate won the match.
River Plate shot 23 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Rosario Central shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
River Plate received 3 yellow cards (Milton Casco, Leandro González Pírez and Nicolás Fonseca). On the opposite side, Rosario Central received 2 yellow cards (Jáminton Campaz and Mauricio Martínez ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, River Plate has 0 points like Argentinos Juniors to climb in the 21st place. Talking about the opposition, Rosario Central will stays with 0 points like Argentinos Juniors to soar in the 22nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, River Plate will host TBC on the 18th of November with a 0-0 head to head.
Rosario Central will play away against Arsenal de Sarandi on the 18th of November with a 7-1 head to head in favor of Rosario Central (1 draw).
River Plate – Formation
River Plate started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Martín Gastón Demichelis decided to play with the following team: Franco Armani , S. Boselli , Leandro González Pírez , P. Díaz , Milton Casco , Santiago Simón , Nicolás Fonseca , C. Echeverri , P. Solari , Miguel Borja and Facundo Colidio .
The home team had on the bench: Matías Kranevitter, Agustín Palavecino, Manuel Lanzini, Enzo Díaz, Andrés Herrera , Esequiel Barco , Daniel Zabala, Rodrigo Villagra , Nacho Fernández , Rodrigo Aliendro, A. Ruberto and Ezequiel Centurión.
River Plate could not rely on the presence of A. Ruberto (injured).
Substitutions
River Plate made 5 changes: Nicolás Fonseca for Rodrigo Villagra (46′), Santiago Simón for Nacho Fernández (66′), S. Boselli for Andrés Herrera (46′), P. Solari for A. Ruberto (78′) and Facundo Colidio for Esequiel Barco (66′).
Player of the match: Miguel Borja
The player that probably impressed the most for River Plate was Miguel Borja.
His rating is with 2 goals, 9 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 9.
Rosario Central – Formation
Rosario Central started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Miguel Ángel Russo played with: Axel Werner , Emanuel Coronel , J. Giménez , Juan Komar , Agustin Bravo , Alan Rodríguez , Francesco Lo Celso , Franco Ibarra , Mauricio Martínez , Lautaro Giaccone and Luca Martínez Dupuy .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jorge Broun , Carlos Quintana, Agustín Sández , Tobías Cervera , Ignacio Malcorra, Jáminton Campaz , Facundo Mallo , Tomás O’Connor, Elías Ocampo, Agustín Ignacio Módica, Kevin Ortiz and Jonatan Gómez.
Rosario Central could not rely on the presence of Agustín Sández (injured).
Substitutions
Rosario Central made 5 changes: Lautaro Giaccone for Jáminton Campaz (61′), Luca Martínez Dupuy for Tobías Cervera (61′), Mauricio Martínez for Kevin Ortiz (62′), Agustin Bravo for Agustín Sández (55′) and Emanuel Coronel for Facundo Mallo (73′).
Player of the match: Lautaro Giaccone
The most impressive player for Rosario Central was Lautaro Giaccone .
His rating is with 1 goal, 15 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- River Plate – Rosario Central – 2-1
- Deportivo Riestra – Huracán – 0-0
- Platense – Tigre – 3-1
- Godoy Cruz – Sarmiento – 1-0