BUENOS AIRES. River Plate defeats San Lorenzo 1-0 after P. Diaz scored just 1 goal (37′). River Plate was surely better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
N. Fernandez missed a decisive penalty (33′). That would have allowed San Lorenzo to draw the match.
The match was played at the Estadio Pedro Bidegaín stadium in Buenos Aires on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Fernando Espinoza with the support of Diego Romero and José Castelli. The 4th official was Fabricio Llobet. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 24 degrees Celsius or 75.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 7 Total 14
- 2 On Target 5
- 5 Off Target 9
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 75 Attack 102
- 50 Dangerous attack 65
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 17 Total 22
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
River Plate had a superior ball possession 61% while San Lorenzo was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
River Plate was more pushing with 65 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why River Plate won the match.
San Lorenzo shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, River Plate shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
San Lorenzo received 3 yellow cards (N. Fernandez Mercau, F. Flores and Y. Gordillo). Talking about the opposition, River Plate received 4 yellow cards (E. Fernandez, P. Diaz, L. Gonzalez and J. Paradela).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, San Lorenzo will stay with 2 points like Talleres Córdoba to drop in the 23rd place. Regarding the opposition, River Plate will have 10 points like Unión Santa Fe and Colón to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, San Lorenzo will host Racing Club on the 7th of May with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Racing Club (2 draws).
River Plate will host Platense on the 7th of May with a 3-0 head to head stats in favor of River Plate (0 draws).
San Lorenzo – Formation
San Lorenzo started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Pedro Antonio Troglio decided to play with the following team: Sebastian Torrico , Alexis Francisco Flores , Federico Gattoni , Cristián Zapata , Gabriel Rojas , Yeison Gordillo , Agustín Martegani , Malcom Braida , Ricardo Centurión , Nicolás Fernández and Nicolás Fernández .
The home team had on the bench: Ezequiel Cerutti , Ivan Leguizamon, Nicolás Blandi , Adam Bareiro , Siro Rosane, Alexis Sabella, Tomas Silva, Jeremias James, Jalil Elias, Augusto Batalla, Néstor Ortigoza and Nahuel Barrios .
San Lorenzo could not rely on the presence of A. Bareiro (injured).
Substitutions
San Lorenzo made 5 changes: M. Braida for N. Blandi (60′), F. Flores for N. Ortigoza (72′), N. Fernandez for E. Cerutti (72′), A. Martegani for A. Bareiro (80′) and N. Fernandez Mercau for N. Barrios (81′).
Best player: Sebastian Torrico
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for San Lorenzo was the goalkeeper: Sebastian Torrico. His rating is 7.45. He performed 5 saves.
River Plate – Formation
River Plate started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Marcelo Daniel Gallardo played with: Franco Armani , Robert Rojas , Paulo Díaz , Leandro González Pírez , Milton Casco , Enzo Fernández , Bruno Zuculini , Agustín Palavecino , Santiago Simon , Julián Álvarez and Braian Romero , Ezequiel Barco .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ezequiel Centurión, Juan Quintero , Franco Petroli, Jonathan Maidana, José Paradela , Elías Gómez, Marcelo Herrera, Emanuel Mammana, Javier Pinola and Matías Suárez .
Substitutions
River Plate made 3 changes: A. Palavecino for J. Quintero (56′), B. Romero for M. Suarez (69′) and E. Barco for J. Paradela (86′).
Best player: Enzo Fernández
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for River Plate was Enzo Fernández even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 84 passes (84% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Barracas Central – Aldosivi – 2-1
- Patronato – Sarmiento – 0-1
- Gimnasia La Plata – Argentinos Juniors – 2-2
- San Lorenzo – River Plate – 0-1