CAPITAL FEDERAL. River Plate crushes Gimnasia La Plata 4-0 with goals of E. Fernandez (30′ pen), J. Alvarez (45′ pen), J. Quintero (72′ pen) and B. Romero (90′). River Plate was vastly better in terms of ball possession (76%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti stadium in Capital Federal on Sunday and it started at 7:15 pm local time. The referee was Hernán Mastrángelo with the collaboration of Ezequiel Brailovsky and Adrián Del Barba. The 4th official was Nicolás Lamolina.
Match Statistics
- ! 76 Ball Possession 24
Shots
- 13 Total 9
- 8 On Target 1
- 5 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 164 Attack 88
- 100 Dangerous attack 40
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 3 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 1
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 16 Total 17
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
River Plate had a superior ball possession 76% while Gimnasia La Plata was struggling with a 24% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
River Plate was putting more pressure with 100 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why River Plate won the match.
River Plate shot 13 times, 8 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Gimnasia La Plata shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
River Plate received 1 yellow card (L. Gonzalez). On the opposite side, Gimnasia La Plata received 3 yellow cards (N. Leyes, L. Morales and A. Cardozo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, River Plate will have 13 points like Unión Santa Fe and Estudiantes to drop in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Gimnasia La Plata will stay with 5 points like San Lorenzo and Central Cordoba SdE to hold in the 21st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, River Plate will host Platense on the 7th of May with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of River Plate (0 draws).
Gimnasia La Plata will host Newell’s Old Boys on the 7th of May with a 5-1 head to head stats in favor of Gimnasia La Plata (1 draw).
River Plate – Formation
River Plate
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River Plate started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Marcelo Daniel Gallardo decided to play with the following team: Franco Armani , Robert Rojas , Paulo Díaz , Leandro González Pírez , Milton Casco , Enzo Fernández , Enzo Pérez , Nicolás De la Cruz , Santiago Simon , Julián Álvarez and Ezequiel Barco .
The home team had on the bench: Juan Quintero , Elías Gómez, Jonathan Maidana, Emanuel Mammana, Tomás Pochettino, Braian Romero , Marcelo Herrera, Ezequiel Centurión, Bruno Zuculini , Agustín Palavecino , José Paradela and Javier Pinola.
Substitutions
River Plate made 5 changes: N. De La Cruz for J. Quintero (64′), J. Alvarez for B. Romero (78′), E. Perez for B. Zuculini (78′), E. Barco for A. Palavecino (78′) and E. Fernandez for J. Paradela (86′).
Best player: Julián Álvarez
The most impressive player for River Plate was Julián Álvarez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 32 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2. He performed 3 crosses.
Gimnasia La Plata – Formation
Gimnasia La Plata
Gimnasia La Plata started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Néstor Raúl Gorosito played with: Rodrigo Rey , Francisco Gerometta , Leonardo Morales , Guillermo Fratta , Nicolás Colazo , Emanuel Cecchini , Agustín Cardozo , Ramón Sosa , Tomás Muro , Johan Carbonero and Cristian Tarragona .
They had on the bench: Erik Ramírez, Matías Miranda, Tomás Durso, Guillermo Enrique , Lautaro Chávez , Oscar Piris, Matías Melluso, Germán Guiffrey, Carlos Insaurralde , Benjamín Domínguez, Nery Leyes and Franco Soldano .
Substitutions
Gimnasia La Plata made 5 changes: F. Gerometta for G. Enrique (46′), E. Cecchini for N. Leyes (46′), A. Cardozo for M. Insaurralde (76′), C. Tarragona for F. Soldano (76′) and J. Carbonero for L. Chavez (76′).
Best player: Cristian Tarragona
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Gimnasia La Plata was Cristian Tarragona.
His rating is with 18 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 16.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Lanús – Colón – 1-1
- River Plate – Gimnasia La Plata – 4-0
- Talleres Córdoba – San Lorenzo – 0-1
- Unión Santa Fe – Banfield – 2-1
