AVELLANEDA. Racing Club beat Independiente to win 2-1. A goal from E. Copetti was decisive in the 86min. It was Racing Club to strike first with an early goal of G. Hauche at the 3′. Then it was a goal in the 56′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, E. Copetti gave the win to Racing Club in the 86′ minute with a goal. Racing Club capitalized on its better ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Estadio Libertadores de América stadium in Avellaneda on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Patricio Loustau with the assistance of Cristian Navarro and José Castelli. The 4th official was Diego Abal. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 13.6 degrees Celsius or 56.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 16 Total 8
- 6 On Target 5
- 10 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 99 Attack 91
- 46 Dangerous attack 24
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 11
- 0 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Racing Club had a superior ball possession 56% while Independiente was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Independiente was putting more pressure with 46 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, Racing Club was able to find the solution to win this contest.
Independiente shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Racing Club shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Independiente received 1 yellow card (). On the opposite side, Racing Club received 5 yellow cards (T. Chancalay, C. J. Alcaraz, M. Rojas, E. Copetti and A. Prado).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Independiente will stay with 7 points like Platense and Rosario Central to hold in the 18th place. Regarding the opposition, Racing Club will have 15 points to go down in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Independiente will host Huracán on the 7th of May with a 5-2 head to head stats in favor of Independiente (1 draw).
Racing Club will play away agasint San Lorenzo on the 7th of May with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Racing Club (2 draws).
Independiente – Formation
Independiente
82'
56'
Independiente started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Eduardo Rodrigo Domínguez decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Independiente made 4 changes: G. Togni for L. Gonzalez (46′), C. Benavidez for A. Sonora (46′), A. Roa for L. Fernandez (76′) and L. Romero for D. Blanco (82′).
Racing Club – Formation
Racing Club
51'
Racing Club started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Fernando Rubén Gago played with: .
Substitutions
Racing Club made 5 changes: T. Chancalay for M. Rojas (63′), C. J. Alcaraz for M. Martinez (63′), A. Moreno for N. Dominguez (72′), L. Miranda for J. Gomez (83′) and G. Hauche for F. Dominguez (83′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Barracas Central – Sarmiento – 2-1
- Colón – Unión Santa Fe – 0-0
- Independiente – Racing Club – 1-2
- Lanús – Banfield – 0-1
- San Lorenzo – Huracán – 0-0
