CAPITAL FEDERAL. Defensa y Justicia prevails over Argentinos Juniors with a 2-0 win with a goal from N. Tripichio (65′) and a goal from W. Bou (82′). It was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (64%).
The match was played at the Estadio Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Capital Federal on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Ariel Penel who was helped by Sebastián Rainieri and Juan Manuel González. The 4th official was Lucas Di Bastiano.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 15 Total 11
- 4 On Target 5
- 11 Off Target 6
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 117 Attack 107
- 71 Dangerous attack 50
- 104 Ball safe 107
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 15 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Argentinos Juniors was in firm control of the ball 64% while Defensa y Justicia was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Argentinos Juniors was more aggressive with 71 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Defensa y Justicia was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Argentinos Juniors shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Defensa y Justicia shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Argentinos Juniors received 1 yellow card (P. Minissale). On the other side, Defensa y Justicia received 1 yellow card (M. Merentiel).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Argentinos Juniors will stay with 21 points like Godoy Cruz, Boca Juniors and Defensa y Justicia to stay in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Defensa y Justicia will have 21 points like Argentinos Juniors, Godoy Cruz and Boca Juniors to stay in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Argentinos Juniors will play away against Atlético Tucumán on the 17th of October with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Argentinos Juniors (2 draws).
Defensa y Justicia will host Estudiantes on the 16th of October with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Defensa y Justicia (1 draw).
Argentinos Juniors – Formation
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Argentinos Juniors started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Diego Castagno decided to play with the following team: Federico Lanzillota
, Luciano Gómez , Pablo Minissale , Lucas Villalba , Elías Gómez , Enzo Kalinski , Franco Moyano , Gabriel Carabajal , Diego Sosa , Nicolás Reniero and César Florentín .The home team had on the bench: Marco Di Cesare
, Jonatan Gómez , Gabriel Ávalos , Carlos Quintana , Leandro Finochietto, Matías Romero, Mateo Coronel, Leonel Mosevich, Emanuel Herrera , Lautaro Ovando and Román Vega.Argentinos Juniors could not rely on the presence of M. Di Cesare (injured).
Substitutions
Argentinos Juniors made 5 changes: P. Minissale for M. Di Cesare (63′), G. Carabajal for G. Avalos (66′), D. Sosa for J. Gomez (67′), L. Villalba for C. Quintana (78′) and E. Kalinski for E. Herrera (78′).
Best player: Gabriel Carabajal
The player that probably impressed the most for Argentinos Juniors was Gabriel Carabajal.
His rating is
with 16 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 8 crosses.Defensa y Justicia – Formation
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Defensa y Justicia started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Sebastián Beccacece played with: Ezequiel Unsaín
, Nicolás Tripichio , Adonis Frías , Nazareno Colombo , Alexis Soto , Hugo Silva , Kevin Gutiérrez , Gabriel Hachen , Francisco Pizzini , Walter Bou and Miguel Merentiel .They had on the bench: Franco Paredes, Marcelo Benítez, Carlos Rotondi
, Tomás Escalante, Braian Rivero, Manuel Duarte, Raúl Loaiza , Rodrigo Contreras , Marcos Ledesma, José Nicolás González, Hugo Fernández and Matías Rodríguez .Defensa y Justicia could not rely on the presence of R. Contreras (injured).
Substitutions
Defensa y Justicia made 4 changes: G. Hachen for R. Loaiza (70′), M. Merentiel for C. Rotondi (74′), W. Bou for R. Contreras (87′) and H. Silva for M. Rodriguez (87′).
Best player: Nicolás Tripichio
The player that probably impressed the most for Defensa y Justicia was Nicolás Tripichio.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 27 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He hit the woodwork once times.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Newell’s Old Boys – Vélez Sarsfield – 1-2
- Argentinos Juniors – Defensa y Justicia – 0-2
- Sarmiento – Aldosivi – 3-0
- Patronato – Racing Club – 1-2
- Banfield – River Plate – 0-1
- Boca Juniors – Lanús – 4-2