River Plate conquers Banfield 1-0 after G. Canto scored an own goal 18min.
The match was played on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Yael Falcón Pérez with the assistance of Facundo Rodríguez and Diego Verlotta. The 4th official was Germán Bermúdez.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 9 Total 12
- 3 On Target 7
- 6 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 110 Attack 109
- 102 Dangerous attack 88
- 117 Ball safe 108
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
- 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 18
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Banfield was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. River Plate that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Banfield was more aggressive with 102 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, River Plate was able to find the solution to win this match.
Banfield shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, River Plate shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Banfield received 3 yellow cards (E. Coronel, L. Lollo and M. Cuero). On the opposite side, River Plate received 3 yellow cards (F. Angileri, J. Pinola and B. Zuculini).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Banfield will stay with 14 points to move up in the 23rd place. On the opposite side, River Plate will have 33 points to stay in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Banfield will play away with Lanús on the 16th of October with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Banfield (2 draws).
River Plate will host San Lorenzo on the 17th of October with a 4-3 head to head in favor of San Lorenzo (3 draws).
Banfield – Formation
Banfield
55'
24'
Banfield adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Javier Sanguinetti decided to play with the following team: Facundo Altamirano , Emanuel Coronel , Alexis Maldonado , Luciano Lollo , Gustavo Canto , Juan Álvarez , Nicolás Domingo , Giuliano Galoppo , Agustín Urzi , Ramiro Enrique and Juan Manuel Cruz .
The home team had on the bench: Joel Soñora , Lautaro Ríos, Luciano Pons , Franco Quinteros , Gregorio Tanco, Facundo Cambeses, Leonardo Flores, Nicolás Linares, Matías González , Mauricio Cuero , Valentin Barbero and Alexis Sosa.
Banfield could not rely on the presence of F. Quinteros (injured).
Substitutions
Banfield made 5 changes: G. Canto for F. Quinteros (24′), R. Enrique for M. Cuero (46′), J. M. Cruz for L. Pons (68′), A. Urzi for J. Sonora (68′) and J. Alvarez for M. Gonzalez (81′).
Best player: Facundo Altamirano
The player that probably impressed the most for Banfield was the goalkeeper: Facundo Altamirano. His rating is 8.05. He performed 8 saves.
River Plate – Formation
River Plate
Also River Plate adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Marcelo Daniel Gallardo played with: Enrique Bologna , Milton Casco , Felipe Peña Biafore , Javier Pinola , Fabrizio Angileri , Santiago Simón , Enzo Fernández , Bruno Zuculini , Agustín Palavecino , Benjamín Rollheiser and Federico Girotti .
They had on the bench: José Paradela , Jorge Carrascal , Agustín Fontana , Alex Vigo, Germán Lux, Tomas Lecanda and Leonardo Ponzio .
River Plate could not rely on the presence of T. Lecanda (injured).
Substitutions
River Plate made 5 changes: B. Rollheiser for J. Carrascal (63′), E. Fernandez for L. Ponzio (80′), A. Palavecino for J. Paradela (81′), F. Girotti for A. Fontana (81′) and F. Pena Biafore for T. Lecanda (90′).
Best player: Enrique Bologna
The player that probably impressed the most for River Plate was the goalkeeper: Enrique Bologna. His rating is 7.64. He performed 3 saves.
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
