CAPITAL FEDERAL. Racing Club didn’t concede much to Barracas Central to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Saturday. Racing Club was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Estadio Claudio Chiqui Tapia stadium in Capital Federal on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Nicolás Lamolina who had the assistance of Cristian Navarro and Marcelo Bistocco. The 4th official was Ariel Suárez.

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Racing Club had a strong ball possession 58% while Barracas Central was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Racing Club was more pushing with 53 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Racing Club to win the match​.

Barracas Central shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Racing Club shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Barracas Central received 3 yellow cards (G. Paz, C. Arce and B. Calderara). On the other side, Racing Club received 1 yellow card (M. Rojas).

Standings

Next matches

In the next match in the Superliga, Barracas Central will host Gimnasia La Plata on the 1st of October with a 0-0 head to head record.

Racing Club will host Unión Santa Fe on the 24th of September with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Racing Club (2 draws).

Barracas Central – Formation

Barracas Central started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Sergio Ramos decided to play with the following team: Maximiliano Jose Gagliardo (7.1), Brian Blasi (7.3), Nicolás Ferreyra (7.2), Gonzalo Paz (7.0), Brian Calderara (6.6), Pablo Mouche (6.3), Facundo Mater (7.5), Carlos Arce (7.1), Neri Bandiera (6.8), Iván Tapia (6.6) and Cristian Colmán (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Juan Manuel Vazquez, Dylan Glaby (7.0), Juan Ignacio Díaz, Sebastián Rincón, Fernando Valenzuela, Jonatan Blanco, Braian Salvareschi, Bruno Sepúlveda (6.8), Rodrigo Saracho, Facundo Castro, Thomas Gutiérrez and Máximiliano Rodríguez (6.5).

Substitutions

Barracas Central made 4 changes: P. Mouche for B. Sepulveda (78′), C. Arce for D. Glaby (83′), C. Colman for M. Rodriguez (83′) and N. Bandiera for S. Rincon (90′).

Best player: Facundo Mater​

The most impressive player for Barracas Central was Facundo Mater.

His rating is (7.5) with 36 passes (61% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 11.

Racing Club – Formation

Racing Club started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Fernando Rubén Gago played with: Gastón Gómez (7.5), Iván Pillud (7.3), Jonathan Galván (7.0), Lucas Orbán (6.9), Gonzalo Piovi (8.0), Aníbal Moreno (6.9), Carlos Alcaraz (6.4), Leonel Miranda (7.3), Matías Rojas (6.4), Maximiliano Romero (6.5) and Gabriel Hauche (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Emiliano Insúa, Edwin Cardona, Facundo Mura, Eugenio Mena, Tomás Chancalay (6.4), Jonatan Gómez, Roman Fernández, Juan Cáceres, Gabriel Arias, Johan Carbonero (6.1), Maico Quiroz and Nicolas Oroz.

Substitutions

Racing Club made 3 changes: C. J. Alcaraz for J. Carbonero (66′), G. Hauche for T. Chancalay (74′) and M. Rojas for J. Gomez (87′).

Best player: Gonzalo Piovi​

The most impressive player for Racing Club was Gonzalo Piovi.

His rating is (8.0) with 37 passes (64% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Superliga.​

• Talleres Córdoba – Argentinos Juniors – 2-0
• Arsenal de Sarandi – Atlético Tucumán – 3-1
• Unión Santa Fe – Vélez Sarsfield – 2-1
• Sarmiento – Lanús – 2-1
• Banfield – Patronato – 0-0
• Barracas Central – Racing Club – 0-0