ROSARIO. Banfield tops Rosario Central 1-0 after A. Urzi scored just 1 goal (22′). Rosario Central lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).

Banfield remained in 10 after M. Romero received a double yellow card in the 90′.

The match was played at the Estadio Dr. Lisandro de la Torre stadium in Rosario on Monday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Pablo Giménez with the collaboration of Eduardo Lucero and Walter Ferreyra. The 4th official was Matías Ezequiel Billone Carpio. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19.3 degrees Celsius or 66.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 33%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Rosario Central had a superior ball possession 56% while Banfield was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Rosario Central was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Banfield was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Rosario Central shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Banfield shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Rosario Central received 4 yellow cards (C. Baez, M. Tanlongo, G. Infantino and G. Servio). Talking about the opposition, Banfield received 1 yellow card (M. Romero).

Also, Banfield didn’t end the match with 11 players after M. Romero (Banfield) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).

Standings

After playing this match, Rosario Central will stay with 18 points like Vélez Sarsfield and Huracán to move down in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Banfield will have 15 points like San Lorenzo, Lanús and Central Cordoba SdE to gain in the 22nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Superliga, Rosario Central will host Talleres Córdoba on the 2nd of September with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Rosario Central (1 draw).

Banfield will host Godoy Cruz on the 1st of October with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Banfield (3 draws).

Rosario Central – Formation

Rosario Central started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Carlos Alberto Tevez decided to play with the following team: Gaspar Servio (6.2), Ismael Cortez (7.8), Christian Javier Báez (6.6), Juan Gabriel Rodríguez (6.8), Lautaro Blanco (6.3), Mateo Tanlongo (6.3), Juan Cruz Cerrudo (6.6), Kevin Ortíz (7.1), Facundo Buonanotte (6.4), Ignacio Malcorra (7.2) and Fabricio Oviedo (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Gustavo Ramírez (6.6), Juan Komar, Francis Mac Allister (6.6), Alan Marinelli (7.2), Fernando Rodríguez, Facundo Almada, Jorge Broun, Gino Infantino (6.8) and Franco Frías (6.4).

Substitutions

Rosario Central made 5 changes: F. Oviedo for A. Marinelli (46′), G. Ramirez for J. Cerrudo (46′), I. Malcorra for F. Frias (56′), K. Ortiz for G. Infantino (56′) and M. Tanlongo for F. Mac Allister (74′).

Best player: Ismael Cortez​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rosario Central was Ismael Cortez.

His rating is (7.8) with 34 passes (52% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 13 duels out of 16. He performed 6 crosses.

Banfield – Formation

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

Claudio Alejandro Vivas played with: Facundo Cambeses (8.1), Emanuel Coronel (6.9), Dylan Gissi (7.5), Alejandro Maciel (7.3), Luis Mago (6.7), Lautaro Ríos (6.5), Matías Romero (6.7), Jesús Dátolo (7.5), Matías González (7.2), Ramiro Enrique (6.9) and Agustín Urzi (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Juan Manuel Cruz (6.6), Luciano Abecasis, Aarón Quirós (7.0), Andrés Chávez, Maximiliano Cuadra (6.1), Alan Di Pippa (6.2), Gregorio Tanco, Julián Palacios (7.0), Amos Perales, Nicolás Bertolo, Julián Eseiza and Enrique Bologna.

Banfield could not rely on the presence of A. Quiroz (injured).

Substitutions

Banfield made 5 changes: J. Datolo for J. Palacios (67′), L. Rios for A. Di Pippa (67′), R. Enrique for J. M. Cruz (74′), A. Urzi for M. Cuadra (74′) and L. Mago for A. Quiroz (84′).

Best player: Facundo Cambeses​

The player that probably impressed the most for Banfield was the goalkeeper: Facundo Cambeses. His rating is 8.10. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Estudiantes – Unión Santa Fe – 1-0
• Rosario Central – Banfield – 0-1
• Racing Club – San Lorenzo – 1-2