River Plate surprises Barracas Central with a 2-0 win

CAPITAL FEDERAL. River Plate had a surprising win over Barracas Central with a 2-0 win with a goal from N. De (25') and a goal from M. Borja (90').

Luke Meyer

September 5, 2022

CAPITAL FEDERAL. River Plate had a surprising win over Barracas Central with a 2-0 win with a goal from N. De (25′) and a goal from M. Borja (90′). River Plate was much better in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

River Plate remained in players after B. Zuculini received a double yellow card in the 67′. Nonetheless, River Plate still was able to win this match competing only in players.

The match was played at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti stadium in Capital Federal on Sunday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Germán Delfino assisted by Miguel Savorani and Gerardo Lencina. The 4th official was Ariel Suárez.

Match Statistics

River Plate

2 - 0

Barracas Central

! 66 Ball Possession 34

Shots

16 Total 10
4 On Target 0
12 Off Target 10
4 Shots blocked 2

121 Attack 98
55 Dangerous attack 31
78 Ball safe 56

0 Penalties 0
11 Corners 3

Fouls

17 Total 9
7 Yellow Cards 3
1 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Other

7 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

River Plate had a superior ball possession 66% while Barracas Central was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

River Plate was more pushing with 55 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why River Plate won the match.

River Plate shot 16 times, 4 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Barracas Central shot 10 times, 0 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

River Plate received 6 yellow cards (P. Diaz, B. Zuculini, R. Aliendro, J. Pinola, E. Perez and ). Regarding the opposition, Barracas Central received 3 yellow cards (B. Sepulveda, I. Tapia and N. Ferreyra).

B. Zuculini (River Plate) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (67′).

Match Timeline

P. Díaz- Yellow

16'

25'

39'

Rodrigo Aliendro- Yellow

45'

46'

Esequiel Barco- sub ->J. Quintero

46'

63'

Miguel Borja- sub ->L. Beltran

63'

67'

73'

Alex Juárez- sub ->N. Bandiera

73'

79'

81'

83'

86'

Esequiel Barco- Yellow

89'

90'

Miguel Borja(goal)M. Suarez

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, River Plate will have 29 points to move up in the 4th place. On the other side, Barracas Central will stay with 20 points like Tigre and Aldosivi to soar in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Superliga, River Plate will host Talleres Córdoba on the 24th of September with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of Talleres Córdoba (0 draws).

Barracas Central will host Gimnasia La Plata on the 1st of October with a 0-0 head to head statistic.

River Plate – Formation

River Plate

Ezequiel Centurión 33.Argentina

6.7

Milton Casco 20.Argentina

7.2

P. Díaz 17.Chile

7.4

16'

Emanuel Mammana 23.Argentina

7.1

46'

Elías Gómez 29.Argentina

6.4

J. Quintero 10.Colombia

6.7

46'

Bruno Zuculini 5.Argentina

5.9

67'

Rodrigo Aliendro 27.Argentina

6.4

79'

45'

N. de la Cruz 11.Uruguay

8.3

25'

Lucas Beltrán 18.Argentina

7.1

63'

P. Solari 16.Argentina

7.0

63'

Substitutes

Franco Petroli 12.Argentina

Tomas Razanauskas 4.Argentina

J. Pinola 22.Argentina

6.8

46'

81'

Andrés Herrera 15.Argentina

David Martínez 6.Paraguay

Santiago Simón 31.Argentina

Agustín Palavecino 8.Argentina

Enzo Pérez 24.Argentina

6.3

79'

86'

Esequiel Barco 21.Argentina

6.8

46'

89'

José Paradela 26.Argentina

Matías Suárez 7.Argentina

6.8

63'

Miguel Borja 9.Colombia

7.5

63'

90'

River Plate started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).

The manager Marcelo Daniel Gallardo decided to play with the following team: Ezequiel Centurión (6.7), Milton Casco (7.2), Emanuel Mammana (7.1), Paulo Díaz (7.4), Elías Gómez (6.4), Bruno Zuculini (5.9), Juan Quintero (6.7), Rodrigo Aliendro (6.4), Nicolás de la Cruz (8.3), Pablo Solari (7.0) and Lucas Beltrán (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Santiago Simón, Jonathan Maidana, Franco Petroli, Matías Suárez (6.8), Javier Pinola (6.8), Agustín Palavecino, Marcelo Herrera, Enzo Pérez (6.3), Esequiel Barco (6.8), José Paradela, Miguel Borja (7.5) and David Martínez.

Substitutions

River Plate made 5 changes: E. Mammana for J. Pinola (46′), J. Quintero for E. Barco (46′), L. Beltran for M. Borja (61′), P. Solari for M. Suarez (62′) and R. Aliendro for E. Perez (79′).

Best player: Nicolás de la Cruz

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for River Plate was Nicolás de la Cruz.

His rating is (8.3) with 1 goal, 61 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 20. He performed 4 crosses.

Barracas Central – Formation

Barracas Central

Cristian Arce 13.Argentina

6.3

Nicolás Ferreyra 22.Argentina

7.1

90'

Gonzalo Paz 3.Argentina

6.4

Juan Ignacio Díaz 14.Argentina

6.8

Facundo Mater 33.Argentina

6.5

Carlos Arce 19.Argentina

6.9

Iván Tapia 10.Argentina

7.2

83'

P. Mouche 17.Argentina

6.5

73'

Carlos Valenzuela 7.Argentina

7.3

N. Bandiera 11.Argentina

6.8

73'

Bruno Sepúlveda 29.Argentina

6.8

81'

Substitutes

Maximiliano Jose Gagliardo 1.Argentina

Braian Salvareschi 16.Argentina

T. Gutiérrez 6.Colombia

M. Rodríguez 26.Argentina

B. Blasi 2.Argentina

J. Blanco 18.Argentina

Alex Juárez 36.Argentina

6.1

73'

D. Glaby 5.Argentina

Federico Florentin 27.Argentina

F. Castro 9.Argentina

J. Vázquez 8.Argentina

6.4

73'

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

Rodolfo De Paoli played with: Cristian Arce (6.3), Facundo Mater (6.5), Nicolás Ferreyra (7.1), Gonzalo Paz (6.4), Juan Ignacio Díaz (6.8), Fernando Valenzuela (7.3), Iván Tapia (7.2), Carlos Arce (6.9), Pablo Mouche (6.5), Bruno Sepúlveda (6.8) and Neri Bandiera (6.8).

They had on the bench: Jonatan Blanco, Braian Salvareschi, Alex Juárez (6.1), Maximiliano Jose Gagliardo, Dylan Glaby, Facundo Castro, Juan Manuel Vazquez (6.4), Thomas Gutiérrez, Máximiliano Rodríguez, Brian Blasi and Federico Florentin.