FLORENCIO VARELA. Defensa y Justicia prevailed over Estudiantes to win 2-1. It was Defensa y Justicia to strike first with a goal of M. Merentiel at the 22′. Then it was a goal in the 52′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, W. Bou gave the win to Defensa y Justicia in the 71′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Estadio Norberto Tito Tomaghello stadium in Florencio Varela on Saturday and it started at 12:15 am local time. The referee was Silvio Trucco who was helped by Diego Martín and Iván Aliende. The 4th official was Ramiro López. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 12.1 degrees Celsius or 53.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 13 Total 4
- 4 On Target 1
- 9 Off Target 3
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 82 Attack 72
- 42 Dangerous attack 24
- 79 Ball safe 70
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 3
- 7 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
None of the teams was dominant in terms of ball possession. Defensa y Justicia was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Estudiantes that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Defensa y Justicia was more aggressive with 42 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Defensa y Justicia won the match.
Defensa y Justicia shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Estudiantes shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Defensa y Justicia received 1 yellow card (N. Colombo). On the opposite side, Estudiantes received 1 yellow card (F. Tobio).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Defensa y Justicia will have 24 points like Boca Juniors and Independiente to move up in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Estudiantes will stay with 26 points to move up in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Defensa y Justicia will play away against Patronato on the 19th of October with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Defensa y Justicia (0 draws).
Estudiantes will host Atlético Tucumán on the 20th of October with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Estudiantes (2 draws).
Defensa y Justicia – Formation
Defensa y Justicia adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Sebastián Beccacece decided to play with the following team: Ezequiel Unsaín , Nicolás Tripichio , Adonis Frías , Nazareno Colombo , Alexis Soto , Hugo Fernández , Gabriel Hachen , Kevin Gutiérrez , Francisco Pizzini , Walter Bou and Miguel Merentiel .
The home team had on the bench: Marcos Ledesma, Matías Rodríguez, Hugo Silva, Marcelo Benítez , Manuel Duarte, Raúl Loaiza , Tomás Martínez, Braian Rivero, Carlos Rotondi , Lucas Barrios, Rodrigo Contreras, Lautaro Escalante and Tomás Escalante.
Substitutions
Defensa y Justicia made 3 changes: H. Fernandez for C. Rotondi (56′), G. Hachen for R. Loaiza (61′) and M. Merentiel for M. Benitez (79′).
Best player: Francisco Pizzini
The player that probably impressed the most for Defensa y Justicia was Francisco Pizzini even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 24 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.
Estudiantes – Formation
Also Estudiantes adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Ricardo Alberto Zielinski played with: Mariano Andújar , Leonardo Godoy , Fernando Tobio , Fabián Noguera , Nicolás Pasquini , Matías Pellegrini , Bautista Kociubinski , Fernando Zuqui , Juan Sánchez Miño , Gustavo del Prete and Jaime Ayoví .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jerónimo Pourtau, Matías Aguirregaray , Mauricio Guzmán, Agustín Rogel, Bruno Valdez, David Ayala, Nicolas Palavecino, Franco Romero, Deian Verón, Francisco Apaolaza , Leandro Díaz and Franco Zapiola .
Substitutions
Estudiantes made 4 changes: M. Pellegrini for F. Zapiola (69′), J. Ayovi for F. Apaolaza (70′), N. Pasquini for M. Aguirregaray (78′) and J. Sanchez for L. Diaz (78′).
Best player: Fernando Zuqui
The player that probably impressed the most for Estudiantes was Fernando Zuqui.
His rating is with 50 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 9 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Vélez Sarsfield – Arsenal de Sarandi – 0-0
- Defensa y Justicia – Estudiantes – 2-1
- Sarmiento – Unión Santa Fe – 3-4
- Gimnasia La Plata – Newell’s Old Boys – 1-0
- Lanús – Banfield – 1-1
- Huracán – Boca Juniors – 0-3