CIUDAD DE CóRDOBA. Talleres Córdoba beats Defensa y Justicia 1-0 after D. Valoyes scored a penalty (60′).

The match was played at the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes stadium in Ciudad de Córdoba on Sunday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Leandro Rey Hilfer with the collaboration of Diego Martín and Gisela Bosso. The 4th official was Franco Morón.

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Talleres Córdoba was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Defensa y Justicia that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Talleres Córdoba had a more offensive attitude with 47 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Talleres Córdoba won the match​.

Talleres Córdoba shot 16 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Defensa y Justicia shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Talleres Córdoba received 1 yellow card (M. Godoy). On the opposite side, Defensa y Justicia received 4 yellow cards (K. Gutierrez, A. Soto, N. Colombo and E. Unsain).

Standings

After this match, Talleres Córdoba will have 18 points like Vélez Sarsfield and Huracán to soar in the 24th place. On the opposite side, Defensa y Justicia will stay with 19 points like Barracas Central and Banfield to climb in the 22nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Superliga, Talleres Córdoba will host Lanús on the 1st of October with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Lanús (2 draws).

Defensa y Justicia will play away agasint Platense on the 1st of October with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Defensa y Justicia (1 draw).

Talleres Córdoba – Formation

Talleres Córdoba adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Javier Marcelo Gandolfi decided to play with the following team: Guido Herrera (7.6), Gastón Benavídez (8.0), Matías Catalán (7.1), Rafael Pérez (6.8), Enzo Díaz (7.2), Rodrigo Villagra (6.7), Alan Franco (7.1), Diego Valoyes (7.1), Rodrigo Garro (7.0), Héctor Fértoli (6.3) and Matías Godoy (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Francisco Pizzini, Christian Oliva (6.5), Ángelo Martino, Franco Fragueda, Favio Álvarez, Juan Cruz Giacone (6.2), Alan Aguerre, Julio Buffarini, Julián Malatini, Diego Ortegoza and Maximiliano Alvez (6.8).

Substitutions

Talleres Córdoba made 4 changes: H. Fertoli for G. Alvez (61′), A. Franco for C. Oliva (75′), M. Godoy for J. Cruz Giacone (75′) and R. Garro for U. Ortegoza (90′).

Best player: Gastón Benavídez​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Talleres Córdoba was Gastón Benavídez even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.0) with 22 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4. He performed 4 crosses.

Defensa y Justicia – Formation

Also Defensa y Justicia adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Sebastián Beccacece played with: Ezequiel Unsaín (7.4), Lucas Souto (7.0), Adonis Frías (6.7), Nazareno Colombo (6.4), Alexis Soto (7.1), Kevin Gutiérrez (6.2), Nicolás Tripichio (7.2), Gabriel Alanis (6.3), Manuel Duarte (6.6), Gastón Togni (6.3) and Christian Ortíz (7.0).

They had on the bench: Federico Versaci, Marcos Hernán Peano, Lucas Albertengo (7.0), Nicolás Fernández (6.3), Tomás Escalante, Braian Cuello, Julián López, Andrés Rios, Nicolás Zalazar, Agustín Fontana, Tomás Galván (6.8) and Tomas Sives.

Substitutions

Defensa y Justicia made 3 changes: L. Souto for N. Fernandez (61′), M. Duarte for T. Galvan (61′) and G. Alanis for L. Albertengo (82′).

Best player: Ezequiel Unsaín​

The most impressive player for Defensa y Justicia was the goalkeeper: Ezequiel Unsaín. His rating is 7.40. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Talleres Córdoba – Defensa y Justicia – 1-0
• Arsenal de Sarandi – Vélez Sarsfield – 2-2
• Boca Juniors – River Plate – 1-0
• Newell’s Old Boys – Gimnasia La Plata – 2-0