AVELLANEDA. Racing Club had a narrow win over Rosario Central. Racing Club was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (75%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón stadium in Avellaneda on Friday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Pablo Echavarría with the help of Gabriel Chade and Maximiliano Castelli. The 4th official was Bruno Bocca. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14.5 degrees Celsius or 58.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- ! 75 Ball Possession 25
Shots
- 22 Total 11
- 11 On Target 5
- 11 Off Target 6
- 11 Shots blocked 1
- 145 Attack 63
- 74 Dangerous attack 30
- 99 Ball safe 90
- 0 Penalties 0
- 14 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 8 Total 7
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 8 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Racing Club had a superior ball possession 75% while Rosario Central was struggling with a 25% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Racing Club was more aggressive with 74 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Racing Club won the match.
Racing Club shot 22 times, 11 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Rosario Central shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Racing Club received 4 yellow cards (L. Sigali, J. Caceres, and ). On the other side, Rosario Central received 2 yellow cards ( and ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Racing Club will have 40 points to soar in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Rosario Central will stay with 25 points like Defensa y Justicia and Argentinos Juniors to move down in the 23rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Racing Club will host Atlético Tucumán on the 10th of October with a 3-3 head to head statistic.
Rosario Central will host Unión Santa Fe on the 3rd of October with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Rosario Central (2 draws).
Racing Club – Formation
Racing Club started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Fernando Rubén Gago decided to play with the following team: Gabriel Arias
, Facundo Mura , Leonardo Sigali , Emiliano Insúa , Eugenio Mena , Jonatan Gómez , Aníbal Moreno , Carlos Alcaraz , Matías Rojas , Maximiliano Romero and Gabriel Hauche .The home team had on the bench: Juan Cáceres
, Emiliano Vecchio , Leonel Ariel Miranda, Matías Nicolás Tagliamonte, Gonzalo Rubén Piovi, Nicolas Oroz , Iván Alexis Pillud, Edwin Andrés Cardona Bedoya, Johan Carbonero , Fernando Andrés Prado Avelino and Jonathan Sebastián Galván.Substitutions
Racing Club made 5 changes: F. Mura for J. Caceres (46′), G. Hauche for J. Carbonero (46′), F. Mura for J. Caceres (46′), C. J. Alcaraz for N. Oroz (65′) and M. Rojas for L. Miranda (90′).
Best player: Emiliano Vecchio
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Racing Club was Emiliano Vecchio.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 37 passes (83% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 3 crosses.Rosario Central – Formation
Rosario Central started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Carlos Alberto Tevez played with: Jorge Broun
, Facundo Almada , Juan Komar , Juan Gabriel Rodríguez , Fernando Rodríguez , Francis Mac Allister , Facundo Buonanotte , Kevin Ortíz , Gino Infantino , Lautaro Blanco and Alejo Veliz .The following players were sitting on the bench: Franco Ezequiel Frías, Fabricio Oviedo, Gustavo Adrián Ramírez Rojas, Alan Marinelli, Gaspar Andrés Servio, Juan Cruz Cerrudo
, Jhonatan Candia and Leonel Vergara .Substitutions
Rosario Central made 3 changes: J. Rodriguez for D. Vergara (11′), F. I. Rodriguez for J. Cerrudo (73′) and A. Veliz for J. Candia (87′).
Best player: Alejo Veliz
The most impressive player for Rosario Central was Alejo Veliz.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 21 passes (52% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 13 duels out of 21.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Central Cordoba SdE – Sarmiento – 0-0
- Arsenal de Sarandi – Independiente – 0-1
- Unión Santa Fe – Newell’s Old Boys – 0-1
- Racing Club – Rosario Central – 4-3
- San Lorenzo – Huracán – 1-0
- Banfield – Godoy Cruz – 1-1
- Platense – Defensa y Justicia – 0-0