AVELLANEDA. Independiente overcomes Banfield 1-0 after D. Batallini scored just 1 goal (54′).
L. Abecasis received a red card (61′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Banfield lost the match.
The match was played at the Estadio Libertadores de América stadium in Avellaneda on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Jorge Baliño assisted by Diego Yamil Bonfá and Gisela Trucco. The 4th official was Juan Pafundi. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.3 degrees Celsius or 70.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 11 Total 6
- 5 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 3
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 90 Attack 94
- 62 Dangerous attack 44
- 62 Ball safe 59
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 5
Fouls
- 0 Total 1
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 7
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Independiente was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Banfield that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Independiente was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Independiente won the match.
Independiente shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Banfield shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Independiente received 1 yellow card (L. Fernandez). Regarding the opposition, Banfield received 1 yellow card (L. Abecasis).
Also, Banfield didn’t finish the match with 11 players after L. Abecasis (Banfield) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (61′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Independiente will have 34 points to go down in the 13th place. On the other side, Banfield will stay with 29 points like River Plate to gain in the 23rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Independiente will play away against Boca Juniors on the 22nd of October with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Boca Juniors (6 draws).
Banfield will host Sarmiento on the 22nd of October with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Banfield (3 draws).
Independiente – Formation
Independiente started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Julio César Falcioni decided to play with the following team: Milton Álvarez
, Patricio Ostachuk , Joaquín Laso , Juan Manuel Insaurralde , Edgar Elizalde , Iván Marcone , Lucas Romero , Damián Batallini , Juan Cazares , Leandro Fernández and Leandro Benegas .The home team had on the bench: Tomás Pozzo, Alan Soñora, Rodrigo Márquez, Lucas Alejandro González Martínez, Gabriel Alejandro Hachen, Gonzalo Asis, Santiago Agustín Ayala Rodríguez, Carlos Sebastián Sosa Silva, Juan Román Zarza, Lucas Rodríguez
, Julián Alberto Romero and Santiago Hidalgo Massa.Substitutions
Independiente made 3 changes: J. Insaurralde for L. Rodriguez (48′), D. Batallini for T. A. Pozzo (81′) and J. Cazares for A. Sonora (85′).
Best player: Damián Batallini
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Independiente was Damián Batallini.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 25 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.Banfield – Formation
Banfield started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Javier Sanguinetti played with: Facundo Cambeses
, Emanuel Coronel , Gregorio Tanco , Alejandro Maciel , Luis Mago , José Álvarez , Mauricio Cuero , Matías Romero , Alan Di Pippa , Julián Palacios and Ramiro Enrique .They had on the bench: Facundo Sanguinetti, Alejandro Cabrera
, Pablo Maximiliano Cuadra, Luciano Abecasis , Mateo Pérez, Agustín Urzi , Amos Jeremías Perales, Juan Manuel Cruz , Ignacio Agustín Rodríguez, Aaron Facundo Quiroz, Erik Nicolás López Samaniego and Nicolás Bertolo.Substitutions
Banfield made 5 changes: J. Alvarez for L. Abecasis (46′), R. Enrique for J. M. Cruz (66′), M. Cuero for A. Urzi (66′), A. Di Pippa for A. Cabrera (66′) and J. Palacios for N. Bertolo (81′).
Best player: Gregorio Tanco
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Banfield was Gregorio Tanco.
His rating is
with 32 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 1 cross.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Aldosivi – Talleres Córdoba – 1-3
- Newell’s Old Boys – Boca Juniors – 2-0
- Independiente – Banfield – 1-0
- Godoy Cruz – Patronato – 0-1
- River Plate – Rosario Central – 1-2