MENDOZA. Patronato tops Godoy Cruz 1-0 after J. Acevedo scored a penalty (9′). Godoy Cruz lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas stadium in Mendoza on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Pablo Dóvalo with the support of Miguel Savorani and Julio Fernández. The 4th official was Pablo Núñez. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 25.3 degrees Celsius or 77.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 14%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Godoy Cruz had a superior ball possession 58% while Patronato was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Godoy Cruz was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Patronato succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.​

Godoy Cruz shot 21 times, 3 on target, 18 off target. On the other side, Patronato shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Godoy Cruz received 3 yellow cards (M. Ojeda, J. Canale Dominguez and B. Leyes Sosa). On the opposite side, Patronato received 2 yellow cards (L. Geminiani and M. G. Pardo).

Standings

After this contest, Godoy Cruz will stay with 35 points to go down in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Patronato will have 37 points to drop in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Superliga, Godoy Cruz will play away against Estudiantes on the 22nd of October with a 4-4 head to head stats.

Patronato will host Huracán on the 22nd of October with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Huracán (2 draws).

Godoy Cruz – Formation

Godoy Cruz started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Sergio Gómez decided to play with the following team: Diego Rodríguez (6.6), Guillermo Ortíz (6.9), Pier Barrios (7.3), José Canale (6.2), Juan Pintado (7.1), Nelson Acevedo (7.0), Juan Andrada (6.8), Juan Meli (6.8), Salomón Rodríguez (6.7), Martín Ojeda (8.0) and Tomás Badaloni (6.1).

The home team had on the bench: Tomás Castro Ponce, Tadeo Allende (6.8), Néstor Breitenbruch, Gianluca Ferrari, Elías Pereyra, Gabriel Vega (6.2), Bruno Leyes (7.0), Enzo Larrosa (6.4), Juan Espinola, Matías Ramírez (6.4), Valentín Burgoa and Gonzalo Abrego.

Substitutions

Godoy Cruz made 5 changes: J. Pintado for G. Vega (46′), J. Andrada for M. Ramirez (46′), N. Acevedo for B. Leyes Sosa (66′), S. Rodriguez for E. Larrosa (72′) and G. Ortiz for T. Allende (79′).

Best player: Martín Ojeda​

The most impressive player for Godoy Cruz was Martín Ojeda.

His rating is (8.0) with 43 passes (74% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 14. He performed 15 crosses.

Patronato – Formation

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

Facundo Sava played with: Matías Mansilla (7.1), Lautaro Geminiani (6.3), Juan Cruz Guasone (7.4), Francisco Álvarez (6.8), Facundo Cobos (7.4), Matías Pardo (6.6), Franco Leys (7.1), Nicolás Castro (7.4), Jonas Acevedo (6.7), Axel Rodriguez (7.0) and Alexander Sebastián Sosa (6.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Sergio Ojeda (7.0), Lucas Kruspzky, Juan Barinaga, Jonathan Herrera (6.2), Justo Giani (6.8), Raúl Lozano (7.0), Tomás Cáceres, Emerson Batalla, Leonel Mosevich (6.5), Carlos Quintana, Franco Rivasseau and Jorge Valdez.

Patronato could not rely on the presence of S. Ojeda (injured).

Substitutions

Patronato made 5 changes: F. Alvarez for S. Ojeda (55′), L. Geminiani for R. Lozano (71′), A. Sosa for J. Giani (71′), A. Rodriguez for J. Herrera (72′) and F. Leys for L. Mosevich (76′).

Best player: Juan Cruz Guasone​

The player that probably impressed the most for Patronato was Juan Cruz Guasone even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.4) with 20 passes (40% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10.

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