CAPITAL FEDERAL. Rosario Central prevailed over River Plate to win 2-1. A. Veliz was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Rosario Central to strike first with a goal of A. Veliz at the 14′. Then A. Veliz scored again for Rosario Central in the 50′ minute scoring a double. Eventually, M. Suarez reduced the distance for River Plate (88′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. River Plate was surely superior in terms of ball possession (69%).
J. Quintero received a red card (90′). This red card was one of the reason why River Plate lost the match.
The match was played at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti stadium in Capital Federal on Sunday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Fernando Echenique who had the assistance of Cristian Navarro and Eduardo Lucero. The 4th official was Nicolas Kresta.
Match Statistics
- ! 69 Ball Possession 31
Shots
- 18 Total 10
- 10 On Target 7
- 8 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 151 Attack 64
- 62 Dangerous attack 17
- 97 Ball safe 99
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 17 Total 16
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
River Plate was in firm control of the ball 69% while Rosario Central was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
River Plate was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 10 were on target. Notwithstanding, Rosario Central succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
River Plate shot 18 times, 10 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Rosario Central shot 10 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
River Plate received 2 yellow cards (A. Palavecino and N. De La Cruz). Regarding the opposition, Rosario Central received 4 yellow cards (C. Baez, L. Blanco, K. Ortiz and A. Veliz).
(River Plate) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, River Plate will stay with 44 points to gain in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Rosario Central will have 31 points to drop in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, River Plate will play away with Racing Club on the 22nd of October with a 6-1 head to head statistic in favor of River Plate (4 draws).
Rosario Central will host Colón on the 22nd of October with a 1-1 head to head statistic.
River Plate – Formation
River Plate
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88'River Plate started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Marcelo Daniel Gallardo decided to play with the following team: Franco Armani , Marcelo Herrera , Leandro González Pírez , David Martínez , Elías Gómez , Enzo Pérez , José Paradela , Juan Quintero , Agustín Palavecino , Esequiel Barco and Lucas Beltrán .
The home team had on the bench: Javier Pinola, Jonathan Maidana, Pablo Solari , Nicolás de la Cruz , Matías Suárez , Ezequiel Centurión and Tomás Pochettino .
Substitutions
River Plate made 4 changes: J. Paradela for N. De La Cruz (46′), E. Barco for M. Suarez (46′), L. Beltran for P. Solari (63′) and A. Palavecino for T. Pochettino (77′).
Best player: Juan Quintero
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for River Plate was Juan Quintero.
His rating is with 72 passes (86% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 3 crosses.
Rosario Central – Formation
Rosario Central
Rosario Central started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Carlos Alberto Tevez played with: Gaspar Servio , Damián Martínez , Christian Javier Báez , Facundo Almada , Lautaro Blanco , Kevin Ortíz , Mateo Tanlongo , Gino Infantino , Facundo Buonanotte , Alejo Veliz and Ignacio Malcorra .
These were the players on the bench: Juan Komar, Juan Cruz Cerrudo, Francis Mac Allister, Alan Marinelli, Leandro Iglesias, Fabricio Oviedo, Jorge Broun, Jhonatan Candia, Fernando Rodríguez, Franco Frías and Gustavo Ramírez.
Substitutions
Rosario Central made 3 changes: M. Tanlongo for F. Mac Allister (83′), A. Veliz for G. Ramirez (90′) and G. Infantino for A. Marinelli (90′).
Best player: Gaspar Servio
The most impressive player for Rosario Central was the goalkeeper: Gaspar Servio. His rating is 8.21. He performed 9 saves.
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
