CAPITAL FEDERAL. Argentinos Juniors overcomes Colón 3-1. Argentinos Juniors was vastly superior ball possession (69%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estadio Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Capital Federal on Thursday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Silvio Trucco who had the assistance of Hernán Maidana and Damián Espinoza. The 4th official was Bruno Bocca.
Match Statistics
- ! 69 Ball Possession 31
Shots
- 18 Total 6
- 9 On Target 3
- 9 Off Target 3
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 118 Attack 63
- 124 Dangerous attack 70
- 87 Ball safe 94
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 4
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 16 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Argentinos Juniors had a strong ball possession 69% while Colón was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Argentinos Juniors was more aggressive with 124 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Argentinos Juniors won the match.
Argentinos Juniors shot 18 times, 9 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Colón shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Argentinos Juniors received 2 yellow cards (M. Romero and K. Mac Allister). Regarding the opposition, Colón received 1 yellow card (A. Castro).
Also, Colón didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after R. Aliendro (Colón) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (43′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Argentinos Juniors will have 24 points like Independiente and Gimnasia La Plata to move up in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Colón will stay with 26 points to stay in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Argentinos Juniors will play away with River Plate on the 25th of October with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of River Plate (5 draws).
Colón will host Estudiantes on the 24th of October with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Colón (3 draws).
Argentinos Juniors – Formation
Argentinos Juniors
78'
59'
17'
Argentinos Juniors started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Diego Castagno decided to play with the following team: Federico Lanzillota , Kevin Mac Allister , Pablo Minissale , Lucas Villalba , Elías Gómez , Javier Cabrera , César Florentín , Franco Moyano , Gabriel Carabajal , Nicolás Reniero and Gabriel Ávalos .
The home team had on the bench: G. Verón, Jonatan Gómez , E. Kalinski, D. Sosa, Mateo Coronel , Luciano Gómez , C. Quintana, R. Vega, L. Finochietto, Matías Romero , Marco Di Cesare and L. Mosevich.
Substitutions
Argentinos Juniors made 5 changes: F. Moyano for J. Gomez (63′), G. Florentin for M. Romero (67′), G. Carabajal for M. Coronel (78′), P. Minissale for M. Di Cesare (78′) and K. Mac Allister for L. Gomez (78′).
Best player: Nicolás Reniero
The player that probably impressed the most for Argentinos Juniors was Nicolás Reniero.
His rating is with 1 goal, 29 passes (68% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 16.
Colón – Formation
Colón
43'
Colón started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Talking about the opposition, Eduardo Rodrigo Domínguez played with: Leonardo Burián , Eric Meza , Facundo Garcés , Paolo Goltz , Rafael Delgado , Federico Lértora , Alexis Castro , Santiago Pierotti , Rodrigo Aliendro , Cristian Bernardi and Facundo Farías .
These were the players on the bench: T. Moschión, Facundo Mura , Wilson Morelo , N. Gallardo, B. Bianchi, L. Beltrán, G. Piovi, Mauro Formica , I. Chicco and Yeiler Góez .
Substitutions
Colón made 4 changes: S. Pierotti for Y. Goez (46′), E. Meza for F. Mura (62′), C. Bernardi for M. Formica (62′) and F. Farias for W. Morelo (77′).
Best player: Eric Meza
The most impressive player for Colón was Eric Meza.
His rating is with 13 passes (61% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Boca Juniors – Godoy Cruz – 2-1
- Argentinos Juniors – Colón – 3-1
- Newell’s Old Boys – Aldosivi – 0-0
- Independiente – Sarmiento – 1-1
