AVELLANEDA. Independiente and Sarmiento draw 1-1. L. Romero scored the first goal (6′) for Independiente. L. Gondou settled the score 1-1 (32′). Independiente was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (67%)
The match was played at the Estadio Libertadores de América stadium in Avellaneda on Thursday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. The referee was Andrés Merlos with the help of Julio Fernández and Eduardo Lucero. The 4th official was Héctor Paletta. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19.8 degrees Celsius or 67.57 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.
Match Statistics
- ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
- 7 Total 6
- 3 On Target 1
- 4 Off Target 5
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 124 Attack 93
- 113 Dangerous attack 81
- 112 Ball safe 89
- 0 Penalties 0
- 14 Corners 6
Fouls
- 7 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Independiente had a strong ball possession 67% while Sarmiento was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Independiente was more aggressive with 113 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Independiente to win the match.
Independiente shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sarmiento shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Independiente received 1 yellow card (A. Velasco). On the other side, Sarmiento received 2 yellow cards (L. Montoya and F. Bravo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Independiente will have 25 points like Defensa y Justicia and Huracán to move down in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Sarmiento will have 20 points like Platense and Atlético Tucumán to move down in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Independiente will host Unión Santa Fe on the 26th of October with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Independiente (3 draws).
Sarmiento will host Newell’s Old Boys on the 25th of October with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Newell’s Old Boys (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: Sebastián Sosa , Fabricio Bustos , Joaquín Laso , Juan Manuel Insaurralde , Ayrton Costa , Lucas Romero , Domingo Blanco , Rodrigo Márquez , Alan Soñora , Alan Velasco and Silvio Romero .
The home team had on the bench: Braian Martínez, Andrés Roa, Gonzalo Asis, Ezequiel Munoz, Thomas Ortega, Tomás Pozzo , Lucas González , Gastón Togni , Milton Álvarez, Patricio Ostachuk, Jonathan Herrera and Juan Zarza.
Substitutions
Independiente made 4 changes: A. Sonora for G. Togni (64′), L. Romero for T. A. Pozzo (79′), R. L. Marquez De Meneses for L. Gonzalez (79′) and A. E. Costa for J. Herrera (89′).
Best player: Lucas Romero
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Independiente was Lucas Romero.
His rating is with 1 goal, 50 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8.
Sarmiento – Formation
Sarmiento started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Talking about the opposition, Mario Sciacqua played with: Manuel Vicentini , Martín García , Braian Salvareschi , Federico Mancinelli , Nicolás Bazzana , Lautaro Montoya , Gabriel Graciani , Federico Bravo , Gabriel Alanis , Luciano Gondou and Jonathan Torres .
They had on the bench: Julián Chicco , Facundo Ferrero, Federico Paradela, Yair Arismendi , Claudio Pombo, Gervasio Núñez, Sergio Quiroga , Guido Mainero , Manuel Garcia, Matías Molina, Patricio Cucchi and Federico Rasmussen.
Sarmiento could not rely on the presence of J. Chicco (injured) and G. Mainero (injured).
Substitutions
Sarmiento made 4 changes: L. Gondou for S. Quiroga (73′), F. Bravo for J. Chicco (77′), G. Alanis for J. Arismendi (79′) and G. Graciani for G. Mainero (79′).
Best player: Gabriel Alanis
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sarmiento was Gabriel Alanis.
His rating is with 28 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 8 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