River Plate vs Unión (Santa Fe), Superliga Argentina 2018-19
· Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol
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River Plate are hosting Unión (Santa Fe)
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. The match is a part of the Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Offside, River Plate. Lucas Pratto tries a through ball, but Santos Borré is caught offside.
- 2': Foul by Lucas Pratto (River Plate).
- 2': Yeimar Gómez (Unión Santa Fe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Attempt missed. Lucas Pratto (River Plate) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 4': Foul by Nelson Acevedo (Unión Santa Fe).
- 4': Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Offside, River Plate. Juan Quintero tries a through ball, but Santos Borré is caught offside.
- 6': Delay in match Nereo Fernández (Unión Santa Fe) because of an injury.
- 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 9': Attempt missed. Juan Quintero (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gonzalo Montiel.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Augusto Lotti (Unión Santa Fe) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 16': Attempt missed. Lucas Pratto (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Santos Borré.
- 17': Foul by Diego Zabala (Unión Santa Fe).
- 17': Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Foul by Milton Casco (River Plate).
- 19': Franco Troyansky (Unión Santa Fe) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Foul by Claudio Corvalán (Unión Santa Fe).
- 20': Santos Borré (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Claudio Corvalán (Unión Santa Fe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Santos Borré (River Plate).
- 21': Exequiel Palacios (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Damián Martínez (Unión Santa Fe).
- 24': Foul by Nelson Acevedo (Unión Santa Fe).
- 24': Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Franco Troyansky.
- 25': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Juan Quintero with a cross following a corner.
- 27': Augusto Lotti (Unión Santa Fe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by Kevin Sibille (River Plate).
- 30': Attempt missed. Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Santos Borré.
- 33': Enzo Pérez (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Franco Fragapane (Unión Santa Fe).
- 34': Attempt saved. Franco Troyansky (Unión Santa Fe) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diego Zabala.
- 35': Augusto Lotti (Unión Santa Fe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Kevin Sibille (River Plate).
- 36': Penalty Unión Santa Fe. Franco Troyansky draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 36': Penalty conceded by Kevin Sibille (River Plate) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 37': Goal! River Plate 0, Unión Santa Fe 1. Franco Fragapane (Unión Santa Fe) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 41': Foul by Javier Pinola (River Plate).
- 41': Franco Troyansky (Unión Santa Fe) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Attempt missed. Damián Martínez (Unión Santa Fe) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a set piece situation.
- 43': Attempt missed. Exequiel Palacios (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 44': Nereo Fernández (Unión Santa Fe) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Offside, River Plate. Ignacio Fernández tries a through ball, but Santos Borré is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Foul by Yeimar Gómez (Unión Santa Fe).
- 45'+1': Lucas Pratto (River Plate) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Lucas Pratto (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gonzalo Montiel.
- 45'+3': Diego Zabala (Unión Santa Fe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Ignacio Fernández (River Plate).
- 45'+3': Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, River Plate 0, Unión Santa Fe 1.
- 45': Second Half begins River Plate 0, Unión Santa Fe 1.
- 48': Foul by Claudio Corvalán (Unión Santa Fe).
- 48': Santos Borré (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Foul by Kevin Sibille (River Plate).
- 49': Franco Troyansky (Unión Santa Fe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Kevin Sibille (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': Offside, Unión Santa Fe. Claudio Corvalán tries a through ball, but Franco Troyansky is caught offside.
- 50': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Yeimar Gómez.
- 52': Augusto Lotti (Unión Santa Fe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Enzo Pérez (River Plate).
- 55': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Nelson Acevedo.
- 56': Damián Martínez (Unión Santa Fe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Lucas Pratto (River Plate).
- 57': Substitution, Unión Santa Fe. Pablo Cuadra replaces Augusto Lotti.
- 57': Foul by Franco Troyansky (Unión Santa Fe).
- 57': Javier Pinola (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Franco Fragapane (Unión Santa Fe).
- 58': Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Juan Quintero (River Plate) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Pratto.
- 65': Attempt missed. Exequiel Palacios (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 66': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Bruno Pittón.
- 66': Attempt missed. Exequiel Palacios (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ignacio Fernández with a headed pass following a corner.
- 67': Substitution, River Plate. Camilo Mayada replaces Gonzalo Montiel.
- 67': Substitution, River Plate. Nicolás De La Cruz replaces Ignacio Fernández.
- 67': Foul by Franco Troyansky (Unión Santa Fe).
- 67': Kevin Sibille (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Bruno Pittón.
- 68': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Yeimar Gómez.
- 68': Attempt missed. Exequiel Palacios (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Juan Quintero with a cross following a corner.
- 69': Delay in match Franco Troyansky (Unión Santa Fe) because of an injury.
- 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Substitution, Unión Santa Fe. Jonathan Bottinelli replaces Franco Troyansky.
- 73': Goal! River Plate 0, Unión Santa Fe 2. Diego Zabala (Unión Santa Fe) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nelson Acevedo.
- 74': Exequiel Palacios (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Pablo Cuadra (Unión Santa Fe).
- 76': Foul by Bruno Pittón (Unión Santa Fe).
- 76': Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Substitution, River Plate. Cristian Ferreira replaces Enzo Pérez.
- 80': Substitution, Unión Santa Fe. Lucas Ríos replaces Diego Zabala.
- 80': Cristian Ferreira (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Damián Martínez (Unión Santa Fe).
- 81': Foul by Cristian Ferreira (River Plate).
- 81': Mauro Pittón (Unión Santa Fe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Cristian Ferreira (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Cristian Ferreira (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás De La Cruz.
- 84': Corner, Unión Santa Fe. Conceded by Milton Casco.
- 85': Cristian Ferreira (River Plate) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Foul by Damián Martínez (Unión Santa Fe).
- 89': Goal! River Plate 1, Unión Santa Fe 2. Juan Quintero (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 90': Foul by Franco Fragapane (Unión Santa Fe).
- 90': Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Franco Fragapane (Unión Santa Fe) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Delay in match Franco Fragapane (Unión Santa Fe) because of an injury.
- 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+3': Cristian Ferreira (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Mauro Pittón (Unión Santa Fe).
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Juan Quintero (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Camilo Mayada (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Santos Borré with a headed pass.
- 90'+6': Cristian Ferreira (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Lucas Ríos (Unión Santa Fe).
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, River Plate 1, Unión Santa Fe 2.
- 90'+7': Match ends, River Plate 1, Unión Santa Fe 2.
Statistics
 USF |
RIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 0 | Saves | 1 |
| 26.7 | Possession | 73.3 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 135 | Accurate Passes | 495 |
| 238 | Passes | 632 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 3 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 68 | Long Balls | 64 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 43 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 22 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 41 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 41 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol
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Argentine LPF Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estudiantes de La Plata | 16 | +12 | 31 |
| 2 | Boca Juniors | 16 | +13 | 30 |
| 3 | Vélez Sarsfield | 16 | +6 | 28 |
| 4 | Talleres (Córdoba) | 16 | +4 | 26 |
Line-Ups
River Plate (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Franco Armani (GK) |
| 22 | Javier Pinola |
| 16 | Kevin Sibille  |
| 20 | Milton Casco |
| 29 | Gonzalo Montiel |
| 27 | Lucas Pratto |
| 24 | Enzo Pérez |
| 8 | Juan Fernando Quintero |
| 26 | Ignacio Fernández |
| 15 | Exequiel Palacios |
| 19 | Rafael Borré |
Unión (Santa Fe) (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nereo Fernández (GK) |
| 3 | Claudio Corvalán |
| 28 | Yeimar Gómez |
| 14 | Bruno Pittón |
| 4 | Damián Martínez |
| 30 | Mauro Pittón |
| 5 | Nelson Acevedo |
| 7 | Franco Fragapane |
| 11 | Diego Zabala |
| 21 | Augusto Lotti |
| 22 | Franco Troyansky |
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