Independiente vs River Plate, 2018 Copa Libertadores, Quarterfinals

· 1st Leg

FT
0 - 0
1st Leg

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Independiente are hosting River Plate at Estadio Libertadores de América, Avellaneda, Argentina, starting on . The match is a part of the CONMEBOL Libertadores.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Offside, River Plate. Gonzalo Montiel tries a through ball, but Santos Borré is caught offside.
2': Attempt saved. Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
4': Exequiel Palacios (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Juan Sánchez Miño (Independiente).
4': Foul by Milton Casco (River Plate).
4': Francisco Silva (Independiente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Attempt saved. Lucas Pratto (River Plate) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Santos Borré.
6': Attempt blocked. Milton Casco (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonzalo Martínez with a through ball.
6': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Silvio Romero.
7': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Martínez (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
11': Foul by Juan Quintero (River Plate).
11': Maximiliano Meza (Independiente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Hand ball by Gonzalo Martínez (River Plate).
16': Foul by Silvio Romero (Independiente).
16': Milton Casco (River Plate) wins a free kick on the left wing.
19': Maximiliano Meza (Independiente) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Pablo Hernández.
19': Attempt saved. Silvio Romero (Independiente) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
19': Corner, Independiente. Conceded by Gonzalo Montiel.
20': Attempt saved. Santos Borré (River Plate) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
20': Attempt saved. Exequiel Palacios (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gonzalo Martínez.
21': Foul by Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate).
21': Maximiliano Meza (Independiente) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Foul by Jorge Figal (Independiente).
23': Milton Casco (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Attempt saved. Emanuel Gigliotti (Independiente) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Francisco Silva.
26': Foul by Francisco Silva (Independiente).
26': Gonzalo Martínez (River Plate) wins a free kick on the left wing.
26': Francisco Silva (Independiente) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
28': Attempt saved. Gonzalo Martínez (River Plate) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Santos Borré.
28': Attempt missed. Exequiel Palacios (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
29': Foul by Jonathan Maidana (River Plate).
29': Maximiliano Meza (Independiente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Jorge Figal (Independiente).
34': Santos Borré (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Corner, Independiente. Conceded by Gonzalo Montiel.
36': Attempt saved. Fabricio Bustos (Independiente) header from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Maximiliano Meza with a cross.
36': Corner, Independiente. Conceded by Franco Armani.
36': Attempt missed. Alan Franco (Independiente) header from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Maximiliano Meza with a cross following a corner.
37': Foul by Lucas Pratto (River Plate).
37': Nicolás Domingo (Independiente) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38': Attempt missed. Nicolás Domingo (Independiente) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
39': Exequiel Palacios (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
39': Foul by Nicolás Domingo (Independiente).
43': Foul by Silvio Romero (Independiente).
43': Milton Casco (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Santos Borré (River Plate).
44': Pablo Hernández (Independiente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Foul by Silvio Romero (Independiente).
45'+2': Milton Casco (River Plate) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+2': First Half ends, Independiente 0, River Plate 0.
45': Second Half begins Independiente 0, River Plate 0.
45': Substitution, Independiente. Gastón Silva replaces Francisco Silva.
46': Attempt missed. Lucas Pratto (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gonzalo Martínez.
48': Emanuel Gigliotti (Independiente) wins a free kick on the left wing.
48': Foul by Jonathan Maidana (River Plate).
48': Jonathan Maidana (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
49': Foul by Jorge Figal (Independiente).
49': Lucas Pratto (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53': Offside, River Plate. Milton Casco tries a through ball, but Santos Borré is caught offside.
54': Gastón Silva (Independiente) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Pablo Hernández.
55': Substitution, Independiente. Ezequiel Cerutti replaces Silvio Romero.
56': Hand ball by Nicolás Domingo (Independiente).
57': Attempt missed. Jorge Figal (Independiente) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
57': Substitution, River Plate. Camilo Mayada replaces Juan Quintero.
58': Attempt saved. Emanuel Gigliotti (Independiente) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maximiliano Meza.
58': Attempt missed. Fabricio Bustos (Independiente) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
59': Hand ball by Pablo Hernández (Independiente).
60': Foul by Exequiel Palacios (River Plate).
60': Pablo Hernández (Independiente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Ezequiel Cerutti (Independiente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Milton Casco (River Plate).
64': Alan Franco (Independiente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Lucas Pratto (River Plate).
65': Ezequiel Cerutti (Independiente) wins a free kick on the right wing.
65': Foul by Leonardo Ponzio (River Plate).
67': Attempt missed. Nicolás Domingo (Independiente) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
68': Substitution, River Plate. Rodrigo Mora replaces Lucas Pratto.
68': Foul by Rodrigo Mora (River Plate).
68': Gastón Silva (Independiente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Gastón Silva.
71': Substitution, Independiente. Martín Benítez replaces Nicolás Domingo.
72': Ezequiel Cerutti (Independiente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Milton Casco (River Plate).
73': Foul by Santos Borré (River Plate).
73': Pablo Hernández (Independiente) wins a free kick on the left wing.
73': Santos Borré (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Attempt blocked. Gastón Silva (Independiente) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
75': Corner, Independiente. Conceded by Jonathan Maidana.
75': Corner, Independiente. Conceded by Santos Borré.
76': Foul by Juan Sánchez Miño (Independiente).
76': Gonzalo Martínez (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Gonzalo Martínez (River Plate).
77': Maximiliano Meza (Independiente) wins a free kick on the left wing.
78': Gonzalo Martínez (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Substitution, River Plate. Ignacio Scocco replaces Gonzalo Martínez.
80': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Gastón Silva.
81': Attempt saved. Ignacio Scocco (River Plate) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Maidana with a headed pass.
81': Foul by Martín Benítez (Independiente).
81': Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Martín Benítez (Independiente) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Attempt missed. Ignacio Scocco (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gonzalo Montiel with a cross.
84': Foul by Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate).
84': Maximiliano Meza (Independiente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Attempt saved. Camilo Mayada (River Plate) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Mora.
85': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Martín Campaña.
86': Ezequiel Cerutti (Independiente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Leonardo Ponzio (River Plate).
88': Ezequiel Cerutti (Independiente) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88': Foul by Milton Casco (River Plate).
88': Milton Casco (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Attempt saved. Alan Franco (Independiente) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gastón Silva with a cross.
90': Hand ball by Maximiliano Meza (Independiente).
90'+1': Ezequiel Cerutti (Independiente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Ignacio Scocco (River Plate).
90'+2': Corner, Independiente. Conceded by Leonardo Ponzio.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Juan Sánchez Miño (Independiente) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
90'+2': Offside, Independiente. Juan Sánchez Miño tries a through ball, but Pablo Hernández is caught offside.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Santos Borré (River Plate) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rodrigo Mora with a cross.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Independiente 0, River Plate 0.
90'+5': Match ends, Independiente 0, River Plate 0.

Statistics

RIV		IND
20	Fouls	14
4	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	6
5	Saves	7
43.7	Possession	56.3
13	SHOTS	14
7	ON GOAL	5
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
218	Accurate Passes	317
320	Passes	420
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	4
18	Crosses	15
0.2	Cross %	0.3
66	Long Balls	69
22	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
1	Blocked Shots	1
17	Effective Tackles	10
22	Tackles	10
0.8	Tackle %	1.0
17	Interceptions	11
17	Effective Clearances	28
17	Clearances	28

Game Information

Competition: CONMEBOL Libertadores

Venue: Estadio Libertadores de América
Location: Avellaneda, Argentina

Line-Ups

Independiente (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
25	Martín Campaña (GK)
4	Jorge Figal
2	Alan Franco
5	Nicolás Domingo
6	Juan Sánchez Miño
16	Fabricio Bustos
19	Pablo Hernández
22	Francisco Silva
8	Maximiliano Meza
18	Silvio Romero
9	Emanuel Gigliotti

Independiente Substitutes:

Milton Álvarez, Ezequiel Cerutti, Fernando Gaibor, Guillermo Burdisso, Martín Benítez, Gastón Silva, Gonzalo Verón.

River Plate (4-2-2-2)

No.	Name
1	Franco Armani (GK)
22	Javier Pinola
2	Jonathan Maidana
20	Milton Casco
29	Gonzalo Montiel
23	Leonardo Ponzio
15	Exequiel Palacios
27	Lucas Pratto
19	Rafael Borré
10	Gonzalo Martínez
8	Juan Fernando Quintero

River Plate Substitutes:

Lucas Martínez Quarta, Nicolás de la Cruz, Germán Lux, Santiago Sosa, Rodrigo Mora, Nacho Scocco, Camilo Mayada.

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