CONMEBOL Libertadores

FT Sunday, December 9, 2018
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River Plate WLDLW 3
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2nd Leg - River Plate win 5-3 on aggregate · Estadio Bernabéu

Match Report

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River Plate beat Boca Juniors in epic final to claim fourth Copa Libertadores crown

River Plate claimed their fourth Copa Libertadores title, 5-3 on aggregate, after defeating Argentine rivals Boca Juniors in 3-1 on Sunday.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
23
2
Yellow Cards
4
1
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
9
3
Saves
3
33.4
Possession
66.6
14
SHOTS
18
3
ON GOAL
6
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
226
Accurate Passes
545
322
Passes
638
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
7
Accurate Crosses
7
17
Crosses
34
0.4
Cross %
0.2
80
Long Balls
60
37
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
6
Blocked Shots
3
10
Effective Tackles
15
16
Tackles
18
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
13
Interceptions
8
37
Effective Clearances
19
37
Clearances
19

Head to Head

RIV leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

RIV · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Franco ArmaniG
  2. 22Javier PinolaCD-L
  3. 2Jonathan MaidanaCD-R
  4. 23Leonardo PonzioDM
  5. 20Milton CascoLB
  6. 29Gonzalo MontielRB
  7. 15Exequiel PalaciosCM-L
  8. 24Enzo PérezCM-R
  9. 10Gonzalo MartínezLM
  10. 26Ignacio FernándezRM
  11. 27Lucas PrattoF

CABJ · 4-3-3

  1. 1Esteban AndradaG
  2. 6Lisandro MagallánCD-L
  3. 21Carlos IzquierdozCD-R
  4. 20Lucas OlazaLB
  5. 24Julio BuffariniRB
  6. 16Wilmar BarriosCM
  7. 8Pablo PérezLM
  8. 15Nahitan NándezRM
  9. 18Darío BenedettoF
  10. 7Cristian PavónLF
  11. 22Sebastián VillaRF

Timeline

  1. 27' Leonardo Ponzio (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 43' Pablo Pérez (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 44' Goal! River Plate 0, Boca Juniors 1. Darío Benedetto (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nahitan Nández with a through ball following a fast break.
  4. 58' Substitution, River Plate. Juan Quintero replaces Leonardo Ponzio.
  5. 62' Substitution, Boca Juniors. Ramón Ábila replaces Darío Benedetto.
  6. 68' Goal! River Plate 1, Boca Juniors 1. Lucas Pratto (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ignacio Fernández.
  7. 74' Substitution, River Plate. Camilo Mayada replaces Gonzalo Montiel because of an injury.
  8. 81' Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 83' Jonatan Maidana (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 87' Wilmar Barrios (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 89' Substitution, Boca Juniors. Fernando Gago replaces Pablo Pérez.
  12. 90'
  13. 92' Second yellow card to Wilmar Barrios (Boca Juniors) for a bad foul.
  14. 96' Substitution, Boca Juniors. Leonardo Jara replaces Sebastián Villa.
  15. 97' Substitution, River Plate. Julián Álvarez replaces Exequiel Palacios.
  16. 105'+2' First Half Extra Time ends, River Plate 1, Boca Juniors 1.
  17. 105'
  18. 109' Goal! River Plate 2, Boca Juniors 1. Juan Quintero (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Camilo Mayada.
  19. 111' Substitution, Boca Juniors. Carlos Tevez replaces Julio Buffarini.
  20. 111' Substitution, River Plate. Bruno Zuculini replaces Ignacio Fernández.
  21. 120'+1' Carlos Tevez (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card.
  22. 120'+1' Milton Casco (River Plate) is shown the yellow card.
  23. 120'+2' Goal! River Plate 3, Boca Juniors 1. Gonzalo Martínez (River Plate) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan Quintero following a fast break.
  24. 120'+3'
  25. 120'+3'

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