River Plate vs Cruzeiro, 2019 Copa Libertadores, Round of 16

· 1st Leg

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1st Leg

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River Plate are hosting Cruzeiro at Mâs Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina, starting on . The match is a part of the CONMEBOL Libertadores.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt missed. Luis Orejuela (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Pedro Rocha.
2': Foul by Exequiel Palacios (River Plate).
2': Henrique (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Léo.
4': Attempt blocked. Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás De La Cruz.
4': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Egidio.
5': Foul by Egidio (Cruzeiro).
5': Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
6': Foul by Thiago Neves (Cruzeiro).
6': Javier Pinola (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Dedé.
9': Foul by Exequiel Palacios (River Plate).
9': Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Foul by Enzo Pérez (River Plate).
13': Robinho (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Offside, River Plate. Lucas Martínez Quarta tries a through ball, but Matías Suárez is caught offside.
15': Foul by Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate).
15': Henrique (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Exequiel Palacios (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro).
18': Foul by Julián Álvarez (River Plate).
18': Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Julián Álvarez (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
22': Attempt saved. Julián Álvarez (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Martínez Quarta.
23': Hand ball by Thiago Neves (Cruzeiro).
24': Attempt blocked. Robinho (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Neves.
24': Hand ball by Robinho (Cruzeiro).
25': Attempt saved. Matías Suárez (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fabrizio Angileri with a cross.
25': Attempt missed. Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner.
25': Egidio (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate).
25': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate).
27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
28': Foul by Léo (Cruzeiro).
28': Matías Suárez (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
29': Attempt saved. Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal.
29': Attempt missed. Exequiel Palacios (River Plate) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
30': Foul by Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate).
30': Thiago Neves (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Pedro Rocha (Cruzeiro).
31': Javier Pinola (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Attempt saved. Exequiel Palacios (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Matías Suárez.
32': Delay in match because of an injury Javier Pinola (River Plate).
33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
33': Substitution, River Plate. Robert Rojas replaces Javier Pinola because of an injury.
39': Delay in match because of an injury Egidio (Cruzeiro).
40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
40': Enzo Pérez (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Thiago Neves (Cruzeiro).
41': Attempt saved. Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
43': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Dedé.
43': Attempt missed. Robert Rojas (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nicolás De La Cruz with a cross following a corner.
45': Foul by Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate).
45': Henrique (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Attempt blocked. Fabrizio Angileri (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Martínez Quarta.
45'+4': First Half ends, River Plate 0, Cruzeiro 0.
45': Second Half begins River Plate 0, Cruzeiro 0.
45': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Ariel Cabral replaces Robinho.
46': Foul by Enzo Pérez (River Plate).
46': Pedro Rocha (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Offside, Cruzeiro. Lucas Romero tries a through ball, but Marquinhos Gabriel is caught offside.
51': Attempt blocked. Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonzalo Montiel.
51': Foul by Enzo Pérez (River Plate).
51': Pedro Rocha (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
51': Enzo Pérez (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
52': Foul by Fabrizio Angileri (River Plate).
52': Luis Orejuela (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the right wing.
54': Exequiel Palacios (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
54': Foul by Marquinhos Gabriel (Cruzeiro).
55': Attempt blocked. Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Pérez.
56': Foul by Ignacio Fernández (River Plate).
56': Marquinhos Gabriel (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Ariel Cabral (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Robert Rojas (River Plate).
59': Foul by Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate).
59': Luis Orejuela (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Attempt missed. Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Enzo Pérez.
61': Substitution, River Plate. Lucas Pratto replaces Julián Álvarez.
62': Substitution, Cruzeiro. David replaces Thiago Neves.
62': Attempt blocked. Marquinhos Gabriel (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David.
63': Attempt blocked. Pedro Rocha (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David.
64': David (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Ignacio Fernández (River Plate).
66': Foul by Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro).
66': Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Matías Suárez (River Plate).
69': Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70': Exequiel Palacios (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
70': Foul by Egidio (Cruzeiro).
71': Substitution, River Plate. Cristian Ferreira replaces Nicolás De La Cruz.
72': Exequiel Palacios (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Ariel Cabral (Cruzeiro).
72': Egidio (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Cristian Ferreira (River Plate).
74': Foul by Fabrizio Angileri (River Plate).
74': Luis Orejuela (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Cristian Ferreira (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Ariel Cabral (Cruzeiro).
76': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro).
77': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Jádson replaces Lucas Romero because of an injury.
77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
78': Delay in match because of an injury Matías Suárez (River Plate).
79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
80': Attempt blocked. Lucas Pratto (River Plate) right footed shot from long range on the right is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Ferreira.
80': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Ariel Cabral.
80': Attempt missed. Matías Suárez (River Plate) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cristian Ferreira with a cross following a corner.
80': Attempt missed. Fabrizio Angileri (River Plate) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Matías Suárez following a corner.
81': Foul by Léo (Cruzeiro).
81': Matías Suárez (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82': Foul by Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate).
82': Pedro Rocha (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Attempt missed. Matías Suárez (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Pratto with a cross.
84': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Luis Orejuela.
84': Attempt missed. Lucas Pratto (River Plate) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cristian Ferreira with a cross following a corner.
85': Foul by Lucas Pratto (River Plate).
85': Henrique (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Luis Orejuela.
86': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
86': Attempt saved. Fabrizio Angileri (River Plate) header from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gonzalo Montiel.
86': Attempt blocked. Matías Suárez (River Plate) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
88': Attempt missed. Egidio (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
89': Exequiel Palacios (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Foul by Ariel Cabral (Cruzeiro).
90'+1': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Dedé.
90'+2': Enzo Pérez (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by David (Cruzeiro).
90'+2': David (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card.
90'+4': Foul by Léo (Cruzeiro).
90'+4': Lucas Pratto (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Léo (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Attempt blocked. Cristian Ferreira (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+5': Foul by Robert Rojas (River Plate).
90'+5': Pedro Rocha (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Egidio.
90'+7': Penalty River Plate. Lucas Pratto draws a foul in the penalty area.
90'+7': Penalty conceded by Henrique (Cruzeiro) after a foul in the penalty area.
90'+7': Delay in match (River Plate). VAR checking.
90'+7': VAR: Penalty Kick. Referee decision on field cancelled.
90'+8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+9': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Matías Suárez (River Plate) right footed shot is just a bit too high. Matías Suárez should be disappointed.
90'+10': Second Half ends, River Plate 0, Cruzeiro 0.
0': Match ends, River Plate 0, Cruzeiro 0.

Statistics

CRU		RIV
18	Fouls	21
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
0	Corner Kicks	9
6	Saves	0
36.2	Possession	63.8
5	SHOTS	23
0	ON GOAL	6
0.0	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
236	Accurate Passes	487
343	Passes	581
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	6
6	Crosses	38
0.2	Cross %	0.2
59	Long Balls	50
16	Accurate Long Balls	29
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
3	Blocked Shots	7
15	Effective Tackles	11
23	Tackles	22
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
18	Interceptions	19
33	Effective Clearances	7
33	Clearances	7

Game Information

Competition: CONMEBOL Libertadores

Venue: Mâs Monumental
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Line-Ups

River Plate (4-1-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Franco Armani (GK)
22	Javier Pinola
28	Lucas Martínez Quarta
24	Enzo Pérez
4	Fabrizio Angileri
29	Gonzalo Montiel
15	Exequiel Palacios
11	Nicolás de la Cruz
26	Ignacio Fernández
7	Matías Suárez
9	Julián Álvarez

River Plate Substitutes:

Benjamín Rollheiser, Nahuel Gallardo, Jorge Carrascal, Lucas Pratto, Leonardo Ponzio, Robert Rojas, Germán Lux, Cristian Ferreira, Bruno Zuculini.

Cruzeiro (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Fábio (GK)
3	Léo
26	Dedé
6	Egídio
28	Luis Orejuela
10	Thiago Neves
29	Lucas Romero
8	Henrique
22	Pedro Rocha
20	Marquinhos Gabriel
19	Robinho

Cruzeiro Substitutes:

Ariel Cabral, Dodô, Fabrício Bruno, Éderson, Rafael, Sassá, David, Jádson, Maurício, Weverton, Cacá.

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