Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol

River Plate vs Vélez Sarsfield, Superliga Argentina 2019-20

· Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol
River Plate
  • 60': Ignacio Fernández
FT
1 - 2
Vélez Sarsfield
  • 38': Nicolás Domínguez
  • 83': Thiago Almada (P)
  • Red Card 88': Nicolás Domínguez

About

River Plate are hosting Vélez Sarsfield at Mâs Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina, starting on . The match is a part of the Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Nicolás Domínguez (Vélez Sarsfield) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Braian Cufré.
  • 8': Hand ball by Ignacio Fernández (River Plate).
  • 8': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Agustín Bouzat.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Julián Álvarez (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Milton Casco.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Lucas Robertone (Vélez Sarsfield) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Janson with a cross.
  • 14': Foul by Pablo Galdames (Vélez Sarsfield).
  • 14': Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Milton Casco (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 16': Foul by Agustín Bouzat (Vélez Sarsfield).
  • 16': Milton Casco (River Plate) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 16': Agustín Bouzat (Vélez Sarsfield) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Milton Casco (River Plate) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ignacio Fernández.
  • 19': Foul by Luis Abram (Vélez Sarsfield).
  • 19': Santos Borré (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Luis Abram (Vélez Sarsfield) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Santos Borré (River Plate) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Milton Casco with a cross.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Braian Cufré (Vélez Sarsfield) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pablo Galdames.
  • 24': Foul by Agustín Bouzat (Vélez Sarsfield).
  • 24': Paulo Díaz (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Pérez.
  • 31': Offside, River Plate. Enzo Pérez tries a through ball, but Milton Casco is caught offside.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Matías Suárez (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Milton Casco.
  • 33': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Lautaro Gianetti.
  • 33': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Nicolás Domínguez.
  • 34': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Nicolás Domínguez.
  • 37': Corner, Vélez Sarsfield. Conceded by Paulo Díaz.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Nicolás Domínguez (Vélez Sarsfield) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 38': Goal! River Plate 0, Vélez Sarsfield 1. Nicolás Domínguez (Vélez Sarsfield) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Robertone with a headed pass.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Romero (Vélez Sarsfield) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Robertone.
  • 41': Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Lucas Martínez Quarta.
  • 41': Foul by Enzo Pérez (River Plate).
  • 41': Lucas Robertone (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, River Plate 0, Vélez Sarsfield 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins River Plate 0, Vélez Sarsfield 1.
  • 46': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Lucas Janson.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Santos Borré (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julián Álvarez with a cross.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Exequiel Palacios (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Enzo Pérez following a corner.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Santos Borré (River Plate) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 49': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Luis Abram.
  • 51': Foul by Agustín Bouzat (Vélez Sarsfield).
  • 51': Milton Casco (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Substitution, River Plate. Bruno Zuculini replaces Enzo Pérez.
  • 53': Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Thiago Almada replaces Maximiliano Romero.
  • 54': Foul by Luis Abram (Vélez Sarsfield).
  • 54': Santos Borré (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 55': Foul by Ignacio Fernández (River Plate).
  • 55': Lucas Janson (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Matías Suárez (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
  • 56': Hand ball by Lucas Janson (Vélez Sarsfield).
  • 57': Foul by Pablo Galdames (Vélez Sarsfield).
  • 57': Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Foul by Lautaro Gianetti (Vélez Sarsfield).
  • 58': Matías Suárez (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Lautaro Gianetti (Vélez Sarsfield) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 60': Goal! River Plate 1, Vélez Sarsfield 1. Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Martínez Quarta.
  • 62': Substitution, River Plate. Ignacio Scocco replaces Santos Borré.
  • 65': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Gastón Giménez.
  • 67': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Braian Cufré.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Bruno Zuculini (River Plate) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 67': Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box following a corner.
  • 70': Foul by Pablo Galdames (Vélez Sarsfield).
  • 70': Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Luis Abram (Vélez Sarsfield).
  • 71': Julián Álvarez (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Foul by Matías Suárez (River Plate).
  • 73': Nicolás Domínguez (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Substitution, River Plate. Benjamín Rollheiser replaces Exequiel Palacios.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Milton Casco (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 74': Offside, River Plate. Bruno Zuculini tries a through ball, but Matías Suárez is caught offside.
  • 75': Foul by Pablo Galdames (Vélez Sarsfield).
  • 75': Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Luis Abram.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Ignacio Scocco (River Plate) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Zuculini.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ignacio Fernández.
  • 76': Foul by Matías Suárez (River Plate).
  • 76': Lucas Hoyos (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Tomás Guidara replaces Pablo Galdames.
  • 78': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Braian Cufré.
  • 78': Foul by Benjamín Rollheiser (River Plate).
  • 78': Tomás Guidara (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 81': Penalty Vélez Sarsfield. Thiago Almada draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 81': Penalty conceded by Franco Armani (River Plate) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 82': Franco Armani (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) is shown the yellow card.
  • 83': Goal! River Plate 1, Vélez Sarsfield 2. Thiago Almada (Vélez Sarsfield) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Matías Suárez (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 85': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Luis Abram.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Matías Suárez (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Álvarez with a cross.
  • 85': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Braian Cufré.
  • 85': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Agustín Bouzat.
  • 86': Foul by Lucas Janson (Vélez Sarsfield).
  • 86': Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Vélez Sarsfield).
  • 86': Matías Suárez (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Nicolás Domínguez (Vélez Sarsfield) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Ignacio Scocco (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 88': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Lucas Hoyos.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Paulo Díaz (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 88': Penalty conceded by Nicolás Domínguez (Vélez Sarsfield) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 88': Second yellow card to Nicolás Domínguez (Vélez Sarsfield) for hand ball.
  • 90': Penalty saved! Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 90': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Lucas Hoyos.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Benjamín Rollheiser (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Thiago Almada (Vélez Sarsfield) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Lautaro Gianetti with a headed pass.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Francisco Ortega replaces Lucas Janson.
  • 90'+5': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Lucas Robertone.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Bruno Zuculini (River Plate) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julián Álvarez with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, River Plate 1, Vélez Sarsfield 2.
  • 0': Match ends, River Plate 1, Vélez Sarsfield 2.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 7
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
1 Corner Kicks 16
6 Saves 2
37.4 Possession 62.6
8 SHOTS 26
4 ON GOAL 7
0.5 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
191 Accurate Passes 348
301 Passes 477
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.7
1 Accurate Crosses 9
4 Crosses 37
0.3 Cross % 0.2
57 Long Balls 59
17 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 9
20 Effective Tackles 22
25 Tackles 31
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
22 Interceptions 14
52 Effective Clearances 10
52 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol

Venue: Mâs Monumental
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

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
Full Table

Line-Ups

RIV River Plate (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Franco Armani (GK) Yellow Card
6 Paulo Díaz
28 Lucas Martínez Quarta
20 Milton Casco
29 Gonzalo Montiel Yellow Card
24 Enzo Pérez
15 Exequiel Palacios
26 Ignacio Fernández
19 Rafael Borré
7 Matías Suárez
9 Julián Álvarez
River Plate Substitutes:
Jorge Carrascal, Enrique Bologna, Javier Pinola, Benjamín Rollheiser, Nacho Scocco, Robert Rojas, Bruno Zuculini.

VEL Vélez Sarsfield (4-3-3)

No. Name
12 Lucas Hoyos (GK)
29 Luis Abram Yellow Card
30 Gastón Giménez
3 Braian Cufré
17 Lautaro Giannetti Yellow Card
27 Pablo Galdames
16 Lucas Robertone
8 Nicolás Domínguez
19 Maxi Romero
11 Lucas Janson
10 Agustín Bouzat Yellow Card
Vélez Sarsfield Substitutes:
Álvaro Barreal, Leandro Miguel Fernandez, Thiago Almada, Francisco Ortega, Cristian Núñez, Tomás Guidara, Alexander Domínguez.

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