Copa Argentina

River Plate vs Almagro, 2019 Copa Argentina, Quarterfinals

· Copa Argentina
River Plate
  • 7': Rafael Borré
  • 58': Nacho Scocco
FT
2 - 0
Almagro
  • Red Card 46': Nicolás Arrechea

About

River Plate are hosting Almagro at Malvinas Argentinas (Mendoza), Mendoza, Argentina, starting on . The match is a part of the Copa Argentina.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Nahuel Basualdo.
  • 2': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Walter Rueda.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Javier Pinola (River Plate) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolás De La Cruz with a cross following a corner.
  • 3': Foul by Ignacio Scocco (River Plate).
  • 3': Juan Manuel Martínez (Almagro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Exequiel Palacios (River Plate) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 5': Foul by Walter Rueda (Almagro).
  • 7': Attempt saved. Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
  • 7': Goal! River Plate 1, Almagro 0. Santos Borré (River Plate) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 9': Corner, Almagro. Conceded by Milton Casco.
  • 10': Foul by Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate).
  • 10': Nicolás Arrechea (Almagro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Exequiel Palacios (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Foul by Walter Rueda (Almagro).
  • 13': Foul by Lucas Bossio (Almagro).
  • 13': Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Foul by Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate).
  • 14': Walter Rueda (Almagro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Exequiel Palacios (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Juan Manuel Martínez (Almagro).
  • 19': Ignacio Scocco (River Plate) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Santos Borré with a through ball.
  • 19': Offside, Almagro. Walter Rueda tries a through ball, but Facundo Suárez is caught offside.
  • 20': Offside, River Plate. Ignacio Fernández tries a through ball, but Exequiel Palacios is caught offside.
  • 21': Foul by Ezequiel Denis (Almagro).
  • 21': Milton Casco (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Walter Rueda (Almagro) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Manuel Martínez.
  • 24': Foul by Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate).
  • 24': Lucas Wílchez (Almagro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Facundo Suárez (Almagro) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan Manuel Martínez with a through ball.
  • 24': Corner, Almagro. Conceded by Franco Armani.
  • 25': Foul by Nicolás Arrechea (Almagro).
  • 25': Franco Armani (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Ignacio Scocco (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nicolás De La Cruz.
  • 27': Foul by Walter Rueda (Almagro).
  • 27': Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ignacio Fernández following a set piece situation.
  • 30': Exequiel Palacios (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Lucas Wílchez (Almagro).
  • 33': Foul by Ignacio Scocco (River Plate).
  • 33': Nahuel Basualdo (Almagro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Facundo Suárez (Almagro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Foul by Enzo Pérez (River Plate).
  • 36': Foul by Nahuel Basualdo (Almagro).
  • 36': Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 36': Foul by Walter Rueda (Almagro).
  • 36': Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Walter Rueda (Almagro) is shown the yellow card.
  • 38': Foul by Lucas Bossio (Almagro).
  • 38': Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, River Plate 1, Almagro 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins River Plate 1, Almagro 0.
  • 46': Foul by Nicolás Arrechea (Almagro).
  • 46': Santos Borré (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 46': Nicolás Arrechea (Almagro) is shown the red card.
  • 47': Substitution, Almagro. Santiago López Demarchi replaces Ezequiel Denis.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Ignacio Scocco (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 48': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Christian Limousin.
  • 49': Facundo Suárez (Almagro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Javier Pinola (River Plate).
  • 53': Attempt saved. Exequiel Palacios (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 54': Foul by Milton Casco (River Plate).
  • 54': Walter Rueda (Almagro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Milton Casco.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Ignacio Scocco (River Plate) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolás De La Cruz.
  • 56': Foul by Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate).
  • 56': Juan Manuel Martínez (Almagro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Goal! River Plate 2, Almagro 0. Ignacio Scocco (River Plate) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ignacio Fernández with a through ball.
  • 59': Substitution, Almagro. Brian Benitez replaces Lucas Wílchez.
  • 59': Foul by Facundo Suárez (Almagro).
  • 59': Javier Pinola (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Ignacio Scocco (River Plate) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ignacio Fernández with a through ball.
  • 61': Facundo Suárez (Almagro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Foul by Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate).
  • 61': Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Substitution, River Plate. Lucas Pratto replaces Ignacio Scocco.
  • 64': Substitution, River Plate. Juan Quintero replaces Exequiel Palacios.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Lucas Pratto (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Milton Casco.
  • 65': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Christian Limousin.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Lucas Pratto (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Juan Quintero following a corner.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Juan Quintero (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Pratto.
  • 67': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Christian Limousin.
  • 68': Substitution, Almagro. Germán Herrera replaces Juan Manuel Martínez.
  • 69': Foul by Norberto Paparatto (Almagro).
  • 69': Santos Borré (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Juan Quintero (River Plate) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 73': Substitution, River Plate. Leonardo Ponzio replaces Enzo Pérez.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Ponzio (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Santos Borré.
  • 74': Facundo Suárez (Almagro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Foul by Javier Pinola (River Plate).
  • 76': Attempt saved. Leonardo Ponzio (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 77': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Nahuel Basualdo.
  • 77': Offside, River Plate. Nicolás De La Cruz tries a through ball, but Lucas Pratto is caught offside.
  • 80': Foul by Ramiro Arias (Almagro).
  • 80': Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Ramiro Arias (Almagro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Juan Quintero (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Walter Rueda (Almagro) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago López Demarchi.
  • 84': Offside, Almagro. Nahuel Basualdo tries a through ball, but Ramiro Arias is caught offside.
  • 87': Offside, River Plate. Milton Casco tries a through ball, but Lucas Pratto is caught offside.
  • 88': Foul by Nahuel Basualdo (Almagro).
  • 88': Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Nahuel Basualdo (Almagro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Offside, River Plate. Juan Quintero tries a through ball, but Lucas Martínez Quarta is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Santos Borré.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Milton Casco.
  • 90'+2': Second Half ends, River Plate 2, Almagro 0.
  • 0': Match ends, River Plate 2, Almagro 0.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 11
3 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 4
2 Corner Kicks 6
10 Saves 1
25.8 Possession 74.2
3 SHOTS 21
1 ON GOAL 12
0.3 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
154 Accurate Passes 611
239 Passes 698
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 2
3 Crosses 9
0.3 Cross % 0.2
60 Long Balls 56
20 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 1
11 Effective Tackles 13
18 Tackles 18
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
18 Interceptions 9
16 Effective Clearances 2
16 Clearances 2

Game Information

Competition: Copa Argentina

Venue: Malvinas Argentinas (Mendoza)
Location: Mendoza, Argentina

Line-Ups

RIV River Plate (4-1-3-2)

No. Name
1 Franco Armani (GK)
22 Javier Pinola
28 Lucas Martínez Quarta Yellow Card
24 Enzo Pérez
20 Milton Casco
29 Gonzalo Montiel
15 Exequiel Palacios
11 Nicolás de la Cruz
26 Ignacio Fernández
32 Nacho Scocco
19 Rafael Borré
River Plate Substitutes:
Juan Fernando Quintero, Matías Suárez, Leonardo Ponzio, Lucas Pratto, Julián Álvarez, Enrique Bologna, Fabrizio Angileri.

ALM Almagro (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Christian Limousin (GK)
6 Norberto Paparatto
2 Nicolás Arrechea Red Card
3 Romiro Arias Yellow Card
4 Nahuel Basualdo Yellow Card
5 Lucas Bossio
8 Walter Rueda Yellow Card
7 Juan Martínez
11 Ezequiel Denis
9 Facundo Suárez
10 Lucas Wilchez
Almagro Substitutes:
Fermín Holgado, José Méndez, Agustín Coscia, Germán Herrera, Brian Benitez, Santiago López, Patricio Toranzo.

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