Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol

Banfield vs River Plate, 2020-21 Argentine Copa de la Liga Profesional de Fútbol, 2020-21 Copa Diego Armando Maradona - Group Stage

· Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol
Banfield
    FT
    0 - 2
    River Plate
    • 61': Ignacio Fernández
    • 78': Robert Rojas
    • Red Card 90'+1': Jorge Carrascal

    About

    Banfield are hosting River Plate at Florencio Solá, 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.
    • 1': Cristian Ferreira (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 1': Foul by Giuliano Galoppo (Banfield).
    • 2': Attempt missed. Cristian Ferreira (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 3': Cristian Ferreira (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Martín Payero (Banfield).
    • 4': Attempt saved. Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Pratto.
    • 8': Foul by Agustín Fontana (Banfield).
    • 8': Javier Pinola (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Cristian Ferreira (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Pratto.
    • 10': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Alexis Maldonado.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Lucas Pratto (River Plate) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Ferreira.
    • 11': Foul by Julián Álvarez (River Plate).
    • 11': Jorge Rodríguez (Banfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Javier Pinola (River Plate).
    • 13': Mauricio Cuero (Banfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Leonardo Ponzio (River Plate).
    • 14': Giuliano Galoppo (Banfield) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Penalty conceded by Leonardo Ponzio (River Plate) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 17': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Luciano Lollo (Banfield) right footed shot is too high. Luciano Lollo should be disappointed.
    • 21': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Luciano Lollo.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Milton Casco (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 23': Emanuel Coronel (Banfield) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 23': Foul by Leonardo Ponzio (River Plate).
    • 24': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Alexis Maldonado.
    • 26': Foul by Fabrizio Angileri (River Plate).
    • 26': Martín Payero (Banfield) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 29': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Alexis Maldonado.
    • 30': Foul by Javier Pinola (River Plate).
    • 30': Mauricio Arboleda (Banfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Jorge Rodríguez.
    • 34': Hand ball by Santiago Sosa (River Plate).
    • 35': Attempt saved. Mauricio Cuero (Banfield) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Agustín Fontana.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Giuliano Galoppo (Banfield) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mauricio Cuero with a cross.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Giuliano Galoppo (Banfield) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Claudio Bravo with a cross.
    • 39': Substitution, Banfield. Juan Álvarez replaces Mauricio Cuero because of an injury.
    • 42': Foul by Fabrizio Angileri (River Plate).
    • 42': Martín Payero (Banfield) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 44': Substitution, Banfield. Facundo Altamirano replaces Mauricio Arboleda because of an injury.
    • 44': Foul by Alexis Maldonado (Banfield).
    • 44': Leonardo Ponzio (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Offside, Banfield. Martín Payero tries a through ball, but Juan Álvarez is caught offside.
    • 45'+4': Foul by Leonardo Ponzio (River Plate).
    • 45'+4': Giuliano Galoppo (Banfield) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+4': Corner, Banfield. Conceded by Fabrizio Angileri.
    • 45'+6': First Half ends, Banfield 0, River Plate 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Banfield 0, River Plate 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Banfield. Agustín Urzi replaces Fabián Bordagaray.
    • 45': Substitution, River Plate. Jorge Carrascal replaces Javier Pinola.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Emanuel Coronel (Banfield) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Martín Payero.
    • 46': Foul by Agustín Fontana (Banfield).
    • 46': Robert Rojas (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Offside, River Plate. Enrique Bologna tries a through ball, but Lucas Pratto is caught offside.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Emanuel Coronel (Banfield) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jorge Rodríguez.
    • 52': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Emanuel Coronel.
    • 54': Foul by Agustín Fontana (Banfield).
    • 54': Santiago Sosa (River Plate) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Jorge Carrascal (River Plate) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Leonardo Ponzio.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Agustín Fontana (Banfield) header from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emanuel Coronel with a cross.
    • 61': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Juan Álvarez.
    • 61': Goal! Banfield 0, River Plate 1. Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robert Rojas with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 63': Offside, Banfield. Claudio Bravo tries a through ball, but Agustín Fontana is caught offside.
    • 64': Substitution, River Plate. Matías Suárez replaces Julián Álvarez.
    • 64': Substitution, River Plate. Enzo Pérez replaces Ignacio Fernández.
    • 64': Substitution, River Plate. Rafael Borré replaces Lucas Pratto.
    • 65': Cristian Ferreira (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Foul by Martín Payero (Banfield).
    • 65': Martín Payero (Banfield) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 68': Agustín Urzi (Banfield) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Foul by Rafael Borré (River Plate).
    • 69': Offside, River Plate. Cristian Ferreira tries a through ball, but Matías Suárez is caught offside.
    • 70': Foul by Emanuel Coronel (Banfield).
    • 70': Matías Suárez (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Corner, Banfield. Conceded by Leonardo Ponzio.
    • 73': Substitution, River Plate. Santiago Simon replaces Cristian Ferreira.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Juan Álvarez (Banfield) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jorge Rodríguez.
    • 75': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Luciano Lollo.
    • 76': Attempt saved. Giuliano Galoppo (Banfield) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Claudio Bravo.
    • 77': Corner, Banfield. Conceded by Enrique Bologna.
    • 77': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Facundo Altamirano.
    • 78': Goal! Banfield 0, River Plate 2. Robert Rojas (River Plate) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jorge Carrascal with a cross following a corner.
    • 81': Alexis Maldonado (Banfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Rafael Borré (River Plate).
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Rafael Borré (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Matías Suárez (River Plate) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabrizio Angileri with a cross.
    • 85': Agustín Fontana (Banfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Robert Rojas (River Plate).
    • 86': Substitution, Banfield. Luciano Pons replaces Giuliano Galoppo.
    • 86': Emanuel Coronel (Banfield) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 86': Foul by Santiago Sosa (River Plate).
    • 86': Santiago Sosa (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Enzo Pérez (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jorge Carrascal.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Santiago Simon (River Plate) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rafael Borré.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Emanuel Coronel (Banfield).
    • 90'+1': Jorge Carrascal (River Plate) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+1': Jorge Carrascal (River Plate) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
    • 90'+1': Emanuel Coronel (Banfield) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Rafael Borré (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabrizio Angileri with a cross.
    • 90'+3': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Facundo Altamirano.
    • 90'+4': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Emanuel Coronel.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Banfield 0, River Plate 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Banfield 0, River Plate 2.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    1 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    11 Corner Kicks 3
    4 Saves 4
    65.7 Possession 34.3
    13 SHOTS 9
    6 ON GOAL 4
    0.5 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    420 Accurate Passes 181
    525 Passes 272
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    5 Accurate Crosses 5
    28 Crosses 18
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    69 Long Balls 48
    36 Accurate Long Balls 19
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 1
    17 Effective Tackles 16
    29 Tackles 22
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    16 Interceptions 6
    12 Effective Clearances 25
    12 Clearances 25

    Game Information

    Competition: Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol

    Venue: Florencio Solá
    Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Line-Ups

    BAN Banfield (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Iván Arboleda (GK)
    6 Luciano Lollo
    2 Alexis Maldonado
    3 Claudio Bravo
    32 Emanuel Coronel Yellow Card
    30 Jorge Rodríguez
    18 Giuliano Galoppo
    21 Martín Payero Yellow Card
    9 Agustín Fontana
    7 Fabián Bordagaray
    17 Mauricio Cuero
    Banfield Substitutes:
    Jonás Gutiérrez, Alejandro Cabrera, Agustín Urzi, Luciano Gómez, Alexis Sosa, Mauricio Asenjo, Rodrigo Arciero, Luciano Pons, Nicolás Linares, Dátolo, Juan Ignacio Álvarez, Facundo Altamirano.

    RIV River Plate (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    25 Enrique Bologna (GK)
    2 Robert Rojas
    22 Javier Pinola
    13 Santiago Sosa Yellow Card
    3 Fabrizio Angileri
    20 Milton Casco
    23 Leonardo Ponzio
    21 Cristian Ferreira
    10 Ignacio Fernández
    27 Lucas Pratto
    9 Julián Álvarez
    River Plate Substitutes:
    Germán Lux, Jorge Carrascal, Rafael Borré, Lucas Beltrán, Santiago Simón, Federico Girotti, Enzo Pérez, Matías Suárez, Benjamín Rollheiser, Tomás Castro Ponce, Bruno Zuculini.

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