River Plate vs Athletico Paranaense, 2020 Copa Libertadores, Round of 16

· 2nd Leg - River Plate advance 2-1 on aggregate

River Plate

84': Nicolás de la Cruz

FT
1 - 0
2nd Leg - River Plate advance 2-1 on aggregate

Athletico Paranaense

About

River Plate are hosting Athletico Paranaense at Estadio Libertadores de América, Avellaneda, 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': Foul by Walter (Athletico Paranaense).
1': Robert Rojas (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Walter (Athletico Paranaense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
2': Foul by Javier Pinola (River Plate).
2': Lucho González (Athletico Paranaense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3': Attempt missed. Thiago Heleno (Athletico Paranaense) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christian following a set piece situation.
4': Foul by Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate).
4': Richard (Athletico Paranaense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Lucas Halter (Athletico Paranaense).
5': Rafael Borré (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Attempt saved. Lucho González (Athletico Paranaense) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Eduardo.
7': Erick (Athletico Paranaense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate).
8': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Pedro Henrique.
12': Attempt missed. Matías Suárez (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ignacio Fernández.
13': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Leo Cittadini.
14': Erick (Athletico Paranaense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Milton Casco (River Plate).
14': Milton Casco (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
15': Foul by Javier Pinola (River Plate).
15': Walter (Athletico Paranaense) wins a free kick on the right wing.
16': Attempt blocked. Walter (Athletico Paranaense) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
16': Corner, Athletico Paranaense. Conceded by Enzo Pérez.
16': Corner, Athletico Paranaense. Conceded by Paulo Díaz.
17': Attempt missed. Thiago Heleno (Athletico Paranaense) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Walter following a corner.
17': Attempt missed. Erick (Athletico Paranaense) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Thiago Heleno following a corner.
18': Foul by Christian (Athletico Paranaense).
18': Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Attempt saved. Rafael Borré (River Plate) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolás De La Cruz with a through ball.
19': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
20': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Pedro Henrique.
21': Attempt missed. Rafael Borré (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolás De La Cruz with a cross following a corner.
22': Christian (Athletico Paranaense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22': Foul by Rafael Borré (River Plate).
23': Attempt blocked. Carlos Eduardo (Athletico Paranaense) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
25': Attempt missed. Milton Casco (River Plate) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolás De La Cruz.
26': Carlos Eduardo (Athletico Paranaense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Enzo Pérez (River Plate).
28': Attempt saved. Matías Suárez (River Plate) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ignacio Fernández with a through ball.
28': Attempt saved. Carlos Eduardo (Athletico Paranaense) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leo Cittadini with a cross.
30': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Richard.
31': Foul by Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate).
31': Leo Cittadini (Athletico Paranaense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
32': Attempt missed. Rafael Borré (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matías Suárez.
33': Attempt saved. Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafael Borré.
34': Corner, Athletico Paranaense. Conceded by Enzo Pérez.
35': Foul by Leo Cittadini (Athletico Paranaense).
35': Rafael Borré (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Matías Suárez (River Plate).
36': Thiago Heleno (Athletico Paranaense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Carlos Eduardo (Athletico Paranaense) wins a free kick on the left wing.
37': Foul by Paulo Díaz (River Plate).
38': Corner, Athletico Paranaense. Conceded by Paulo Díaz.
39': Foul by Lucas Halter (Athletico Paranaense).
39': Rafael Borré (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Bento.
43': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Pedro Henrique.
43': Attempt saved. Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Milton Casco.
44': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Bento.
44': Attempt blocked. Milton Casco (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
44': Offside, River Plate. Milton Casco tries a through ball, but Rafael Borré is caught offside.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Javier Pinola.
45'+2': First Half ends, River Plate 0, Athletico Paranaense 0.
45': Second Half begins River Plate 0, Athletico Paranaense 0.
46': Offside, River Plate. Paulo Díaz tries a through ball, but Rafael Borré is caught offside.
50': Foul by Leo Cittadini (Athletico Paranaense).
50': Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
51': Foul by Erick (Athletico Paranaense).
51': Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate) wins a free kick on the left wing.
51': Erick (Athletico Paranaense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
52': Offside, River Plate. Milton Casco tries a through ball, but Matías Suárez is caught offside.
55': Foul by Carlos Eduardo (Athletico Paranaense).
55': Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Attempt saved. Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
56': Attempt saved. Rafael Borré (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Milton Casco with a cross.
56': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Bento.
56': Attempt missed. Paulo Díaz (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.
57': Attempt saved. Christian (Athletico Paranaense) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucho González.
61': Attempt blocked. Matías Suárez (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonzalo Montiel with a cross.
61': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Pedro Henrique.
61': Attempt missed. Robert Rojas (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Ignacio Fernández with a cross following a corner.
63': Carlos Eduardo (Athletico Paranaense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Paulo Díaz (River Plate).
65': Offside, Athletico Paranaense. Richard tries a through ball, but Erick is caught offside.
67': Attempt saved. Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matías Suárez with a headed pass.
68': Substitution, Athletico Paranaense. Ravanelli replaces Lucho González.
68': Substitution, Athletico Paranaense. Renato Kayzer replaces Walter.
68': Substitution, River Plate. Jorge Carrascal replaces Ignacio Fernández.
69': Enzo Pérez (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Ravanelli (Athletico Paranaense).
71': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorge Carrascal.
72': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Milton Casco with a cross.
75': Foul by Richard (Athletico Paranaense).
75': Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Substitution, Athletico Paranaense. Wellington Martins replaces Richard.
76': Substitution, Athletico Paranaense. Fabinho replaces Carlos Eduardo.
77': Substitution, River Plate. Julián Álvarez replaces Matías Suárez.
77': Foul by Christian (Athletico Paranaense).
77': Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
78': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
81': Fabinho (Athletico Paranaense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Paulo Díaz (River Plate).
82': Penalty River Plate. Rafael Borré draws a foul in the penalty area.
82': Penalty conceded by Christian (Athletico Paranaense) after a foul in the penalty area.
84': Penalty missed! Still River Plate 0, Athletico Paranaense 0. Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate) hits the left post with a right footed shot.
84': Goal! River Plate 1, Athletico Paranaense 0. Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
85': Fabinho (Athletico Paranaense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Paulo Díaz (River Plate).
85': Attempt saved. Ravanelli (Athletico Paranaense) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leo Cittadini.
86': Foul by Lucas Halter (Athletico Paranaense).
86': Rafael Borré (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Substitution, Athletico Paranaense. Bissoli replaces Lucas Halter.
86': Foul by Rafael Borré (River Plate).
86': Thiago Heleno (Athletico Paranaense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Christian (Athletico Paranaense).
88': Rafael Borré (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
89': Substitution, River Plate. Leonardo Ponzio replaces Nicolás De La Cruz.
89': Offside, River Plate. Milton Casco tries a through ball, but Robert Rojas is caught offside.
90': Attempt saved. Jorge Carrascal (River Plate) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julián Álvarez.
90'+1': Hand ball by Leonardo Ponzio (River Plate).
90'+2': Offside, River Plate. Franco Armani tries a through ball, but Rafael Borré is caught offside.
90'+4': Enzo Pérez (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4': Foul by Ravanelli (Athletico Paranaense).
90'+5': Second Half ends, River Plate 1, Athletico Paranaense 0.
0': Match ends, River Plate 1, Athletico Paranaense 0.

Statistics

CAP		RIV
15	Fouls	15
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	5
4	Corner Kicks	9
8	Saves	4
32.2	Possession	67.8
9	SHOTS	23
4	ON GOAL	9
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
167	Accurate Passes	480
274	Passes	581
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	7
16	Crosses	23
0.1	Cross %	0.3
70	Long Balls	71
20	Accurate Long Balls	32
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	5
13	Effective Tackles	8
18	Tackles	14
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
17	Interceptions	10
22	Effective Clearances	20
22	Clearances	20

Game Information

Competition: CONMEBOL Libertadores

Venue: Estadio Libertadores de América
Location: Avellaneda, Argentina

Line-Ups

River Plate (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Franco Armani (GK)
2	Robert Rojas
22	Javier Pinola
17	Paulo Díaz
11	Nicolás de la Cruz
26	Ignacio Fernández
24	Enzo Pérez
20	Milton Casco
29	Gonzalo Montiel
7	Matías Suárez
19	Rafael Borré

River Plate Substitutes:

Federico Girotti, Fabrizio Angileri, Enrique Bologna, Germán Lux, Santiago Sosa, Lucas Pratto, Leonardo Ponzio, Julián Álvarez, Jorge Carrascal, Jorge Moreira, Bruno Zuculini.

Athletico Paranaense (5-4-1)

No.	Name
24	Bento (GK)
4	Thiago Heleno
15	Lucas Halter
34	Pedro Henrique
18	Léo Cittadini
26	Erick
35	Richard
17	Christian
7	Carlos Eduardo
3	Lucho González
39	Walter

Athletico Paranaense Substitutes:

Edu, Bissoli, Bruno Leite, Kawan, Renato Kayzer, Wellington, Jorginho, João Victor, Fabinho, Ravanelli .

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