Fluminense vs River Plate, 2021 Copa Libertadores, Group Stage
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Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 8': Foul by Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate).
- 8': Lucas Calegari (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Nino (Fluminense).
- 9': Rafael Borré (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Penalty River Plate. Rafael Borré draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 12': Penalty conceded by Marcos Felipe (Fluminense) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 13': Goal! Fluminense 0, River Plate 1. Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 14': Foul by Héctor Martínez (River Plate).
- 14': Nenê (Fluminense) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14': Attempt saved. Luccas Claro (Fluminense) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nenê with a cross.
- 14': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Franco Armani.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Luccas Claro (Fluminense) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nenê with a cross.
- 15': Attempt saved. Luccas Claro (Fluminense) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Nenê with a cross.
- 18': Foul by Paulo Díaz (River Plate).
- 18': Fred (Fluminense) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 18': Foul by Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate).
- 18': Kayky (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Nenê (Fluminense) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 19': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Enzo Pérez.
- 21': Attempt missed. Nenê (Fluminense) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luiz Henrique.
- 22': Foul by Agustín Palavecino (River Plate).
- 22': Yago Felipe (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Agustín Palavecino (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Yago Felipe (Fluminense).
- 29': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Lucas Calegari.
- 31': Egidio (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Rafael Borré (River Plate).
- 31': Foul by Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate).
- 31': Luiz Henrique (Fluminense) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Fred (Fluminense) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nenê with a cross.
- 34': Foul by Luiz Henrique (Fluminense).
- 34': Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Foul by Martinelli (Fluminense).
- 35': Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Agustín Palavecino (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 36': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Luiz Henrique.
- 36': Attempt missed. Milton Casco (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Lucas Calegari (Fluminense) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nenê.
- 38': Foul by Rafael Borré (River Plate).
- 38': Nino (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Paulo Díaz (River Plate).
- 41': Fred (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Héctor Martínez.
- 43': Foul by Nino (Fluminense).
- 43': Héctor Martínez (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Agustín Palavecino (River Plate).
- 44': Luiz Henrique (Fluminense) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Foul by Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate).
- 45': Kayky (Fluminense) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': Attempt saved. Yago Felipe (Fluminense) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Egidio.
- 45'+1': Hand ball by Rafael Borré (River Plate).
- 45'+1': Foul by Rafael Borré (River Plate).
- 45'+1': Nino (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Fluminense 0, River Plate 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Fluminense 0, River Plate 1.
- 46': Foul by Agustín Palavecino (River Plate).
- 46': Yago Felipe (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Egidio.
- 50': Foul by Enzo Pérez (River Plate).
- 50': Fred (Fluminense) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Agustín Palavecino (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Foul by Luccas Claro (Fluminense).
- 54': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Nino.
- 55': Attempt saved. Rafael Borré (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolás De La Cruz with a headed pass.
- 58': Substitution, Fluminense. Gabriel Teixeira replaces Kayky.
- 58': Substitution, Fluminense. Juan Cazares replaces Nenê.
- 61': Foul by Luccas Claro (Fluminense).
- 61': Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 63': Foul by Héctor Martínez (River Plate).
- 63': Fred (Fluminense) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Foul by Yago Felipe (Fluminense).
- 64': Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Yago Felipe (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Substitution, River Plate. Santiago Simon replaces Agustín Palavecino.
- 66': Goal! Fluminense 1, River Plate 1. Fred (Fluminense) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Juan Cazares following a fast break.
- 68': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Lucas Calegari.
- 70': Offside, Fluminense. Luccas Claro tries a through ball, but Fred is caught offside.
- 71': Foul by Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate).
- 71': Luiz Henrique (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Rafael Borré (River Plate).
- 72': Luiz Henrique (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Juan Cazares (Fluminense) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 74': Foul by Yago Felipe (Fluminense).
- 74': Rafael Borré (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Substitution, Fluminense. Lucca replaces Luiz Henrique.
- 74': Substitution, Fluminense. Abel Hernández replaces Fred.
- 75': Substitution, River Plate. Federico Girotti replaces Milton Casco.
- 75': Substitution, River Plate. Lucas Beltrán replaces Julián Álvarez.
- 76': Foul by Lucas Beltrán (River Plate).
- 76': Lucas Calegari (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Fabrizio Angileri (River Plate).
- 77': Lucca (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Attempt missed. Luccas Claro (Fluminense) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Juan Cazares following a set piece situation.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Lucca (Fluminense) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Cazares with a through ball.
- 78': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Fabrizio Angileri.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Egidio (Fluminense) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 80': Abel Hernández (Fluminense) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Foul by Héctor Martínez (River Plate).
- 81': Fred (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': Attempt missed. Rafael Borré (River Plate) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolás De La Cruz.
- 82': Attempt saved. Federico Girotti (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 84': Foul by Abel Hernández (Fluminense).
- 84': Héctor Martínez (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Attempt saved. Juan Cazares (Fluminense) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top right corner.
- 85': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Franco Armani.
- 87': Offside, River Plate. Federico Girotti tries a through ball, but Lucas Beltrán is caught offside.
- 87': Foul by Martinelli (Fluminense).
- 87': Lucas Beltrán (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Martinelli (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Foul by Lucca (Fluminense).
- 88': Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Lucca (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Foul by Héctor Martínez (River Plate).
- 88': Luccas Claro (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Substitution, Fluminense. Wellington replaces Martinelli.
- 90'+3': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Nino.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Fluminense 1, River Plate 1.
- 0': Match ends, Fluminense 1, River Plate 1.
Statistics
RIV |
FLU![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 66.8 | Possession | 33.2 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 541 | Accurate Passes | 230 |
| 645 | Passes | 316 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 21 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 23 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 28 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 13 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Venue: Estadio do Maracana
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
CONMEBOL Libertadores Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Cruzeiro | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Universidad Católica | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Barcelona SC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Fluminense (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marcos Felipe (GK) |
| 4 | Luccas Claro |
| 33 | Nino |
| 6 | Egídio |
| 31 | Calegari |
| 11 | Nenê |
| 38 | Martinelli |
| 20 | Yago Felipe |
| 9 | Fred |
| 34 | Luiz Henrique |
| 37 | Kayky Chagas |
River Plate (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Franco Armani (GK) |
| 6 | Héctor Martínez |
| 17 | Paulo Díaz |
| 3 | Fabrizio Angileri |
| 29 | Gonzalo Montiel |
| 24 | Enzo Pérez |
| 20 | Milton Casco |
| 8 | Agustín Palavecino |
| 19 | Rafael Borré |
| 11 | Nicolás de la Cruz |
| 9 | Julián Álvarez |
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