Racing Club vs São Paulo, 2021 Copa Libertadores, Round of 16

· 2nd Leg - São Paulo advance 4-2 on aggregate

Racing Club

63': Marcelo Correa

FT
1 - 3
2nd Leg - São Paulo advance 4-2 on aggregate

São Paulo

44': Emiliano Rigoni
48': Marquinhos
57': Emiliano Rigoni

About

Racing Club are hosting São Paulo at Presidente Perón (Cilindro de Avellaneda), Buenos Aires, 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 Liziero (São Paulo).
1': Leonel Miranda (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
2': Enzo Copetti (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Léo (São Paulo).
3': Foul by Leonel Miranda (Racing Club).
3': Martín Benítez (São Paulo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Emiliano Rigoni (São Paulo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
3': Foul by Leonardo Sigali (Racing Club).
5': Foul by Welington (São Paulo).
5': Leonel Miranda (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Hand ball by Marquinhos Alencar (São Paulo).
10': Attempt missed. Gabriel Sara (São Paulo) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Martín Benítez.
12': Enzo Copetti (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12': Foul by Léo (São Paulo).
12': Léo (São Paulo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
19': Foul by Marquinhos Alencar (São Paulo).
19': Gabriel Arias (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Corner, São Paulo. Conceded by Juan Cáceres.
21': Corner, São Paulo. Conceded by Leonel Miranda.
21': Marquinhos Alencar (São Paulo) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Emiliano Rigoni with a cross following a corner.
22': Hand ball by Welington (São Paulo).
23': Attempt missed. Enzo Copetti (Racing Club) with an attempt from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Tomás Chancalay with a cross following a set piece situation.
25': Foul by Aníbal Moreno (Racing Club).
25': Martín Benítez (São Paulo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Mauricio Martínez (Racing Club).
31': Marquinhos Alencar (São Paulo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
34': Attempt blocked. Eugenio Mena (Racing Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonel Miranda.
34': Attempt blocked. Emiliano Rigoni (São Paulo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martín Benítez.
34': Offside, São Paulo. Emiliano Rigoni tries a through ball, but Marquinhos Alencar is caught offside.
37': Eugenio Mena (Racing Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
37': Foul by Gabriel Sara (São Paulo).
39': Foul by Tomás Chancalay (Racing Club).
39': Marquinhos Alencar (São Paulo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Aníbal Moreno (Racing Club).
39': Liziero (São Paulo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Leonel Miranda (Racing Club).
40': Martín Benítez (São Paulo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Attempt missed. Tomás Chancalay (Racing Club) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nery Domínguez.
42': Foul by Marquinhos Alencar (São Paulo).
42': Leonardo Sigali (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Attempt saved. Marquinhos Alencar (São Paulo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Miranda.
44': Goal! Racing Club 0, São Paulo 1. Emiliano Rigoni (São Paulo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a fast break.
45'+1': Foul by Emiliano Rigoni (São Paulo).
45'+1': Leonardo Sigali (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': First Half ends, Racing Club 0, São Paulo 1.
45': Second Half begins Racing Club 0, São Paulo 1.
45': Substitution, Racing Club. Fabricio Domínguez replaces Juan Cáceres.
46': Attempt missed. Martín Benítez (São Paulo) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marquinhos Alencar.
46': Corner, São Paulo. Conceded by Aníbal Moreno.
46': Foul by Miranda (São Paulo).
46': Gabriel Arias (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Enzo Copetti (Racing Club).
47': Miranda (São Paulo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Goal! Racing Club 0, São Paulo 2. Marquinhos Alencar (São Paulo) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martín Benítez with a through ball following a fast break.
49': Attempt missed. Aníbal Moreno (Racing Club) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tomás Chancalay.
50': Foul by Mauricio Martínez (Racing Club).
50': Martín Benítez (São Paulo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Attempt missed. Enzo Copetti (Racing Club) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Fabricio Domínguez with a cross.
52': Foul by Marquinhos Alencar (São Paulo).
52': Mauricio Martínez (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by Miranda.
53': Substitution, Racing Club. Javier Correa replaces Aníbal Moreno.
55': Fabricio Domínguez (Racing Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
55': Foul by Welington (São Paulo).
57': Goal! Racing Club 0, São Paulo 3. Emiliano Rigoni (São Paulo) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marquinhos Alencar.
61': Substitution, São Paulo. Luan Santos replaces Martín Benítez.
63': Goal! Racing Club 1, São Paulo 3. Javier Correa (Racing Club) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leonel Miranda.
64': Substitution, Racing Club. Matías Rojas replaces Ignacio Piatti.
66': Attempt saved. Javier Correa (Racing Club) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Tomás Chancalay with a cross.
66': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by Tiago Volpi.
66': Substitution, São Paulo. Rodrigo Néstor replaces Liziero.
67': Offside, Racing Club. Gabriel Arias tries a through ball, but Tomás Chancalay is caught offside.
68': Foul by Welington (São Paulo).
68': Leonardo Sigali (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Attempt saved. Matías Rojas (Racing Club) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabricio Domínguez.
71': Attempt missed. Gabriel Sara (São Paulo) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Robert Arboleda.
73': Substitution, São Paulo. Reinaldo replaces Marquinhos Alencar because of an injury.
73': Leonel Miranda (Racing Club) is shown the yellow card.
74': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by Miranda.
76': Attempt missed. Javier Correa (Racing Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matías Rojas.
77': Fabricio Domínguez (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Welington (São Paulo).
79': Substitution, Racing Club. Maximiliano Lovera replaces Leonel Miranda.
81': Foul by Luan Santos (São Paulo).
81': Javier Correa (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82': Foul by Javier Correa (Racing Club).
82': Miranda (São Paulo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Attempt saved. Reinaldo (São Paulo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Emiliano Rigoni.
84': Attempt missed. Javier Correa (Racing Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Eugenio Mena with a cross.
85': Attempt missed. Tomás Chancalay (Racing Club) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Fabricio Domínguez with a cross.
88': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by Reinaldo.
89': Hand ball by Luan Santos (São Paulo).
90': Attempt missed. Matías Rojas (Racing Club) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
90'+1': Foul by Rodrigo Néstor (São Paulo).
90'+1': Mauricio Martínez (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Tomás Chancalay (Racing Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Enzo Copetti (Racing Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fabricio Domínguez with a cross.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Racing Club 1, São Paulo 3.
0': Match ends, Racing Club 1, São Paulo 3.
0': Match ends, Racing Club 1, São Paulo 3.

Statistics

SAO		RAC
18	Fouls	10
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	2
39.3	Possession	60.7
10	SHOTS	14
5	ON GOAL	4
0.5	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
244	Accurate Passes	406
330	Passes	492
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	9
11	Crosses	34
0.3	Cross %	0.3
58	Long Balls	69
25	Accurate Long Balls	42
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	1
12	Effective Tackles	6
17	Tackles	13
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
10	Interceptions	14
28	Effective Clearances	8
28	Clearances	8

Game Information

Competition: CONMEBOL Libertadores

Venue: Presidente Perón (Cilindro de Avellaneda)
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Line-Ups

Racing Club (3-1-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Gabriel Arias (GK)
30	Leonardo Sigali
23	Nery Dominguez
16	Mauricio Martínez
29	Aníbal Moreno
15	Ignacio Piatti
19	Leonel Miranda
5	Eugenio Mena
2	Juan Cáceres
28	Tomás Chancalay
9	Enzo Copetti

Racing Club Substitutes:

Matías Rojas, Gastón Gómez, Ivan Pillud, Carlos Alcaraz, Julián López, Dario Cvitanich, Ignacio Galván, Marcelo Correa, Imanol Segovia, Fabricio Domínguez, Maximiliano Lovera, Lisandro López.

São Paulo (3-1-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Tiago Volpi (GK)
22	Miranda
16	Léo
5	Robert Arboleda
14	Liziero
8	Martín Benítez
21	Gabriel Sara
34	Welington
2	Igor
47	Marquinhos
31	Emiliano Rigoni

São Paulo Substitutes:

Talles Costa, Vitor Bueno, Rodrigo Freitas, Luan, Rodrigo Nestor, Lucas Perri, Pablo, Antonio Galeano, Bruno Alves, João Rojas, Reinaldo, Igor Gomes.

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