Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol

River Plate vs Defensa y Justicia, 2021 Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol, 2021 Argentine Liga Profesional

· Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol
River Plate
  • 10': Enzo Fernández
  • 74': Braian Romero
FT
2 - 3
Defensa y Justicia
  • 63': Walter Bou
  • 72': Miguel Merentiel
  • 86': Franco Paredes

About

River Plate are hosting Defensa y Justicia at Mâs Monumental, 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.
  • 2': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Nazareno Colombo.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Braian Romero (River Plate) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Santiago Simón with a cross.
  • 4': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Nazareno Colombo.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Robert Rojas (River Plate) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Agustín Palavecino with a cross following a corner.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Bruno Zuculini (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Milton Casco.
  • 7': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Gabriel Hachen.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Paulo Díaz (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Julián Álvarez with a cross following a corner.
  • 10': Goal! River Plate 1, Defensa y Justicia 0. Enzo Fernández (River Plate) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Milton Casco with a cross.
  • 12': Foul by Braian Romero (River Plate).
  • 12': Marcelo Benítez (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Julián Álvarez (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Miguel Merentiel (Defensa y Justicia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Hachen.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Agustín Palavecino (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Agustín Palavecino (River Plate) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Álvarez.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Braian Romero (River Plate) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Francisco Pizzini (Defensa y Justicia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Miguel Merentiel with a through ball.
  • 30': Offside, River Plate. Enzo Fernández tries a through ball, but Braian Romero is caught offside.
  • 31': Adonis Frias (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 31': Foul by Braian Romero (River Plate).
  • 32': Offside, Defensa y Justicia. Kevin Gutiérrez tries a through ball, but Adonis Frias is caught offside.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (River Plate) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Julián Álvarez.
  • 34': Braian Romero (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 34': Foul by Marcelo Benítez (Defensa y Justicia).
  • 37': Foul by Julián Álvarez (River Plate).
  • 37': Nazareno Colombo (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Braian Romero (River Plate).
  • 40': Nazareno Colombo (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Bruno Zuculini (River Plate).
  • 43': Kevin Gutiérrez (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Corner, Defensa y Justicia. Conceded by Robert Rojas.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Walter Bou (Defensa y Justicia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, River Plate 1, Defensa y Justicia 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins River Plate 1, Defensa y Justicia 0.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Braian Romero (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Milton Casco.
  • 49': Foul by Robert Rojas (River Plate).
  • 49': Gabriel Hachen (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Braian Romero (River Plate) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Milton Casco.
  • 54': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Adonis Frias.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Santiago Simón (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
  • 60': Substitution, Defensa y Justicia. Raúl Loaiza replaces Gabriel Hachen.
  • 60': Substitution, Defensa y Justicia. Alexis Soto replaces Marcelo Benítez because of an injury.
  • 61': Offside, Defensa y Justicia. Alexis Soto tries a through ball, but Walter Bou is caught offside.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Julián Álvarez (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Santiago Simón.
  • 63': Goal! River Plate 1, Defensa y Justicia 1. Walter Bou (Defensa y Justicia) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlos Rotondi.
  • 65': Corner, Defensa y Justicia. Conceded by David Martínez.
  • 66': Foul by David Martínez (River Plate).
  • 66': Walter Bou (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 67': David Martínez (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Offside, Defensa y Justicia. Nazareno Colombo tries a through ball, but Miguel Merentiel is caught offside.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Braian Romero (River Plate) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Julián Álvarez with a cross.
  • 72': Goal! River Plate 1, Defensa y Justicia 2. Miguel Merentiel (Defensa y Justicia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Francisco Pizzini following a fast break.
  • 74': Enzo Fernández (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Raúl Loaiza (Defensa y Justicia).
  • 74': Attempt missed. Agustín Palavecino (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Santiago Simón.
  • 74': Goal! River Plate 2, Defensa y Justicia 2. Braian Romero (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Agustín Palavecino.
  • 75': Substitution, River Plate. Leonardo Ponzio replaces Bruno Zuculini.
  • 75': Substitution, River Plate. Jorge Carrascal replaces Santiago Simón.
  • 79': Substitution, Defensa y Justicia. Franco Paredes replaces Francisco Pizzini.
  • 81': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Nicolás Tripicchio.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Paulo Díaz (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Agustín Palavecino.
  • 82': Offside, River Plate. Agustín Palavecino tries a through ball, but Julián Álvarez is caught offside.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Braian Romero (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Álvarez with a cross.
  • 84': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Adonis Frias.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Leonardo Ponzio (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Enzo Fernández following a corner.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Agustín Palavecino (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julián Álvarez.
  • 85': Offside, River Plate. Agustín Palavecino tries a through ball, but Julián Álvarez is caught offside.
  • 86': Goal! River Plate 2, Defensa y Justicia 3. Franco Paredes (Defensa y Justicia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 88': Substitution, Defensa y Justicia. Tomás Escalante replaces Miguel Merentiel.
  • 88': Dangerous play by Leonardo Ponzio (River Plate).
  • 88': Franco Paredes (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Substitution, River Plate. Federico Girotti replaces Braian Romero.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Federico Girotti (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jorge Carrascal with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Foul by David Martínez (River Plate).
  • 90'+1': Tomás Escalante (Defensa y Justicia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Enzo Fernández (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Raúl Loaiza (Defensa y Justicia).
  • 90'+2': Raúl Loaiza (Defensa y Justicia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2': Enzo Fernández (River Plate) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Milton Casco (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Martínez.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Nicolás Tripicchio (Defensa y Justicia).
  • 90'+4': Milton Casco (River Plate) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, River Plate 2, Defensa y Justicia 3.
  • 90'+5': Adonis Frias (Defensa y Justicia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 0': Match ends, River Plate 2, Defensa y Justicia 3.

Statistics

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4 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 6
5 Saves 2
35.8 Possession 64.2
6 SHOTS 23
5 ON GOAL 7
0.8 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
247 Accurate Passes 537
359 Passes 642
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 7
7 Crosses 19
0.3 Cross % 0.4
72 Long Balls 64
26 Accurate Long Balls 42
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
0 Blocked Shots 4
11 Effective Tackles 16
23 Tackles 26
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
17 Interceptions 19
19 Effective Clearances 10
19 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol

Venue: Mâs Monumental
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Argentine LPF Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Vélez Sarsfield 9 +5 19
2 Unión (Santa Fe) 9 +6 15
3 Estudiantes de La Plata 8 +4 15
4 Independiente 9 +4 14
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Franco Armani (GK)
6 Héctor Martínez Yellow Card
17 Paulo Díaz
5 Bruno Zuculini
20 Milton Casco
2 Robert Rojas
13 Enzo Fernández
8 Agustín Palavecino
31 Santiago Simón
9 Julián Álvarez
19 Braian Romero
River Plate Substitutes:
Javier Pinola, Enrique Bologna, Jonathan Maidana, Germán Lux, Tomás Galván, Alex Vigo, Leonardo Ponzio, Federico Girotti, Agustín Fontana, José Paradela, Jorge Carrascal.

DYJ Defensa y Justicia (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
22 Ezequiel Unsain (GK)
6 Nazareno Colombo
2 Adonis Frias Yellow Card
3 Marcelo Benítez
14 Nicolas Tripichio
31 Facundo Gutiérrez
19 Gabriel Hachen
11 Rodolfo Rotondi
29 Francisco Pizzini
9 Miguel Merentiel
7 Walter Bou
Defensa y Justicia Substitutes:
Hugo Fernández, Braian Rivero, Juan Rodríguez, Marcos Ledesma, Alexis Soto, Franco Paredes, Matias Rodriguez, Tomás Escalante, Raúl Loaiza, Hugo Silva.

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