River Plate vs Racing Club, 2021 Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol, 2021 Argentine Liga Profesional
· Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol
FT
4 - 0
4 - 0
River beat Racing to win Argentine league title
River Plate beat Racing 4-0 on Thursday to win the Argentine first division with three games to spare.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Carlos Alcaraz (Racing Club).
- 1': Robert Rojas (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Attempt missed. Braian Romero (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Agustín Palavecino.
- 4': Attempt saved. Enzo Copetti (Racing Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 8': Enzo Copetti (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Foul by David Martínez (River Plate).
- 8': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by Braian Romero.
- 9': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by Santiago Simón.
- 10': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Fernando Prado.
- 11': Enzo Copetti (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by David Martínez (River Plate).
- 12': Attempt blocked. Enzo Fernández (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Simón.
- 12': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Fernando Prado.
- 13': Attempt saved. Braian Romero (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 13': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Gabriel Arias.
- 13': Attempt missed. Paulo Díaz (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Julián Álvarez with a cross following a corner.
- 15': Braian Romero (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Aníbal Moreno (Racing Club).
- 15': Aníbal Moreno (Racing Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 16': Offside, River Plate. Javier Pinola tries a through ball, but Agustín Palavecino is caught offside.
- 17': Foul by Robert Rojas (River Plate).
- 17': Tomás Chancalay (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Fabricio Domínguez (Racing Club).
- 21': Javier Pinola (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt saved. Agustín Palavecino (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Santiago Simón.
- 25': Attempt missed. Julián Álvarez (River Plate) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Santiago Simón with a cross.
- 25': Foul by Javier Correa (Racing Club).
- 25': Paulo Díaz (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt missed. Javier Correa (Racing Club) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Tomás Chancalay.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Ponzio (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 28': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Carlos Alcaraz.
- 29': Attempt missed. Julián Álvarez (River Plate) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Robert Rojas with a cross.
- 30': Attempt missed. Agustín Palavecino (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Julián Álvarez.
- 31': Foul by Agustín Palavecino (River Plate).
- 31': Iván Pillud (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Goal! River Plate 1, Racing Club 0. Agustín Palavecino (River Plate) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a through ball.
- 34': Foul by Tomás Chancalay (Racing Club).
- 34': Robert Rojas (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Santiago Simón (River Plate).
- 35': Tomás Chancalay (Racing Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Foul by Santiago Simón (River Plate).
- 36': Tomás Chancalay (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Braian Romero (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 37': Foul by Mauricio Martínez (Racing Club).
- 39': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Nery Domínguez.
- 40': Carlos Alcaraz (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Santiago Simón (River Plate).
- 40': Santiago Simón (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Attempt saved. Braian Romero (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julián Álvarez with a cross.
- 42': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Nery Domínguez.
- 42': Attempt missed. Robert Rojas (River Plate) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julián Álvarez with a cross following a corner.
- 42': Attempt missed. Braian Romero (River Plate) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Robert Rojas following a corner.
- 43': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Javier Correa.
- 44': Hand ball by Leonardo Ponzio (River Plate).
- 44': Leonardo Ponzio (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 45'+1': Braian Romero (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Fernando Prado (Racing Club).
- 45'+1': First Half ends, River Plate 1, Racing Club 0.
- 45': Second Half begins River Plate 1, Racing Club 0.
- 45': Substitution, Racing Club. Leonel Miranda replaces Aníbal Moreno.
- 45': Substitution, Racing Club. Lisandro López replaces Tomás Chancalay.
- 45': Substitution, Racing Club. Lucas Orban replaces Fabricio Domínguez.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Braian Romero (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Agustín Palavecino (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Ponzio.
- 48': Goal! River Plate 2, Racing Club 0. Julián Álvarez (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 51': Attempt missed. Braian Romero (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Julián Álvarez.
- 55': Foul by Lucas Orban (Racing Club).
- 55': Julián Álvarez (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Attempt saved. Paulo Díaz (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julián Álvarez with a cross.
- 57': Attempt missed. Santiago Simón (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Braian Romero.
- 58': Attempt saved. Fernando Prado (Racing Club) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 59': Foul by Leonardo Ponzio (River Plate).
- 59': Leonel Miranda (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Attempt saved. Agustín Palavecino (River Plate) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 60': Hand ball by Braian Romero (River Plate).
- 61': Foul by Mauricio Martínez (Racing Club).
- 61': Julián Álvarez (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Mauricio Martínez (Racing Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Attempt saved. Santiago Simón (River Plate) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robert Rojas.
- 62': Attempt missed. Braian Romero (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Agustín Palavecino.
- 64': Offside, River Plate. Agustín Palavecino tries a through ball, but Julián Álvarez is caught offside.
- 66': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by Leonardo Ponzio.
- 68': Goal! River Plate 3, Racing Club 0. Braian Romero (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Agustín Palavecino.
- 70': Substitution, Racing Club. Ignacio Piatti replaces Javier Correa.
- 70': Attempt missed. Braian Romero (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Agustín Palavecino.
- 72': Foul by Javier Pinola (River Plate).
- 72': Lisandro López (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Foul by Lisandro López (Racing Club).
- 72': Santiago Simón (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Braian Romero (River Plate) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Foul by Iván Pillud (Racing Club).
- 73': Attempt missed. Agustín Palavecino (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Leonardo Ponzio.
- 75': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Gabriel Arias.
- 75': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Mauricio Martínez.
- 76': Substitution, River Plate. Jorge Carrascal replaces Leonardo Ponzio.
- 77': Attempt missed. Robert Rojas (River Plate) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julián Álvarez with a cross following a corner.
- 77': Foul by Jorge Carrascal (River Plate).
- 77': Mauricio Martínez (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Goal! River Plate 4, Racing Club 0. Braian Romero (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jorge Carrascal.
- 79': Offside, River Plate. Braian Romero tries a through ball, but Julián Álvarez is caught offside.
- 80': Substitution, River Plate. Jonatan Maidana replaces Robert Rojas.
- 81': Foul by Nery Domínguez (Racing Club).
- 81': Julián Álvarez (River Plate) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Nery Domínguez (Racing Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Foul by Carlos Alcaraz (Racing Club).
- 81': Julián Álvarez (River Plate) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Carlos Alcaraz (Racing Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Substitution, River Plate. Federico Girotti replaces Agustín Palavecino.
- 83': Substitution, River Plate. Tomás Galván replaces Braian Romero.
- 84': Enzo Copetti (Racing Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Foul by Enzo Fernández (River Plate).
- 84': Enzo Fernández (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Attempt missed. Lucas Orban (Racing Club) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Leonel Miranda with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 86': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Mauricio Martínez.
- 86': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Gabriel Arias.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Paulo Díaz (River Plate) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Álvarez with a cross.
- 88': Foul by Jorge Carrascal (River Plate).
- 88': Ignacio Piatti (Racing Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Foul by Julián Álvarez (River Plate).
- 88': Mauricio Martínez (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Nery Domínguez.
- 90': Foul by Federico Girotti (River Plate).
- 90': Ignacio Piatti (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Second Half ends, River Plate 4, Racing Club 0.
- 0': Match ends, River Plate 4, Racing Club 0.
- 0': Match ends, River Plate 4, Racing Club 0.
Statistics
 RAC |
RIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 16 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 12 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |
| 42.7 | Possession | 57.3 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 28 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 244 | Accurate Passes | 357 |
| 340 | Passes | 448 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 9 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 70 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 8 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 18 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol
Venue: Mâs Monumental
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Venue: Mâs Monumental
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Argentine LPF Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barracas Central | 7 | +3 | 14 |
| 2 | Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero) | 8 | +4 | 13 |
| 3 | Boca Juniors | 7 | +6 | 12 |
| 4 | Unión (Santa Fe) | 7 | +5 | 12 |
Line-Ups
River Plate (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Franco Armani (GK) |
| 6 | Héctor Martínez |
| 17 | Paulo Díaz |
| 23 | Leonardo Ponzio  |
| 22 | Javier Pinola |
| 2 | Robert Rojas |
| 13 | Enzo Fernández |
| 8 | Agustín Palavecino |
| 31 | Santiago Simón |
| 19 | Braian Romero |
| 9 | Julián Álvarez |
Racing Club (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Gabriel Arias (GK) |
| 23 | Nery Dominguez |
| 12 | Fernando Prado |
| 4 | Ivan Pillud |
| 26 | Carlos Alcaraz |
| 29 | Aníbal Moreno |
| 16 | Mauricio Martínez |
| 28 | Tomás Chancalay |
| 8 | Fabricio Domínguez |
| 9 | Enzo Copetti |
| 27 | Marcelo Correa |
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