Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol

River Plate vs Vélez Sarsfield, 2021 Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol, 2021 Argentine Liga Profesional

· Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol
River Plate
  • 50': Enzo Fernández (P)
  • 90': Braian Romero
FT
2 - 0
Vélez Sarsfield

    About

    River Plate are hosting Vélez Sarsfield 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.
    • 1': Attempt saved. Braian Romero (River Plate) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matías Suárez with a through ball.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Agustín Bouzat (Vélez Sarsfield) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Janson.
    • 7': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Matías de los Santos.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Enzo Fernández (River Plate) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Agustín Palavecino.
    • 10': Agustín Palavecino (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Juan Lucero (Vélez Sarsfield).
    • 14': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Agustín Bouzat.
    • 15': Foul by Milton Casco (River Plate).
    • 15': Thiago Almada (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Milton Casco (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 16': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Tomás Guidara.
    • 17': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Agustín Bouzat.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Braian Romero (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabrizio Angileri with a cross.
    • 17': Offside, River Plate. Braian Romero tries a through ball, but Matías Suárez is caught offside.
    • 19': Foul by Lucas Janson (Vélez Sarsfield).
    • 19': Milton Casco (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 20': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Francisco Ortega.
    • 22': Foul by Enzo Fernández (River Plate).
    • 22': Thiago Almada (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Lucas Janson (Vélez Sarsfield).
    • 24': Milton Casco (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Offside, River Plate. Matías Suárez tries a through ball, but Milton Casco is caught offside.
    • 25': Foul by Braian Romero (River Plate).
    • 25': Miguel Brizuela (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Offside, Vélez Sarsfield. Lucas Janson tries a through ball, but Juan Lucero is caught offside.
    • 32': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Tomás Guidara.
    • 33': Foul by Héctor Martínez (River Plate).
    • 33': Lucas Hoyos (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Thiago Almada (Vélez Sarsfield) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Janson with a headed pass.
    • 36': Offside, River Plate. Fabrizio Angileri tries a through ball, but Braian Romero is caught offside.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Lucas Janson (Vélez Sarsfield) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gerónimo Poblete.
    • 38': Corner, Vélez Sarsfield. Conceded by Paulo Díaz.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Braian Romero (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milton Casco with a cross.
    • 42': Foul by Agustín Palavecino (River Plate).
    • 42': Thiago Almada (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Agustín Palavecino (River Plate).
    • 42': Lucas Janson (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Braian Romero (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matías Suárez with a cross.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, River Plate 0, Vélez Sarsfield 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins River Plate 0, Vélez Sarsfield 0.
    • 45': Substitution, River Plate. Benjamín Rollheiser replaces Julián Álvarez.
    • 45': Substitution, River Plate. José Paradela replaces Agustín Palavecino.
    • 46': Foul by Enzo Fernández (River Plate).
    • 46': Thiago Almada (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Benjamín Rollheiser (River Plate).
    • 47': Francisco Ortega (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Penalty River Plate. Milton Casco draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 49': Penalty conceded by Francisco Ortega (Vélez Sarsfield) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 50': Goal! River Plate 1, Vélez Sarsfield 0. Enzo Fernández (River Plate) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 53': Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Miguel Brizuela.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (River Plate) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fabrizio Angileri with a cross following a corner.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Braian Romero (River Plate) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Milton Casco with a through ball.
    • 57': Foul by Matías de los Santos (Vélez Sarsfield).
    • 57': Matías Suárez (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Foul by Héctor Martínez (River Plate).
    • 58': Juan Lucero (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 59': Offside, Vélez Sarsfield. Thiago Almada tries a through ball, but Juan Lucero is caught offside.
    • 60': Foul by Gerónimo Poblete (Vélez Sarsfield).
    • 60': Matías Suárez (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Paulo Díaz (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Benjamín Rollheiser with a cross.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Braian Romero (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Milton Casco with a cross.
    • 65': Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Lucas Orellano replaces Agustín Bouzat.
    • 65': Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Federico Mancuello replaces Gerónimo Poblete.
    • 66': Substitution, River Plate. Alex Vigo replaces Fabrizio Angileri because of an injury.
    • 67': Santiago Cáseres (Vélez Sarsfield) is shown the yellow card.
    • 68': Offside, River Plate. Braian Romero tries a through ball, but Matías Suárez is caught offside.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Lucas Orellano (Vélez Sarsfield) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Thiago Almada.
    • 71': Foul by Alex Vigo (River Plate).
    • 71': Santiago Cáseres (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Alex Vigo (River Plate).
    • 72': Francisco Ortega (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Juan Lucero (Vélez Sarsfield) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Federico Mancuello with a cross.
    • 76': Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Cristian Tarragona replaces Thiago Almada.
    • 76': Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Nazareno Romero replaces Francisco Ortega.
    • 76': Substitution, River Plate. Agustín Fontana replaces Matías Suárez.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Federico Mancuello (Vélez Sarsfield) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Guidara with a cross.
    • 77': Hand ball by Tomás Guidara (Vélez Sarsfield).
    • 78': Foul by Agustín Fontana (River Plate).
    • 78': Matías de los Santos (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Enzo Pérez (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Nazareno Romero (Vélez Sarsfield).
    • 80': Foul by Agustín Fontana (River Plate).
    • 80': Lucas Janson (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Agustín Fontana (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 82': Foul by Enzo Pérez (River Plate).
    • 82': Lucas Janson (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Cristian Tarragona (Vélez Sarsfield) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nazareno Romero with a cross.
    • 82': Offside, River Plate. Agustín Fontana tries a through ball, but Braian Romero is caught offside.
    • 83': Offside, Vélez Sarsfield. Cristian Tarragona tries a through ball, but Juan Lucero is caught offside.
    • 86': Corner, Vélez Sarsfield. Conceded by Paulo Díaz.
    • 87': Braian Romero (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Federico Mancuello (Vélez Sarsfield).
    • 88': Cristian Tarragona (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Foul by Benjamín Rollheiser (River Plate).
    • 89': Substitution, Vélez Sarsfield. Mateo Pellegrino replaces Juan Lucero.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Federico Mancuello (Vélez Sarsfield) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 90': Franco Armani (River Plate) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90': Goal! River Plate 2, Vélez Sarsfield 0. Braian Romero (River Plate) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a headed pass.
    • 90'+1': Braian Romero (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, River Plate. Federico Girotti replaces Braian Romero.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Lucas Orellano (Vélez Sarsfield) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Federico Mancuello.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Vélez Sarsfield. Conceded by Franco Armani.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Matías de los Santos (Vélez Sarsfield) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Mancuello with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Cristian Tarragona (Vélez Sarsfield) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Enzo Pérez (River Plate).
    • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Cristian Tarragona (Vélez Sarsfield) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Mancuello with a cross.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, River Plate 2, Vélez Sarsfield 0.
    • 0': Match ends, River Plate 2, Vélez Sarsfield 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 16
    1 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 5
    3 Corner Kicks 7
    3 Saves 4
    53.4 Possession 46.6
    11 SHOTS 11
    4 ON GOAL 5
    0.4 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    374 Accurate Passes 312
    470 Passes 396
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 8
    21 Crosses 29
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    53 Long Balls 60
    20 Accurate Long Balls 33
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 3
    7 Effective Tackles 20
    7 Tackles 28
    1.0 Tackle % 0.7
    9 Interceptions 19
    11 Effective Clearances 7
    11 Clearances 7

    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 10 +7 22
    2 Estudiantes de La Plata 10 +4 18
    3 Unión (Santa Fe) 10 +6 16
    4 Defensa y Justicia 10 +5 16
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    RIV River Plate (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Franco Armani (GK) Yellow Card
    6 Héctor Martínez
    17 Paulo Díaz
    3 Fabrizio Angileri
    20 Milton Casco Yellow Card
    24 Enzo Pérez
    8 Agustín Palavecino
    13 Enzo Fernández
    19 Braian Romero
    9 Julián Álvarez
    7 Matías Suárez
    River Plate Substitutes:
    Jonathan Maidana, Jorge Carrascal, Enrique Bologna, Bruno Zuculini, Germán Lux, José Paradela, Benjamín Rollheiser, Robert Rojas, Agustín Fontana, Alex Vigo, Federico Girotti.

    VEL Vélez Sarsfield (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    12 Lucas Hoyos (GK)
    28 Miguel Brizuela
    6 Matías De los Santos
    5 Francisco Ortega
    24 Tomás Guidara
    10 Thiago Almada
    35 Santiago Caseres Yellow Card
    16 Gerónimo Poblete
    19 Juan Martín Lucero
    11 Lucas Janson
    23 Agustín Bouzat
    Vélez Sarsfield Substitutes:
    Leonardo Jara, Carlos Lampe, Mateo Pellegrino, Federico Versaci, Damián Fernández, Enzo Martínez, Nazareno Romero, Cristian Tarragona, Ricardo Alvarez, Nicolás Garayalde, Luca Orellano, Federico Mancuello.

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