Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol

FT Saturday, February 22, 2025
River Plate DWDWW 2
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San Martín (San Juan) DDLLL 0
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Estadio Ingeniero Hilario Sánchez

Match Report

Borja, Mastantuono on target in River Plate's 2-0 win over San Martin

Miguel Borja and Franco Mastantuono broke through a sturdy San Martin defence in the second half to secure a 2-0 win for River Plate in the Argentine Primera Division Apertura tournament on Saturday.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
18
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
2
65.8
Possession
34.2
13
SHOTS
14
4
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
321
Accurate Passes
119
419
Passes
208
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.6
1
Accurate Crosses
6
19
Crosses
19
0.1
Cross %
0.3
74
Long Balls
62
34
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
6
Blocked Shots
4
13
Effective Tackles
14
19
Tackles
22
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
4
Interceptions
6
30
Effective Clearances
28
30
Clearances
28

Head to Head

RIV leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

SMSJ · 4-4-2

  1. 1Matias BorgognoG
  2. 20Esteban BurgosCD-L
  3. 2Rodrigo CáceresCD-R
  4. 3Leonel ÁlvarezLB
  5. 4Alejandro MolinaRB
  6. 21Nicólas WatsonCM-L
  7. 5Nicolas PelaitayCM-R
  8. 28Marco IacobellisLM
  9. 15Juan Ignacio CavallaroRM
  10. 32Federico AnselmoCF-L
  11. 27Tomás FernandezCF-R

RIV · 4-4-2

  1. 1Franco ArmaniG
  2. 17Paulo DíazCD-L
  3. 28Lucas Martínez QuartaCD-R
  4. 20Milton CascoLB
  5. 4Gonzalo MontielRB
  6. 8Maximiliano MezaCM-L
  7. 24Enzo PérezCM-R
  8. 18Gonzalo MartínezLM
  9. 31Santiago SimónRM
  10. 11Facundo ColidioCF-L
  11. 19Gonzalo TapiaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 37' Substitution, San Martín San Juan. Hernán Lópes replaces Esteban Burgos because of an injury.
  2. 45' Substitution, River Plate. Sebastián Driussi replaces Gonzalo Tapia.
  3. 45' Substitution, River Plate. Miguel Borja replaces Facundo Colidio.
  4. 56' Goal! San Martín San Juan 0, River Plate 1. Miguel Borja (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Pity Martínez with a through ball.
  5. 66' Substitution, River Plate. Franco Mastantuono replaces Pity Martínez.
  6. 66' Substitution, River Plate. Manuel Lanzini replaces Santiago Simón.
  7. 67' Substitution, San Martín San Juan. Sebastián Jaurena replaces Nicólas Watson.
  8. 67' Substitution, San Martín San Juan. Ayrton Portillo replaces Tomás Fernández.
  9. 67' Substitution, San Martín San Juan. Sebastián González replaces Juan Cavallaro.
  10. 69' Goal! San Martín San Juan 0, River Plate 2. Franco Mastantuono (River Plate) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gonzalo Montiel.
  11. 75' Enzo Pérez (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 77' Substitution, San Martín San Juan. Edwuin Pernía replaces Alejandro Molina.
  13. 78' Substitution, River Plate. Matías Kranevitter replaces Enzo Pérez.
  14. 84' Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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