Def. y Jus. vs Platense 2021 Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol, 2021 Argentine Liga Profesional
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 39': Nahuel Iribarren (Platense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Defensa y Justicia 0, Platense 0.
- 54': Goal! Defensa y Justicia 1, Platense 0. Miguel Merentiel (Defensa y Justicia) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Francisco Pizzini.
- 61': Substitution, Platense. Facundo Curuchet replaces Iván Gómez.
- 61': Substitution, Platense. Mauro Bogado replaces Gastón Gerzel.
- 61': Goal! Defensa y Justicia 1, Platense 1. Matías Tissera (Platense) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Horacio Tijanovich.
- 66': Substitution, Defensa y Justicia. Raúl Loaiza replaces Gabriel Hachen.
- 67': Raúl Loaiza (Defensa y Justicia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Substitution, Defensa y Justicia. Marcelo Benítez replaces Alexis Soto.
- 76': Substitution, Platense. Tomás Sandoval replaces Matías Tissera.
- 80': Substitution, Platense. Lucas Acevedo replaces Kevin Lomónaco because of an injury.
- 80': Substitution, Platense. Facundo Russo replaces Brian Mansilla.
- 81': Goal! Defensa y Justicia 2, Platense 1. Raúl Loaiza (Defensa y Justicia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcelo Benítez.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Defensa y Justicia. Hugo Fernández replaces Miguel Merentiel.
Game Information
Venue: Norberto Tomaghello
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +6 | Estudiantes de La Plata | 7 | 15 | 0 |
| +4 | Argentinos Juniors | 6 | 14 | 0 |
| +7 | Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero) | 7 | 13 | 2 |
| +5 | Tigre | 6 | 12 | 2 |
Statistics
 PLA |
DYJ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 4 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 10 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 43.7 | Possession | 56.3 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 253 | Accurate Passes | 382 |
| 349 | Passes | 479 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 28 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 71 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 20 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 18 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
| 13 | Clearances | 26 |
Defensa y Justicia (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Ezequiel Unsain (GK) |
| 6 | Nazareno Colombo |
| 14 | Nicolas Tripichio |
| 13 | Alexis Soto |
| 4 | Franco Paredes |
| 7 | Walter Bou |
| 31 | Facundo Gutiérrez |
| 19 | Gabriel Hachen |
| 9 | Miguel Merentiel |
| 11 | Rodolfo Rotondi |
| 29 | Francisco Pizzini |
Platense (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Luis Ojeda (GK) |
| 38 | Kevin Lomónaco |
| 2 | Nahuel Iribarren  |
| 3 | Juan Infante |
| 4 | Augusto Schott |
| 21 | Ivan Gomez |
| 5 | Hernán Lamberti |
| 13 | Gastón Gerzel |
| 18 | Horacio Tijanovich |
| 9 | Brian Mansilla |
| 7 | Matias Tissera |
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