Platense vs River Plate 2021 Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol, 2021 Argentine Liga Profesional
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 10': Goal! Platense 0, River Plate 1. Julián Álvarez (River Plate) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a through ball.
- 49': Enzo Pérez (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Substitution, Platense. Facundo Curuchet replaces Brian Mansilla.
- 59': Milton Casco (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Substitution, River Plate. Bruno Zuculini replaces Enzo Pérez because of an injury.
- 67': Substitution, River Plate. Jorge Carrascal replaces Santiago Simón.
- 67': Substitution, River Plate. Tomás Galván replaces Agustín Palavecino.
- 69': Substitution, Platense. Tomás Sandoval replaces Nicolás Bertolo.
- 75': Bruno Zuculini (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Substitution, Platense. Gastón Gerzel replaces Matías Tissera.
- 78': Substitution, Platense. Luciano Recalde replaces Kevin Lomónaco.
- 79': Substitution, Platense. Franco Baldassarra replaces Horacio Tijanovich.
- 88': Substitution, River Plate. José Paradela replaces Braian Romero.
Game Information
Venue: Ciudad de Vicente López
Location: Florida, 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
 RIV |
PLA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
| 56.9 | Possession | 43.1 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 410 | Accurate Passes | 256 |
| 514 | Passes | 365 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 10 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 67 | Long Balls | 73 |
| 40 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 20 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 33 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 33 | Clearances | 15 |
Platense (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Luis Ojeda (GK) |
| 32 | Lucas Acevedo |
| 38 | Kevin Lomónaco |
| 3 | Juan Infante |
| 4 | Augusto Schott |
| 5 | Hernán Lamberti |
| 21 | Ivan Gomez |
| 9 | Brian Mansilla |
| 18 | Horacio Tijanovich |
| 35 | Nicolás Bertolo |
| 7 | Matias Tissera |
River Plate (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Franco Armani (GK) |
| 6 | Héctor Martínez |
| 17 | Paulo Díaz |
| 24 | Enzo Pérez  |
| 20 | Milton Casco |
| 2 | Robert Rojas |
| 13 | Enzo Fernández |
| 8 | Agustín Palavecino |
| 31 | Santiago Simón |
| 9 | Julián Álvarez |
| 19 | Braian Romero |
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