River Plate vs Independiente 2021 Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol, 2021 Argentine Liga Profesional
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 19': Jorge Carrascal (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Lucas Romero (Independiente) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Goal! River Plate 0, Independiente 1. Fabricio Bustos (Independiente) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alan Velasco with a through ball.
- 45': Second Half begins River Plate 0, Independiente 1.
- 45': Substitution, River Plate. Benjamín Rollheiser replaces Agustín Palavecino.
- 52': Enzo Pérez (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Goal! River Plate 1, Independiente 1. Braian Romero (River Plate) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 73': Substitution, River Plate. Federico Girotti replaces Braian Romero.
- 78': Substitution, Independiente. Gastón Togni replaces Alan Velasco.
- 81': Substitution, River Plate. José Paradela replaces Enzo Fernández.
- 82': Substitution, Independiente. Tomás Pozzo replaces Alan Soñora.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Independiente. Gonzalo Asis replaces Andrés Roa.
Game Information
Venue: Mâs Monumental
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
 IND |
RIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 19 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 44.7 | Possession | 55.3 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 324 | Accurate Passes | 445 |
| 437 | Passes | 546 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 17 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 77 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 18 |
| 17 | Tackles | 30 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 15 | Clearances | 10 |
River Plate (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Enrique Bologna (GK) |
| 5 | Bruno Zuculini |
| 28 | Felipe Peña |
| 20 | Milton Casco |
| 16 | Alex Vigo |
| 24 | Enzo Pérez  |
| 8 | Agustín Palavecino |
| 13 | Enzo Fernández |
| 19 | Braian Romero |
| 11 | Nicolás de la Cruz |
| 10 | Jorge Carrascal |
Independiente (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastián Sosa (GK) |
| 33 | Juan Insaurralde |
| 24 | Sergio Barreto |
| 3 | Thomas Ortega |
| 16 | Fabricio Bustos |
| 29 | Lucas Romero |
| 15 | Alan Soñora |
| 23 | Domingo Blanco |
| 18 | Silvio Romero |
| 10 | Alan Velasco |
| 7 | Andrés Roa |
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